Full Name: Rodney Cline Carew
Profession: Baseball Hall of Fame Infielder
Nationality:
Panamanian
Biography: 18-time MLB All Star and American League MVP in 1977 Minnesota Twins
Born: October 1, 1945
Birthplace: Gatún, Panama Canal Zone
Age: 77 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Libra
Historical Events
- 1969-07-16 Minnesota Twins' Rod Carew steals home for his career best 7th time of the season, against Chicago
- 1977-11-16 Rod Carew wins AL MVP award
- 1979-02-03 Minnesota Twins trade Rod Carew to California for 4 players
- 1985-08-04 Future Hall of Fame infielder Rod Carew of the California Angels singles off Minnesota's Frank Viola to collect his MLB 3,000th career hit; Angels win, 6–5
- 1985-10-25 Angels announce that they will not offer Rod Carew a new contract
- 1991-01-08 Gaylord Perry, Ferguson Jenkins & Rod Carew elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
- 1991-01-08 Rod Carew is 22nd player elected to Hall of Fame on 1st try
- 1991-07-21 Ferguson Jenkins, Gaylord Perry, Rod Carew, Tony Lazzeri, & Bill Veeck are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York
- 1994-05-28 Twin's Dave Winfield passes Rod Carew into 15th hit list (3,054)
- 1994-06-26 Kirby Puckett pass Rod Carew with 2,088 hit as Twin's top hit leader
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Tony Lazzeri
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