An 18-time All Star and Hall of Famer, Boston's beloved Yaz turned 77 years old on Aug. 22, 2016. Carl Yastrzemski spent his entire 23-year career with Boston. His 3,419 hits are still a team record.

As Yastrzemski turns 77, it’s worth looking back on his remarkable 23-year run with the Red Sox. Here are eight impressive feats from the most famous No. 8 in Red Sox history.

Carl Yastrzemski's grandson is a six-year minor leaguer still chasing a taste of the big time. Mike Yastrzemski's headshot next to a photo of grandfather Carl from before the 1967 season. AP Photos ...

Carl Yastrzemski at Fenway Park, c. 1979 (Photo source: Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 2.0) In the Mount Rushmore of sporting greats from Long Island, there is Jim Brown in professional football, Julius ...

Carl Yastrzemski, shown in 1959 as a member of the Raleigh Capitals, hit .377 to lead the Carolina League. PHOTO: Associated Press ...

Red Sox player Carl Yastrzemski. (Photo by Art Rickerby/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images) The LIFE Picture Collection via The Boston Red Sox lost 5-2 to the Kansas City Athletics on ...

Carl Yastrzemski, center, stands with Dwight Evans, left, and Jim Rice, right, during the ceremony to unveil a statue of Yastrzemski. AP Photo/Steven Senne.

Carl Yastrzemski is New England’s historic, hardball J.D. Salinger. He’s our Garbo. Yaz gave us great work for 23 big league seasons and now he just wants to be left alone.

Carl Yastrzemski salutes the Fenway Park crowd before his final at-bat. A statue of the Hall of Fame outfielder, which will be unveiled Sept. 22, will capture this moment. AP Photo/Paul R. Benoit.