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Rod Carew

Rod Carew
| Full name Rodney Cline Carew |
| Born October 1, 1945, Gatun, Canal Zone |
| First Game: April 11, 1967; Final Game: October 5, 1985 |
| Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 170 |
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| Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1991 |
| Named AL Most Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1977) |
| Named Major League Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1977) |
| Named AL Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1977) |
| Named AL Rookie of the Year by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1967) |
| Named AL Rookie Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1967) |
| Named first baseman on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (1977 to 1978) |
| Named second baseman on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (1967 to 1969 and 1972 to 1975) |
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| Ejections as player: 1969 (1), 1972 (1), 1976 (1), 1977 (1), 1979 (1), 1981 (1), 1983 (2). Total: 8 |
| Ejections as coach: 1996 (1), 1997 (1). Total: 2 |
| SABR Biography |
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1967 MIN A Daily Splits 137 514 66 150 22 7 8 51 37 4 91 2 7 1 0 10 12 5 9 .292 .341 .409 1.6 1967 MIN A
1968 MIN A Daily Splits 127 461 46 126 27 2 1 42 26 1 71 1 2 2 0 10 11 12 4 .273 .312 .347 0.5 1968 MIN A
1969 MIN A Daily Splits 123 458 79 152 30 4 8 56 37 0 72 3 6 0 0 11 7 19 8 .332 .386 .467 2.5 1969 MIN A
1970 MIN A Daily Splits 51 191 27 70 12 3 4 28 11 0 28 2 0 0 0 3 1 4 6 .366 .407 .524 0.9 1970 MIN A
1971 MIN A Daily Splits 147 577 88 177 16 10 2 48 45 1 81 1 6 3 0 13 23 6 7 .307 .356 .380 -1.0 1971 MIN A
1972 MIN A Daily Splits 142 535 61 170 21 6 0 51 43 9 60 2 9 2 0 12 11 12 6 .318 .369 .379 2.6 1972 MIN A
1973 MIN A Daily Splits 149 580 98 203 30 11 6 62 62 9 55 2 7 6 0 8 16 41 16 .350 .411 .471 5.8 1973 MIN A
1974 MIN A Daily Splits 153 599 86 218 30 5 3 55 74 9 49 1 13 3 0 13 17 38 16 .364 .433 .446 6.9 1974 MIN A
1975 MIN A Daily Splits 143 535 89 192 24 4 14 80 64 18 40 1 7 10 0 10 10 35 9 .359 .421 .497 6.7 1975 MIN A
1976 MIN A Daily Splits 156 605 97 200 29 12 9 90 67 14 52 1 8 6 0 15 12 49 22 .331 .395 .463 2.7 1976 MIN A
1977 MIN A Daily Splits 155 616 128 239 38 16 14 100 69 15 55 3 1 5 0 7 6 23 13 .388 .449 .570 6.5 1977 MIN A
1978 MIN A Daily Splits 152 564 85 188 26 10 5 70 78 19 62 1 2 6 0 7 18 27 7 .333 .411 .441 2.6 1978 MIN A
1979 CAL A Daily Splits 110 409 78 130 15 3 3 44 73 7 46 0 8 3 0 7 9 18 8 .318 .419 .391 0.5 1979 CAL A
1980 CAL A Daily Splits 144 540 74 179 34 7 3 59 59 7 38 1 9 3 0 10 15 23 15 .331 .396 .437 1.3 1980 CAL A
1981 CAL A Daily Splits 93 364 57 111 17 1 2 21 45 7 45 0 10 2 0 12 8 16 9 .305 .380 .374 0.4 1981 CAL A
1982 CAL A Daily Splits 138 523 88 167 25 5 3 44 67 5 49 2 16 4 0 9 9 10 17 .319 .396 .403 0.6 1982 CAL A
1983 CAL A Daily Splits 129 472 66 160 24 2 2 44 57 9 48 1 3 3 0 6 15 6 7 .339 .409 .411 0.5 1983 CAL A
1984 CAL A Daily Splits 93 329 42 97 8 1 3 31 40 1 39 0 5 4 0 3 8 4 3 .295 .367 .353 -0.6 1984 CAL A
1985 CAL A Daily Splits 127 443 69 124 17 3 2 39 64 9 47 1 9 1 0 8 8 5 5 .280 .371 .345 -1.6 1985 CAL A
Total (19 Years) Splits 2469 9315 1424 3053 445 112 92 1015 1018 144 1028 25 128 64 0 174 216 353 187 .328 .393 .429 39.4 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1969 MIN A Daily Splits 3 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 .133 .071 1969 MIN A
