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Rod Carew | Major Leaguer 1967-1985

Full Name: Rodney Cline Carew
Born: October 1,1945 in Gatun, Panama
Height: 6-0 Weight: 182 Bats: Left Throws: Right
High School: George Washington (New York,NY)
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Debut: April 11,1967

Drafted: Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Minnesota Twins in 1964

Transactions: [Jun 24,1964] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Twins. [Feb 3,1979] - Traded by Twins to Angels for Brad Havens, Paul Hartzell, Dave Engle and Ken Landreaux. [Nov 7,1983] - Granted Free Agency. [Nov 22,1983] - Signed as Free Agent by Angels. [Nov 12,1985] - Granted Free Agency.

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Level	Pos	Ln	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1964	Melbourne	Cocoa	18	Min	Rk			37	123	17	40	5	3	0	21										.325	---	.415	---	--
1965	Orlando	FSL	19	Min	A+			125	439	57	133	20	8	1	52										.303	---	.392	---	--
1966	Wilson	Caro	20	Min	A+			112	383	64	112	19	3	1	30										.292	---	.366	---	--
1967	Minnesota	AL	21	Min	MLB	2b	2	137	514	66	150	22	7	8	51	5	9	37	91	2	4	7	1	12	.292	.341	.409	750	60%
1968	Minnesota	AL	22	Min	MLB	2b	3,2	127	461	46	126	27	2	1	42	12	4	26	71	1	1	2	2	11	.273	.312	.347	659	63%
1969	Minnesota	AL	23	Min	MLB	2b	2	123	458	79	152	30	4	8	56	19	8	37	72	3	0	6	0	7	.332	.386	.467	853	55%
1970	Minnesota	AL	24	Min	MLB	2b	2	51	191	27	70	12	3	4	28	4	6	11	28	2	0	0	0	1	.366	.407	.524	931	61%
1971	Minnesota	AL	25	Min	MLB	2b	2	147	577	88	177	16	10	2	48	6	7	45	81	1	1	6	3	23	.307	.356	.380	736	62%
1972	Minnesota	AL	26	Min	MLB	2b	3,2	142	535	61	170	21	6	0	51	12	6	43	60	2	9	9	2	11	.318	.369	.379	748	65%
1973	Minnesota	AL	27	Min	MLB	2b	2	149	580	98	203	30	11	6	62	41	16	62	55	2	9	7	6	16	.350	.411	.471	882	63%
1974	Minnesota	AL	28	Min	MLB	2b	2	153	599	86	218	30	5	3	55	38	16	74	49	1	9	13	3	17	.364	.433	.446	879	60%
1975	Minnesota	AL	29	Min	MLB	2b	3,2	143	535	89	192	24	4	14	80	35	9	64	40	1	18	7	10	10	.359	.421	.497	918	59%
1976	Minnesota	AL	30	Min	MLB	1b	3	156	605	97	200	29	12	9	90	49	22	67	52	1	14	8	6	12	.331	.395	.463	858	56%
1977	Minnesota	AL	31	Min	MLB	1b	3,2	155	616	128	239	38	16	14	100	23	13	69	55	3	15	1	5	6	.388	.449	.570	1019	60%
1978	Minnesota	AL	32	Min	MLB	1b	3,2	152	564	85	188	26	10	5	70	27	7	78	62	1	19	2	6	18	.333	.411	.441	852	53%
1979	California	AL	33	Cal	MLB	1b	3,1	110	409	78	130	15	3	3	44	18	8	73	46	0	7	8	3	9	.318	.419	.391	810	60%
1980	California	AL	34	Cal	MLB	1b-dh	3,2	144	540	74	179	34	7	3	59	23	15	59	38	1	7	9	3	15	.331	.396	.437	833	55%
1981	California	AL	35	Cal	MLB	1b	1	93	364	57	111	17	1	2	21	16	9	45	45	0	7	10	2	8	.305	.380	.374	754	61%
1982	California	AL	36	Cal	MLB	1b	2	138	523	88	167	25	5	3	44	10	17	67	49	2	5	16	4	9	.319	.396	.403	799	60%
1983	California	AL	37	Cal	MLB	1b-dh	1	129	472	66	160	24	2	2	44	6	7	57	48	1	9	3	3	15	.339	.409	.411	820	59%
1984	California	AL	38	Cal	MLB	1b	2	93	329	42	97	8	1	3	31	4	3	40	39	0	1	5	4	8	.295	.367	.353	720	73%
1985	California	AL	39	Cal	MLB	1b	2,1	127	443	69	124	17	3	2	39	5	5	64	47	1	9	9	1	8	.280	.371	.345	716	58%

Major League Totals - 19 Season(s)								2469	9315	1424	3053	445	112	92	1015	353	187	1018	1028	25	144	128	64	216	.328	.393	.429	822	60%
Minor League Totals - 3 Season(s)								274	945	138	285	44	14	2	103										.302	---	.384	---	--

Playoffs Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Series	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1969	Minnesota	AL	23	Min	Ch	3	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.071	204	--
1970	Minnesota	AL	24	Min	Ch	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	--
1979	California	AL	33	Cal	Ch	4	17	4	7	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.412	.412	.588	1000	--
1982	California	AL	36	Cal	Ch	5	17	2	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.333	.235	568	--

