Fred Lynn

Fred Lynn
Fred Lynn in 2007
Center fielder
Born: (1952-02-03) February 3, 1952 (age 65) Chicago, Illinois
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 runs	306
Runs batted in	1,111
Teams
Boston Red Sox (1974–1980) California Angels (1981–1984) Baltimore Orioles (1985–1988) Detroit Tigers (1988–1989) San Diego Padres (1990)
Career highlights and awards
9× All-Star (1975–1983) AL MVP (1975) ALCS MVP (1982) AL Rookie of the Year (1975) 4× Gold Glove Award (1975, 1978–1980) MLB All-Star Game MVP (1983) AL batting champion (1979)

Fredric Michael "Fred" Lynn (born February 3, 1952) is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1974–1980), California Angels (1981–1984), Baltimore Orioles (1985–1988), Detroit Tigers (1988–1989) and San Diego Padres (1990). He is best known for being the first player to win the Rookie of the Year award and MVP in the same season.

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

Lynn represented the United States at the 1971 Pan American Games, where he won a silver medal. After graduation from USC, Lynn started his career for the Red Sox with a 1975 season in which he won the Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year awards, the first player to win both in the same season. (The feat was duplicated by then-Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki in 2001.) Lynn and fellow rookie outfielder Jim Rice were dubbed as the "Gold Dust Twins". In 1975, Lynn led the American League in doubles, runs scored and slugging percentage, finished second in the batting race with a .331 average, and won a Gold Glove Award for his defensive play. On June 18 at Tiger Stadium, he hit three home runs, had 10 RBI, and 16 total bases in one game.