Joel Youngblood

Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor2=black
bgcolor1=#fd5a1e
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Joel Youngblood
position=Shortstop
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1951|8|28
debutdate=April 13
debutyear=1976
debutteam=Cincinnati Reds
finaldate=September 29
finalyear=1989
finalteam=Cincinnati Reds
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.265
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=969
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=422
teams=
*Cincinnati Reds (1976, 1989)
*St. Louis Cardinals (1977)
*New York Mets (1977-1982)
*Montreal Expos (1982)
*San Francisco Giants (1983-1988)
highlights=
*All-Star (NL): 1981
* First player in MLB history to get hits for two different teams in two different cities on the same day

Joel Randolph Youngblood III (born August 28, 1951 in Houston, Texas) was a Major League Baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Montreal Expos, and San Francisco Giants from 1976 to 1989. Youngblood was a versatile player, who could play many different positions, as well as pinch hit. He was voted to be on the National League All-Star team in 1981 while with the Mets. In that strike-shortened season, Youngblood hit .350 in 143 at-bats.

On August 4, 1982, Youngblood became the first and only player in history to get hits for two different teams in two different cities on the same day. Youngblood had driven in the winning run for the Mets in an afternoon game at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs, and then singled in a night game for the Montreal Expos in Philadelphia after he had been traded. Interestingly, the two pitchers he hit safely against, Ferguson Jenkins of the Cubs and Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies, are both in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

For his career, Youngblood hit .265, with 80 home runs and 60 stolen bases.

ee also

* New York Mets all-time roster
* Montreal Expos all-time roster

External links

*baseball-reference|id=y/youngjo02