Fred Lynn

Fred Lynn
Fred Lynn in 2007
Center fielder
Born: (1952-02-03) February 3, 1952 (age 72)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 5, 1974, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1990, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
Batting average.283
Home runs306
Runs batted in1,111
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1971 Cali Team

Fredric Michael Lynn (born February 3, 1952) is an American former professional baseball center fielder who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), mostly with the Boston Red Sox and the California Angels. He was the first player to win MLB's Rookie of the Year Award and Most Valuable Player Award in the same year, which he accomplished in 1975 with the Red Sox.

Lynn was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2002 and to the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007.[1]