ABOUT FRED LYNN

LEARN ABOUT FRED LYNN AND HIS CAREER

Major League Baseball | 17 Years | 5 Teams

One Unforgettable Career

FRED LYNN BRIEF HISTORY

Fred Lynn graduated from El Monte High School in 1969. After being drafted by the New York Yankees, he decided to go to college and enrolled at USC in 1970.

Fred played for the University of Southern California from 1970-1973, winning three national championships. At USC, Fred played in 158 games, batting .320 in his career (159-for-497). He added 28 home runs and 111 RBIs in that span. He earned All-College World Series honors in 1971 and was a member of the Pan Am Team. Fred followed up that season by being first team All-American in 1972, batting .326 with 14 home runs and 46 RBIs. He also earned a all-region and all-conference selection in 1972. Named to the 1970s All-Decade Team for the College World Series.

In 1973, he was drafted by the Boston Red Sox that launched his major league career in 1974. He played 17 years in the major leagues for 5 teams.

Boston Red Sox (1974-1980), California Angels (1981-1984), Baltimore Orioles (1985-1988), Detroit Tigers (1988-1989), and San Diego Padres (1990).

Since his retirement in 1990

Fred has been inducted into several baseball hall of fames. In 1996, he was inducted into the USC Hall of Fame. That honor was followed up by Fred being inducted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2002. 2007 bestowed another honor, Fred was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame. Fred was also honored to be inducted into the The Ted Williams Museum And Hitters Hall Of Fame in 2011. Fred couldn’t be more proud and humbled to be a member of these esteemed halls.

1996

USC Hall of Fame

2002

Red Sox Hall of Fame

2007

College Baseball HOF

2011

Ted Williams Museum

Fred Lynn Career Statistics

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1974 22 BOS AL 15 51 43 5 18 2 2 2 10 0 0 6 6 .419 .490 .698 1.188 30 0 1 0 1 2 789/D
1975 23 BOS AL 145 605 528 103 175 47 7 21 105 10 5 62 90 .331 .401 .566 .967 299 11 3 6 6 10 *8 AS,MVP-1,RoY-1,GG
1976 24 BOS AL 132 566 507 76 159 32 8 10 65 14 9 48 67 .314 .367 .467 .835 237 9 1 0 10 2 *8/D/9 AS
1977 25 BOS AL 129 564 497 81 129 29 5 18 76 2 3 51 63 .260 .327 .447 .774 222 14 3 5 8 2 *8/D AS
1978 26 BOS AL 150 627 541 75 161 33 3 22 82 3 6 75 50 .298 .380 .492 .872 266 9 1 4 6 11 *8 AS,MVP-25,GG
1979 27 BOS AL 147 622 531 116 177 42 1 39 122 2 2 82 79 .333 .423 .637 1.059 338 9 4 0 5 4 *8/D AS,MVP-4,GG
1980 28 BOS AL 110 478 415 67 125 32 3 12 61 12 0 58 39 .301 .383 .480 .862 199 10 0 0 5 3 *8
1981 29 CAL AL 76 302 256 28 56 8 1 5 31 1 2 38 42 .219 .322 .316 .639 81 7 3 1 4 4 *8 AS
1982 30 CAL AL 138 545 472 89 141 38 1 21 86 7 8 58 72 .299 .374 .517 .891 244 9 3 5 7 4 *8 AS
1983 31 CAL AL 117 500 437 56 119 20 3 22 74 2 2 55 83 .272 .352 .483 .835 211 7 2 0 6 10 *8/D AS
1984 32 CAL AL 142 600 517 84 140 28 4 23 79 2 2 77 97 .271 .366 .474 .840 245 14 2 2 2 8 *98/D
1985 33 BAL AL 124 508 448 59 118 12 1 23 68 7 3 53 100 .263 .339 .449 .787 201 7 1 0 6 6 *8
1986 34 BAL AL 112 456 397 67 114 13 1 23 67 2 2 53 59 .287 .371 .499 .869 198 20 2 0 4 1 8/D
1987 35 BAL AL 111 438 396 49 100 24 0 23 60 3 7 39 72 .253 .320 .487 .807 193 8 1 0 2 6 8/D
1988 36 DET AL 114 432 391 46 96 14 1 25 56 2 2 33 82 .246 .302 .478 .780 187 9 1 1 6 1 897/D
1988 36 BAL AL 87 334 301 37 76 13 1 18 37 2 2 28 66 .252 .312 .482 .794 145 2 1 1 3 0 7/8/D
1989 37 DET AL 117 406 353 44 85 11 1 11 46 1 1 47 71 .241 .328 .371 .699 131 5 1 0 5 1 7D
1990 38 SDP AL 90 223 196 18 47 3 1 6 23 2 0 22 44 .240 .315 .357 .672 70 1 1 1 3 2 798
17 Yrs – – – 1969 7923 6925 1063 1960 388 43 306 1111 72 54 857 1116 .283 .360 .484 .845 3352 149 30 25 86 77 –

