Steve Yeager

Stephen Wayne Yeager (born November 24, 1948 in Huntington, West Virginia) is an American baseball player; catcher. Yeager spent 14 of 15 seasons of his Major League Baseball career, from 1972 through 1985, with the Los Angeles Dodgers. His last year, in 1986, was with the Seattle Mariners.

Minor League Career

Steve was drafted by Los Angeles on 6 June 1967, in the 4th round, 80th overall pick, of the 1967 amateur draft. After one game with Ogden (Utah - in the Rookie League-Pioneer Division), Steve was sent to Dubuque (Iowa - Single-A league-Midwest Division), for 14 games. The following season, 1968, he played at 59 games in Daytona Beach (Florida - Single-A Florida Southern League). In 1969 he would play 22 games in Bakersfield (California - Single-A - California League), and 1 game in Albuquerque (New Mexico - Double-A - Texas League). He would spend the next two-and-2/3rds seasons in Albuquerque. 1970 & 1971 in "AA" - Texas League, for 162 games, were he would bat .276, have 77 RBI's, and 135 hits in 490 at bats. For 1971 Steve was named to the Allstar team as a member of the Texas League, or Dixie Association - Western Division, catching for the Albuquerque Dukes (67-75), along with teammates Lee Lacy (2B; with a league leading 126 singles) and Paul Johnston(OF). The following season, 1972, he would play 82 games in Albuquerque (Triple-AAA - Pacific Coast League), have 45 RBI's, 72 hits, in 257 at bats, while hitting .280.

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6 June - 1967 - Ogden - Utah - Dubuque - Iowa - 1968 - Daytona Beach - Florida - 1969 - Bakersfield - California - Albuquerque - New Mexico - 1972

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