A lot of people ask what Carlton Fisk and Carl Yastrzemski were like as teammates or, given the depth of Red Sox talent, who the leader of the clubhouse was in the 1970’s. The simple answer is that all of the guys were leaders. There was so much experience and talent in that clubhouse that there were numerous people you could go to for advice or to look at as an example for how to handle a situation.

There were different styles by which players carried themselves on that team. Yaz was the quiet type who led by example. He was the team captain and had been with the team for the longest. He had the baseball experience and experience in the city of Boston. He was the name and face of that team.

Carlton took charge of the game. He was intense and he knew that, as the catcher, he played a key role on that team. He would walk out behind the plate slowly and everyone would have to wait for him. When he was on the field, you knew he was in control.

Leadership is expressed in many different and unique ways. Everyone in that clubhouse showed these traits at various times and that is what made that Baseball team so successful.