NAME     : Steve Yeager
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 11/24/1948
  AGE      : 32
  HEIGHT   : 6"0
  WEIGHT   : 210
 
  POSITION : Catcher
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $2,700,000 through 1983
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Strong
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Catcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : .984)
  Catcher Arm  : C

  OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Speed            : E
  Stealing Ability : E
  Sacrifice Bunt   : C
  Bunt for Hit     : E
  Hitter Type      : Normal
 
  Getting Hits         : 6  (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Good)
  Hitting Doubles      : 2  (VS. RHP : 2, VS. LHP : 2, Talent Poor)
  Hitting Homeruns     : 9  (VS. RHP : 9, VS. LHP : 9, Talent Brilliant)
  Getting BB's         : 9  (VS. RHP : 9, VS. LHP : 8, Talent Brilliant)
  Avoiding Strikeouts  : 3  (VS. RHP : 4, VS. LHP : 3, Talent Fair)

  BATTING STATS :
 
  Category       AVG HR RBI  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG
  Overall       .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  vs RHP        .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  vs LHP        .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  At Home       .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Away          .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  R.I.S.P.      .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Pinch Hitting .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Close/Late    .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  This Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Last Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR   AVG HR RBI   G  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG   TEAMS
  1972  .223 16  47 156 528 118 16  4  75  0  1  87 134 .333 .360   NY
  1973  .186  2   6  76 183  34  4  1  17  0  0  26  45 .287 .251   NY
  1974  .242 27  78 154 505 122  8  4  66  2  0  68 136 .332 .434   NY
  1975  .273 38 116 152 523 143 15  2  94  1  0  86 125 .376 .528   NY
  1976  .271 40 137 162 594 161 18  5 102  0  1 106 123 .381 .520   NY,NL
  1977  .242 25 104 162 587 142 17  6  80  0  1  96 123 .348 .419   NY
  1978  .277 15  94 152 564 156 12  9  91  2  0 104  97 .389 .410   NY
  1979  .243 32  83 159 560 136 15  3  81  3  0  86 112 .344 .452   NYM,CLE
  1980  .277 24  74 123 441 122 11  6  69  2  0  61  87 .365 .492   CLE,AL
 
  Total AB  : 4485
  Total AVG : .253
  Total Hits: 1134
  Total HR  : 219
  Total RBI : 739
  Total Runs: 675
  Total SB  : 10
 
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Drove in 7 runs against Cincinnati on 5/10/1978... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against San Francisco on 8/31/1978... Traded from New York to Cleveland on 1/31/1979... Was selected to the 1980 Allstar game... Injured on 8/26/1980 with a Broken Cheekbone, out for 6 weeks...