Editing Rod Carew (section)

{{short description|Panamanian–American baseball player/coach (born 1945)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|image=1978 Minnesota Twins Postcards Rod Carew.jpg
|caption=Carew with the Minnesota Twins in 1978
|name=Rod Carew
|position=[[Second baseman]] / [[First baseman]]
|bats=Left
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1945|10|1}}
|birth_place=[[Gatún]], [[Panama Canal Zone]]
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 11
|debutyear=1967
|debutteam=Minnesota Twins
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=October 5
|finalyear=1985
|finalteam=California Angels
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.328
|stat2label=[[Hit (baseball)|Hits]]
|stat2value=3,053
|stat3label=[[Home run]]s
|stat3value=92
|stat4label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
|stat4value=1,015
|teams=
'''As player'''
* [[Minnesota Twins]] ({{mlby|1967}}–{{mlby|1978}})
* [[Los Angeles Angels|California Angels]] ({{mlby|1979}}–{{mlby|1985}})
'''As coach'''
* [[Los Angeles Angels|California / Anaheim Angels]] ({{mlby|1992}}–{{mlby|1999}})
* [[Milwaukee Brewers]] ({{mlby|2000}}–{{mlby|2001}})
|highlights=
* 18× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[1967 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1967]]–[[1984 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1984]])
* [[AL MVP]] (1977)
* [[AL Rookie of the Year]] (1967)
* [[Roberto Clemente Award]] (1977)
* 7× [[List of Major League Baseball batting champions|AL batting champion]] (1969, 1972–1975, 1977, 1978)
* [[Minnesota Twins#Retired numbers|Minnesota Twins No. 29]] retired
* [[Los Angeles Angels#Retired numbers|Los Angeles Angels No. 29]] retired
* [[Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame]]
* [[Angels Hall of Fame]]
|hoflink = National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
|hoftype = National
|hofdate=[[1991 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting|1991]]
|hofvote=90.5% (first ballot)
}}
'''Rodney Cline Carew''' (born October 1, 1945)<ref>{{cite web |title=Rod Carew Stats, Fantasy & News |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/rod-carew-111986 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530223748/https://www.mlb.com/player/rod-carew-111986 |archive-date=May 30, 2024 |access-date=November 16, 2024 |website=[[MLB.com]] |language=en-US}}</ref> is a Panamanian-American former professional [[baseball]] player and [[Coach (baseball)|coach]]. He played in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) as a [[second baseman]], [[first baseman]] and [[designated hitter]] from 1967 to 1985 for the [[Minnesota Twins]] and the [[Los Angeles Angels|California Angels]]. The most accomplished [[contact hitter]] in Twins history, he won the 1977 [[Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award|AL Most Valuable Player Award]], setting a Twins record with a .388 [[Batting average (baseball)|batting average]].<ref name="Twins 10 Season">{{cite web |title=Minnesota Twins Top 10 Single-Season Batting Leaders |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/leaders_bat_season.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113153930/https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/leaders_bat_season.shtml |archive-date=November 13, 2024 |access-date=February 3, 2020 |work=[[Baseball Reference]]}}</ref> Carew appeared in 18 consecutive [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Games]] and led the AL in hits three times, with his 239 hits in {{mlby|1977}} ranking as the 12th most in a season at the time and the 16th most as of 2024, tied with [[Willie Keeler|Willie Keeler’s]] 239 hits from {{baseball year|1897}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Single-Season Leaders & Records for Hits |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/H_season.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518171449/https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/H_season.shtml |archive-date=May 18, 2024 |access-date=February 3, 2020 |work=[[Baseball Reference]]}}</ref> He won seven [[List of Major League Baseball batting champions|AL batting titles]], the second most AL batting titles in history behind [[Ty Cobb]], and on July 12, 2016, the AL batting title was renamed to the [[List of Major League Baseball batting champions|Rod Carew American League batting title]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Snyder |first=Matt |date=July 13, 2016 |title=MLB All-Star Game: Batting title awards named to honor Tony Gwynn, Rod Carew |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/2016-mlb-all-star-game-batting-title-awards-named-to-honor-tony-gwynn-rod-carew/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823224557/https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/2016-mlb-all-star-game-batting-title-awards-named-to-honor-tony-gwynn-rod-carew/ |archive-date=August 23, 2024 |access-date=February 3, 2020 |work=[[CBS Sports]]}}</ref>

In 1977, Carew was named the recipient of the prestigious [[Roberto Clemente Award]] for his involvement in local community affairs. On August 4, 1985, he became the 16th member of the [[3,000 hit club]] with a single to left field off [[Frank Viola]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/3000_hit_club/carew_rod.htm|title=3,000 Hit Club Exhibit|work=[[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum]]|access-date=February 3, 2020}}</ref> His 3,053 hits are 27th all time, and his career batting average of .328 is 34th all time. He was elected to the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|National Baseball Hall of Fame]] in 1991 in his first year of eligibility;<ref name="sabr">{{sabrbio|0746c6ee|Joseph Wancho|February 3, 2020}}</ref> he appeared on upwards of 90 percent of the ballots. He was also elected to the [[Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame]], [[Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame]], and [[Angels Hall of Fame]]. After retiring as a player, Carew served as a coach for the Angels and the [[Milwaukee Brewers]].