1974-1980 The Emergence of Fred Lynn in Boston

  • 1974, batted .419 in his debut season with the Red Sox
  • 1975 American League MVP with 22 of 24 1st place votes
  • 1975 American League Rookie of The Year
  • 1975 Associated Press Athlete of the Year Award
  • 1975 Sporting News Player of the Year Award
  • 1975 Sporting News Rookie Player of the Year Award
  • 1979 American League Batting Title Champion
  • 1979, hit a career high 39 home runs with 122 RBIs
  • 1979, finished 4th in voting for AL MVP
  • A.L. Centerfielder Gold Glover Winner 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980

FRED LYNN ALL-STAR GAME APPEARANCES

6x

Boston Red Sox

  • 1975 American League All-Star
  • 1976 American League All-Star
  • 1977 American League All-Star
  • 1978 American League All-Star
  • 1979 American League All-Star
  • 1980 American League All-Star

3x

California Angels

  • 1981 American League All-Star
  • 1982 American League All-Star
  • 1983 American League All-Star

1983

All-Star Game MVP

9x

Total All-Star

Appearances

THE SHOT HEARD AROUND THE WORLD

In 1983, Fred Lynn hit the first and only grand slam in All-Star history off of Atlee Hammaker.

AS REPORTED: The star player of the game was Fred Lynn, whose grand slam in the third was the first in All-Star history. National League manager Whitey Herzog had ordered Robin Yount, the preceding batter, walked intentionally, which turned out not to be a good idea. “I take it personally,” Lynn said later.

By ’83, Lynn had four home runs and ten runs batted in with twenty All-Star at-bats. Only Ted Williams had a higher All-Star RBI count, with twelve in forty-six at-bats. Stan Musial had ten runs batted in, but in sixty-three at-bats. Lynn’s four homers tied him with Williams for the American League lead.

FRED LYNN TODAY

Today, Fred spends much of his time doing charity events, and has a special affinity for animal charities like the FACE Foundation. He also works often with Major League Baseball, the Boston Red Sox and makes various corporate appearances.

When Fred isn’t relaxing with his wife Natalie, he loves to fish and play golf. Fred now resides in southern California.

JOIN FRED ON CAMEO

In 2021, Fred Lynn joined CAMEO to offer personalized video messages to all of his fans. Visit Fred at CAMEO today and send someone a personalized video message from their favorite Red Sox!

Fred E. Lynn (6/5/1928 – 2/20/2020)

Fred E. Lynn was the father and mentor to Fred Lynn. Freddie The Fox passed away peacefully on Thursday surrounded by family. He lived life to the fullest and loved his friends and family unconditionally.

GET FRED LYNN FOR YOUR EVENT

Fred Lynn is available for corporate outings, radio and television, speaking engagements, trade shows, charity golf events, and as a corporate spokesman.