Fred Lynn

Fredric Michael "Fred" Lynn (born February 3, 1952) is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1974–1980), California Angels (1981–1984), Baltimore Orioles (1985–1988), Detroit Tigers (1988–1989) and San Diego Padres (1990). He is best known for being the first player to win the Rookie of the Year award and MVP in the same season.

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Filmography

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Selected Fred Lynn film and TV show credits.

Acting Credits

2009

Prime 9 (TV Show)

Himself

2008

Signs of the Time

Himself

1999

ESPN SportsCentury (TV Show)

Himself

1983

1983 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Center Fielder

1982

1982 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Center Fielder

1982

1982 American League Championship Series (TV Show)

Himself - California Angels Center Fielder

1981

1981 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Outfielder

1980

1980 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Center Fielder

1979

1979 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Centerfielder

1978

1978 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Center Fielder

1977

1977 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Outfielder

1976

1976 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Center Fielder

1975

1975 World Series (TV Show)

Himself - Boston Red Sox Center Fielder

1975

1975 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Outfielder

1975

1975 American League Championship Series (TV Show)

Himself - Boston Red Sox Center Fielder

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Batting Stats

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Major League batting statistics for Fred Lynn.

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
1974	BOS	15	43	5	18	2	2	2	10	0	6	6	0.419	0.490	0.698
1975	BOS	145	528	103	175	47	7	21	105	10	62	90	0.331	0.401	0.566
1976	BOS	132	507	76	159	32	8	10	65	14	48	67	0.314	0.367	0.467
1977	BOS	129	497	81	129	29	5	18	76	2	51	63	0.260	0.327	0.447
1978	BOS	150	541	75	161	33	3	22	82	3	75	50	0.298	0.380	0.492
1979	BOS	147	531	116	177	42	1	39	122	2	82	79	0.333	0.423	0.637
1980	BOS	110	415	67	125	32	3	12	61	12	58	39	0.301	0.383	0.480
1981	CAL	76	256	28	56	8	1	5	31	1	38	42	0.219	0.322	0.316
1982	CAL	138	472	89	141	38	1	21	86	7	58	72	0.299	0.374	0.517
1983	CAL	117	437	56	119	20	3	22	74	2	55	83	0.272	0.352	0.483
1984	CAL	142	517	84	140	28	4	23	79	2	77	97	0.271	0.366	0.474
1985	BAL	124	448	59	118	12	1	23	68	7	53	100	0.263	0.339	0.449
1986	BAL	112	397	67	114	13	1	23	67	2	53	59	0.287	0.371	0.499
1987	BAL	111	396	49	100	24	0	23	60	3	39	72	0.253	0.320	0.487
1988	DET	27	90	9	20	1	0	7	19	0	5	16	0.222	0.265	0.467
1988	BAL	87	301	37	76	13	1	18	37	2	28	66	0.252	0.312	0.482
1989	DET	117	353	44	85	11	1	11	46	1	47	71	0.241	0.328	0.371
1990	SDP	90	196	18	47	3	1	6	23	2	22	44	0.240	0.315	0.357
Career		1969	6925	1063	1960	388	43	306	1111	72	857	1116	-	-	-

Fielding Stats

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Major League fielding statistics for Fred Lynn.

Year	Team	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1974	BOS	12	12	99	19	2	0	0	1.000
1975	BOS	144	140	1,249	404	11	7	1	0.983
1976	BOS	128	124	1,110	366	13	6	4	0.984
1977	BOS	125	124	1,093	331	7	2	1	0.994
1978	BOS	149	148	1,336	404	11	7	2	0.983
1979	BOS	143	142	1,218	380	10	5	4	0.987
1980	BOS	110	108	948	303	11	2	3	0.994
1981	CAL	69	67	589	179	4	4	1	0.979
1982	CAL	133	123	1,116	319	7	3	3	0.991
1983	CAL	113	110	999	277	8	2	4	0.993
1984	CAL	140	135	1,202	315	13	6	5	0.982
1985	BAL	123	121	1,046	313	6	2	2	0.994
1986	BAL	107	104	909	245	2	4	1	0.984
1987	BAL	102	97	839	234	2	2	1	0.992
1988	DET	22	20	171	41	2	0	0	1.000
1988	BAL	83	78	660	218	1	2	0	0.991
1989	DET	68	63	522	119	5	1	0	0.992
1990	SDP	55	49	413	91	1	0	0	1.000
Career		1826	1765	-	4558	116	55	32	-

First Name	Fredric
Middle Name	Michael
Last Name	Lynn
Full Name at Birth	Fredric Michael Lynn
Age	61
Date of Birth	February 3, 1952
Birthplace	Chicago, IL
Height	6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight	185 lbs (83.9 kg)
Star Sign	Aquarius
Nationality	American
High School	El Monte (El Monte, CA)
University	University of Southern California
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	Centerfielder
Bats	Left
Throws	Left
MLB Debut	5 September 1974
Last MLB Game	3 October 1990
Draft	Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2nd round of the 1973 amateur draft.