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Rodney Cline Carew (born October 1, 1945) [1] is a Panamanian-American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman, second baseman and designated hitter from 1967 to 1985 for the Minnesota Twins and the California Angels.
Oct 1, 2010 · Rod Carew. Positions: First Baseman and Second Baseman. Bats: Left • Throws: Right. 6-0 , 170lb (183cm, 77kg) Born: October 1, 1945 in Gatun, Panama. Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1991. (Voted by BBWAA on 401/443 ballots) View Rod Carew's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Fullname: Rodney Cline Carew. Born: 10/01/1945 in Gatun, Panama Canal Zone. High School: George Washington, New York, NY. Debut: 4/11/1967. Hall of Fame: 1991.
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As a big league rookie second baseman in 1967, Carew hit .292 with 51 RBI, earning an All-Star Game selection and winning the AL Rookie of the Year Award. The next season, Carew hit .273 – the last season Carew would finish under .300 for 15 years.
May 5, 2022 · Rod Carew is one of the most talented players to ever don a major league uniform. During his illustrious nineteen-year career he was selected to eighteen All-Star teams. He is the all-time All-Star vote leader with thirty-three million votes – six million fake ap watches more than the runner-up.
Rod Carew (born October 1, 1945, Gatun, Panama) is a Panamanian professional baseball player who was one of the great hitters of his generation. He retired following the 1985 season after 19 years in the major leagues with a .328 career batting average and 3,053 hits.
Oct 1, 2023 · Here’s a sampling of the top 10 moments in the career of Carew, who is one of two players born in Panama (along with Mariano Rivera) to make it to the Hall of Fame. Carew finished the season with a .388 batting average, the Majors’ highest since Boston’s Ted Williams recorded the same figure in 1957.
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Rod Carew was born on a train in the Panama Canal Zone less than a month after the official end of World War II. Nineteen years later – on June 24, 1964 – Carew beat the odds by signing a contract with the Minnesota Twins, beginning a big league journey that would end in Cooperstown.
Jan 30, 2020 · The story of how Rod Carew made it to the big leagues is incredible no matter how many times you might have heard it.
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Rod Carew’s 3,000th hit looked much like the 2,999 before it: A soft liner into left field by a batter who seemed to wield the lumber like it was some kind of magic wand. On Aug. 4, 1985, Carew’s magic was as mesmerizing as ever.
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