Major League Totals - 4 Season(s)						14	50	6	11	4	0	0	1	2	0	5	9	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.291	.300	591	--

Fielding Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	TC	DP	PB	SB	CS	FPCT	RF
1967	Minnesota	AL	21	Min	MLB	2B	134			289	314	15	618	60	-	-	-	.976	--

1968	Minnesota	AL	22	Min	MLB	2B	117			262	280	18	560	48	-	-	-	.968	--
1968	Minnesota	AL	22	Min	MLB	SS	4			4	5	0	9	2	-	-	-	1.000	--

1969	Minnesota	AL	23	Min	MLB	2B	118			244	302	17	563	80	-	-	-	.970	--

1970	Minnesota	AL	24	Min	MLB	1B	1			6	0	0	6	0	-	-	-	1.000	--
1970	Minnesota	AL	24	Min	MLB	2B	45			73	122	8	203	26	-	-	-	.961	--

1971	Minnesota	AL	25	Min	MLB	2B	142			321	329	16	666	76	-	-	-	.976	--
1971	Minnesota	AL	25	Min	MLB	3B	2			3	2	0	5	0	-	-	-	1.000	--

1972	Minnesota	AL	26	Min	MLB	2B	139			331	378	16	725	85	-	-	-	.978	--

1973	Minnesota	AL	27	Min	MLB	2B	147			383	413	13	809	96	-	-	-	.984	--

1974	Minnesota	AL	28	Min	MLB	2B	148			375	416	33	824	114	-	-	-	.960	--

1975	Minnesota	AL	29	Min	MLB	1B	14			123	8	3	134	10	-	-	-	.978	--
1975	Minnesota	AL	29	Min	MLB	2B	123			285	369	18	672	79	-	-	-	.973	--
1975	Minnesota	AL	29	Min	MLB	DH	2								-	-	-	---	--

1976	Minnesota	AL	30	Min	MLB	1B	152			1394	108	16	1518	149	-	-	-	.989	--
1976	Minnesota	AL	30	Min	MLB	2B	7			4	2	0	6	0	-	-	-	1.000	--

1977	Minnesota	AL	31	Min	MLB	1B	151			1459	121	10	1590	161	-	-	-	.994	--
1977	Minnesota	AL	31	Min	MLB	2B	4			4	3	0	7	0	-	-	-	1.000	--
1977	Minnesota	AL	31	Min	MLB	DH	1								-	-	-	---	--

1978	Minnesota	AL	32	Min	MLB	1B	148			1362	105	16	1483	134	-	-	-	.989	--
1978	Minnesota	AL	32	Min	MLB	2B	4			1	0	0	1	0	-	-	-	1.000	--
1978	Minnesota	AL	32	Min	MLB	OF	1			0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	---	--

1979	California	AL	33	Cal	MLB	1B	103			804	55	10	869	101	-	-	-	.988	--
1979	California	AL	33	Cal	MLB	DH	6								-	-	-	---	--

1980	California	AL	34	Cal	MLB	1B	103			897	57	6	960	82	-	-	-	.994	--
1980	California	AL	34	Cal	MLB	DH	32								-	-	-	---	--

1981	California	AL	35	Cal	MLB	1B	90			877	60	5	942	90	-	-	-	.995	--
1981	California	AL	35	Cal	MLB	DH	2								-	-	-	---	--

1982	California	AL	36	Cal	MLB	1B	134			1339	94	12	1445	115	-	-	-	.992	--

1983	California	AL	37	Cal	MLB	1B	89			890	42	6	938	94	-	-	-	.994	--
1983	California	AL	37	Cal	MLB	2B	2			1	0	0	1	0	-	-	-	1.000	--
1983	California	AL	37	Cal	MLB	DH	24								-	-	-	---	--

1984	California	AL	38	Cal	MLB	1B	83			724	59	15	798	73	-	-	-	.981	--
1984	California	AL	38	Cal	MLB	DH	1								-	-	-	---	--

1985	California	AL	39	Cal	MLB	1B	116			1055	65	7	1127	121	-	-	-	.994	--

Awards

[1967] - American League Rookie of the Year, Played in MLB All-Star Game [1968] - Played in MLB All-Star Game [1969] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #10) [1970] - Played in MLB All-Star Game [1971] - Played in MLB All-Star Game [1972] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #14) [1973] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #4) [1974] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #7), Played in MLB All-Star Game [1975] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #9), Played in MLB All-Star Game [1976] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #5), Played in MLB All-Star Game [1977] - American League Most Valuable Player, Played in MLB All-Star Game, Roberto Clemente Award [1978] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #11), Played in MLB All-Star Game [1979] - Played in MLB All-Star Game [1980] - Played in MLB All-Star Game [1981] - Played in MLB All-Star Game [1982] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #26) [1983] - Played in MLB All-Star Game [1984] - Played in MLB All-Star Game [1991] - Elected to Hall of Fame (401 votes - 90.52%)

Salaries

Year	Salary	Rank	Lg Avg	Centile
1985	875,000	63	299,108	7

Career:	$875,000	estimate

Trivia and Player Notes

Notes: Played in 18 all-star games during his career (1967-1984)

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