1970 MIN A Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1970 MIN A
1979 CAL A Daily Splits 4 17 4 7 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .412 .412 .588 1979 CAL A
1982 CAL A Daily Splits 5 17 2 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .176 .333 .235 1982 CAL A
Total ( 4 Years) Splits 14 50 6 11 4 0 0 1 5 0 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 .220 .291 .300 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1967 AL Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1967 AL
1968 AL Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1968 AL
1969 AL Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1969 AL
1971 AL Daily Splits 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 1971 AL
1972 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1972 AL
1973 AL Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1973 AL
1974 AL Daily Splits 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 1974 AL
1975 AL Daily Splits 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 1975 AL
1976 AL Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .250 .000 1976 AL
1977 AL Daily Splits 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 1977 AL
1978 AL Daily Splits 1 4 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 1.500 1978 AL
1980 AL Daily Splits 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 1980 AL
1981 AL Daily Splits 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 1981 AL
1983 AL Daily Splits 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 .667 1983 AL
1984 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1984 AL
Total (15 Years) Splits 15 41 8 10 1 2 0 2 7 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 .244 .354 .366 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1967 MIN A Daily Splits 2B 134 131 127 1151.1 289 314 15 60 0 .976
1968 MIN A Daily Splits 2B 117 112 99 981.2 262 280 18 48 1 .968
1968 MIN A SS 4 3 1 22 4 5 0 2 0 1.000
1969 MIN A Daily Splits 2B 118 106 96 965.1 244 302 17 80 0 .970
1970 MIN A Daily Splits 2B 45 45 42 376.2 73 122 8 26 0 .961
1970 MIN A 1B 1 1 0 5 6 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 MIN A Daily Splits 2B 142 137 128 1209 321 329 16 76 0 .976
1971 MIN A 3B 2 2 2 14 3 2 0 0 0 1.000
1972 MIN A Daily Splits 2B 139 133 123 1184.1 331 378 16 85 0 .978
1973 MIN A Daily Splits 2B 147 142 130 1241.1 383 413 13 96 0 .984
1974 MIN A Daily Splits 2B 148 147 134 1285.1 375 416 33 114 0 .960
1975 MIN A Daily Splits 2B 123 118 106 1038 285 369 18 79 0 .973
1975 MIN A 1B 14 14 10 116 123 8 3 10 0 .978
1975 MIN A DH 2 1 1 -
1976 MIN A Daily Splits 1B 152 151 138 1331.2 1394 108 16 149 0 .989
1976 MIN A 2B 7 0 0 13.1 4 2 0 0 0 1.000
1977 MIN A Daily Splits 1B 151 148 137 1313.1 1459 121 10 161 0 .994
1977 MIN A 2B 4 0 0 5.2 4 3 0 0 0 1.000
1977 MIN A DH 1 0 0 -
1978 MIN A Daily Splits 1B 148 138 133 1263 1362 105 16 134 0 .989
1978 MIN A 2B 4 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 MIN A OF 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1978 MIN A LF 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1979 CAL A Daily Splits 1B 103 102 99 889.1 804 55 10 101 0 .988
1979 CAL A DH 6 5 5 -
1980 CAL A Daily Splits 1B 103 102 99 913 897 57 6 82 0 .994
1980 CAL A DH 32 31 31 -
1981 CAL A Daily Splits 1B 90 90 85 779 877 60 5 90 0 .995
1981 CAL A DH 2 1 1 -
1982 CAL A Daily Splits 1B 134 130 124 1168 1339 94 12 115 0 .992
1983 CAL A Daily Splits 1B 89 88 76 770.1 890 42 6 94 0 .994
1983 CAL A DH 24 23 22 -
