Born: (1955-09-16) September 16, 1955 (age 68) Danville, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 5, 1974, for the Milwaukee Brewers
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1993, for the Milwaukee Brewers
MLB statistics
Batting average
.285
Hits
3,142
Home runs
251
Runs batted in
1,406
Teams
Milwaukee Brewers (1974–1993)
Career highlights and awards
3× All-Star (1980, 1982, 1983)
2× AL MVP (1982, 1989)
Gold Glove Award (1982)
3× Silver Slugger Award (1980, 1982, 1989)
Milwaukee Brewers No. 19 retired
American Family Field Walk of Fame
Milwaukee Brewers Wall of Honor
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction
1999
Vote
77.5% (first ballot)
Robin R. Yount (/ˈjaʊnt/; born September 16, 1955), nicknamed "the Kid" and "Rockin' Robin", is an American former professional baseball player. He spent his entire 20-year career in Major League Baseball as a shortstop and center fielder for the Milwaukee Brewers (1974–93).
Yount was drafted in 1973 and advanced to the major leagues one year later at the age of 18. He won two American League Most Valuable Player awards. In 1982, he led the Brewers to a World Series appearance. Yount was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999 in his first year of eligibility. Since his retirement as a player, he has held several roles as a baseball coach.
Robin R. Yount (/ˈjaʊnt/; born September 16, 1955), nicknamed "the Kid" and "Rockin' Robin", is an American former professional baseball player. He spent...
York Yankees, three games to two. In 1982, Milwaukee, led by AL MVP RobinYount, won the American League East Division and the American League Pennant...
as well to build their heavy hitting ball club. Thomas, Moose Haas, RobinYount, and Paul Molitor came through the system, while the aforementioned Vukovich...
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warm-up pitches due to injury. He is the older brother of Hall of Famer RobinYount. Yount went to Taft High School in Woodland Hills, California, and was a...
consecutive years since RobinYount (in 1982 and 1983), and the third Brewer position player voted to start twice, along with Yount and Paul Molitor (1980...
was on the mound when Henderson broke the record. September 24, 1982: RobinYount had 6 RBIs in a game against the Baltimore Orioles. Paul Molitor's 136...
John Montgomery Ward (1964) Willie Wells (1997) George Wright (1937) RobinYount (1999) John Henry Lloyd and Willie Wells were elected for their play...
SS OF OF OF C DH UT 1980 Cecil Cooper Willie Randolph George Brett† RobinYount† Ben Oglivie Al Oliver Willie Wilson Lance Parrish Reggie Jackson† N/A...
major league players and elected three: George Brett, Nolan Ryan, and RobinYount. The Veterans Committee met in closed sessions and selected four people...
broadcast by ABC for five years. November 20 – Milwaukee Brewers outfielder RobinYount is named American League MVP for the second time. With his 1982 MVP Award...
Awards at shortstop include Smith, Aparicio, Trammell, Ernie Banks, RobinYount, Barry Larkin and Cal Ripken Jr., whose 2,632 consecutive games played...
Year in 2016 Robin Wright – actress, The Princess Bride, Forrest Gump, House of Cards, Wonder Woman Larry Yount – MLB pitcher RobinYount – Baseball Hall...
late 1970s and 1980s were selected in the June regular phase. Infielder RobinYount (Milwaukee) and outfielder Dave Winfield (San Diego) were first-rounders...
50 in his honor in their "Ring of Honor", near the retired numbers of RobinYount and Paul Molitor. Four years later, on May 12, 2009, Uecker's name was...
Jody Essegian. The cousin of Connor's grandfather is MLB hall of Famer RobinYount. Another cousin of Connor's grandfather is Chuck Essegian who played...
Turkey Stearnes Cristóbal Torriente Lloyd Waner Zack Wheat Hack Wilson RobinYount (played over half his games at shortstop) Baseball portal Baseball Hall...
Boston Red Sox 23 1961–1983 Ross Youngs† New York Giants 10 1917–1926 RobinYount† Milwaukee Brewers 20 1974–1993 Ryan Zimmerman Washington Nationals 16...
sacrifice flies were as follows: Eddie Murray (128) Cal Ripken Jr. (127) RobinYount (123) Hank Aaron (121) Frank Thomas (121) George Brett (120) Rubén Sierra...
Adrián Beltré* 3,166 18 George Brett* 3,154 19 Paul Waner* 3,152 20 RobinYount* 3,142 21 Tony Gwynn* 3,141 22 Alex Rodriguez 3,115 23 Dave Winfield*...
consecutively in 1944 and 1945. Hank Greenberg, Stan Musial, Alex Rodriguez, and RobinYount have won at different positions, while Rodriguez is the only player who...
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