1983 CAL A 2B 2 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1984 CAL A Daily Splits 1B 83 80 68 695.1 724 59 15 73 0 .981
1984 CAL A DH 1 1 0 -
1985 CAL A Daily Splits 1B 116 109 103 989 1055 65 7 121 0 .994
Total (12 Years) Splits 1B 1184 1153 1072 10233 10930 774 106 1130 0 .991
Total (13 Years) 2B 1130 1071 985 9463 2573 2928 154 664 1 .973
Total ( 7 Years) DH 68 62 60 -
Total ( 1 Year ) SS 4 3 1 22 4 5 0 2 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) 3B 2 2 2 14 3 2 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) LF 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total ( 1 Year ) OF 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1969 MIN A Daily Splits 2B 3 3 3 31.1 5 3 1 1 0 .889
1979 CAL A Daily Splits 1B 4 4 4 35.2 34 1 0 6 0 1.000
1982 CAL A Daily Splits 1B 5 5 5 42 43 4 0 2 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 1B 9 9 9 77.2 77 5 0 8 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) 2B 3 3 3 31.1 5 3 1 1 0 .889
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1967 AL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 6 2 3 0 1 0 1.000
1968 AL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 6 2 2 0 1 0 1.000
1969 AL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 1.000
1971 AL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 1.000
1972 AL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 7 2 3 0 1 0 1.000
1973 AL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 5 5 1 0 0 0 1.000
1974 AL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1975 AL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 1 9 3 1 0 0 0 1.000
1976 AL Daily Splits 1B 1 1 1 8 9 1 0 1 0 1.000
1977 AL Daily Splits 1B 1 1 0 6 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 AL Daily Splits 1B 1 1 1 8 6 1 0 1 0 1.000
1980 AL Daily Splits 1B 1 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 AL Daily Splits 1B 1 1 0 6 12 0 0 0 0 1.000
1983 AL Daily Splits 1B 1 1 0 5 3 0 1 1 0 .750
1984 AL Daily Splits 1B 1 1 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 8 Years) Splits 2B 8 8 1 45 15 15 0 3 0 1.000
Total ( 7 Years) 1B 7 7 2 40 46 2 1 3 0 .980
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Coaching Record
Year Team Position START END
1992 CAL A Hitting 4- 7 10- 4
1993 CAL A Hitting 4- 6 10- 3
1994 CAL A Hitting 4- 5 8-10
1995 CAL A Hitting 4-26 10- 2
1996 CAL A Hitting 4- 2 9-29
1997 ANA A Hitting 4- 2 9-28
1998 ANA A Hitting 4- 1 9-27
1999 ANA A Hitting 4- 6 10- 3
2000 MIL N Hitting 4- 3 10- 1
2001 MIL N Hitting 4- 2 10- 7
Total (10 Years)
Ejection Information
As player:
Date Team Umpire Reason
9-26-1969 BOX MIN A Jim Honochick Call at HP
7-22-1972 BOX MIN A Marty Springstead Called third strike to teammate
7-26-1976 BOX MIN A Jim Evans Call at 2B
4-30-1977 BOX MIN A Al Clark Charging mound
8-29-1979 BOX CAL A Nick Bremigan Called third strike (Bumped umpire)
4-29-1981 BOX CAL A Bill Kunkel Obstruction call
5-18-1983 BOX CAL A Greg Kosc Balls and strikes
8-13-1983 BOX CAL A Ken Kaiser Fighting
As coach:
Date Team Umpire Reason
8- 9-1996 BOX CAL A Tim McClelland Balls and strikes
9- 7-1997 BOX ANA A Mike Everitt Balls and strikes
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by Minnesota Twins (June 24, 1964).
Traded by Minnesota Twins to California Angels in exchange for Ken Landreaux, Dave
Engle, Paul Hartzell and Brad Havens (February 3, 1979).
Granted free agency (November 7, 1983).
Signed by California Angels (November 22, 1983).
Granted free agency (November 12, 1985).
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