Rodney Cline Carew
Positions: First Baseman and Second Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 170 lb.
Born: October 1, 1945 in Gatun, Canal Zone, Panama
High School: George Washington HS (New York, NY)
Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent in 1964.
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Debut: April 11, 1967 (Age 21)
vs. BAL 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Twins/Angels 1967-1985
Agents: Jerry Simon? [*]
Final Game: October 5, 1985 (Age 40)
vs. TEX 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1991 (401/443 ballots).
View Rod Carew Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
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| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Apr 7 | MIN | @ | CHW | W,12-0 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2B |
| 2 | 2 | Apr 9 | MIN | @ | CHW | W,6-4 | GS | 15 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2B |
| 3 | 3 | Apr 11 | MIN | OAK | W,8-2 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2B | |
| 4 | 4 | Apr 15 | MIN | @ | CAL | W,8-2 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2B |
| 5 | 5 | Apr 16 | MIN | @ | CAL | L,2-3 | CG | 36 | 8.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2B |
| 6 | 6 | Apr 17 | MIN | @ | OAK | L,2-5 | CG | 37 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| 7 | 7 | Apr 18 | MIN | @ | OAK | W,11-5 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2B |
| 8 | 8 | Apr 19 | MIN | @ | OAK | W,6-3 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2B |
| 9 | 9 | Apr 21 | MIN | CHW | W,4-3 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2B | |
| 10 | 10 | Apr 22 | MIN | CHW | W,3-1 | CG | 19 | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2B | |
| 11 | 11 | Apr 23 | MIN | CHW | L,5-7 | GS | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B | |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 12 | 24 (12) | May 7 | MIN | @ | DET | W,9-6 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2B |
| 13 | 25 | May 8 | MIN | @ | CLE | W,7-6 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2B |
| 14 | 26 | May 9 | MIN | @ | CLE | W,5-3 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2B |
| 15 | 28 (1) | May 12 | MIN | BAL | L,4-5 | CG | 42 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2B | |
| 16 | 29 | May 13 | MIN | BAL | W,5-4 | CG | 44 | 10.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2B | |
| 17 | 30 | May 14 | MIN | KCR | W,5-2 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2B | |
| 18 | 31 | May 16 | MIN | @ | MIL | W,11-7 | CG | 42 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2B |
| 19 | 32 | May 17 | MIN | @ | MIL | W,6-1 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2B |
| 20 | 33 | May 18 | MIN | @ | KCR | W,7-5 | CG | 39 | 9.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2B |
| 21 | 34 | May 19 | MIN | @ | KCR | W,5-4 | CG | 41 | 10.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2B |
| 22 | 35 | May 20 | MIN | @ | KCR | W,10-5 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2B |
| 23 | 36 | May 22 | MIN | CAL | L,2-3 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2B | |
| 24 | 37 | May 23 | MIN | CAL | W,5-4 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2B | |
| 25 | 38 | May 24 | MIN | CAL | L,5-6 | CG | 39 | 9.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2B | |
| 26 | 39 | May 25 | MIN | MIL | W,6-5 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2B | |
| 27 | 40 | May 26 | MIN | MIL | W,6-2 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2B | |
| 28 | 41 | May 28 | MIN | MIL | W,11-2 | CG | 42 | 9.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2B | |
| 29 | 42 | May 29 | MIN | NYY | L,2-4 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2B | |
| 30 | 43 | May 30 | MIN | NYY | W,10-6 | CG | 43 | 9.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2B | |
| 31 | 44 | May 31 | MIN | NYY | W,7-6 | CG | 43 | 10.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2B | |
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 32 | 45 | Jun 2 | MIN | @ | BOS | L,1-5 | CG | 40 | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2B |
| 33 | 46 | Jun 4 | MIN | @ | BOS | L,1-5 | CG | 38 | 8.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2B |
| 34 | 50 (3) | Jun 9 | MIN | @ | NYY | L,2-5 | CG | 39 | 8.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2B |
| 35 | 51 | Jun 10 | MIN | @ | NYY | L,1-2 | CG | 31 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| 36 | 52 | Jun 12 | MIN | BOS | W,5-2 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2B | |
| 37 | 53 | Jun 13 | MIN | BOS | L,4-6 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2B | |
| 38 | 54 | Jun 14 | MIN | BOS | W,10-2 | CG | 41 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2B | |
| 39 | 55 | Jun 15 | MIN | WSA | W,5-3 | CG | 39 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2B | |
| 40 | 56 | Jun 16 | MIN | WSA | W,7-3 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2B | |
| 41 | 57 | Jun 17 | MIN | WSA | L,1-3 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2B | |
| 42 | 58 | Jun 19 | MIN | @ | KCR | L,1-5 | CG | 36 | 8.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2B |
| 43 | 59 | Jun 20 | MIN | @ | KCR | L,3-5 | CG | 33 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| 44 | 60 | Jun 21 | MIN | @ | KCR | W,11-2 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2B |
| 45 | 61 | Jun 22 | MIN | @ | MIL | W,4-3 | GS | 12 | 3.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2B |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 46 | 161 (99) | Sep 30 | MIN | KCR | W,6-4 | GS | 20 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1B | |
| 46gm | 381.2 | 79 | 122 | 8 | 209 | 26 | |||||||||
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Apr 7 | MIN | @ | CHW | W,12-0 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | Apr 9 | MIN | @ | CHW | W,6-4 | GS | 15 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | Apr 11 | MIN | OAK | W,8-2 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 4 | 4 | Apr 15 | MIN | @ | CAL | W,8-2 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | Apr 16 | MIN | @ | CAL | L,2-3 | CG | 36 | 8.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | 6 | Apr 17 | MIN | @ | OAK | L,2-5 | CG | 37 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | Apr 18 | MIN | @ | OAK | W,11-5 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | 8 | Apr 19 | MIN | @ | OAK | W,6-3 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | Apr 21 | MIN | CHW | W,4-3 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| 10 | 10 | Apr 22 | MIN | CHW | W,3-1 | CG | 19 | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 11 | 11 | Apr 23 | MIN | CHW | L,5-7 | GS | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 12 | 24 (12) | May 7 | MIN | @ | DET | W,9-6 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 13 | 25 | May 8 | MIN | @ | CLE | W,7-6 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | 26 | May 9 | MIN | @ | CLE | W,5-3 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | 28 (1) | May 12 | MIN | BAL | L,4-5 | CG | 42 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 16 | 29 | May 13 | MIN | BAL | W,5-4 | CG | 44 | 10.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| 17 | 30 | May 14 | MIN | KCR | W,5-2 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 18 | 31 | May 16 | MIN | @ | MIL | W,11-7 | CG | 42 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | 32 | May 17 | MIN | @ | MIL | W,6-1 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | 33 | May 18 | MIN | @ | KCR | W,7-5 | CG | 39 | 9.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | 34 | May 19 | MIN | @ | KCR | W,5-4 | CG | 41 | 10.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 22 | 35 | May 20 | MIN | @ | KCR | W,10-5 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | 36 | May 22 | MIN | CAL | L,2-3 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
| 24 | 37 | May 23 | MIN | CAL | W,5-4 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 25 | 38 | May 24 | MIN | CAL | L,5-6 | CG | 39 | 9.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 26 | 39 | May 25 | MIN | MIL | W,6-5 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 27 | 40 | May 26 | MIN | MIL | W,6-2 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |
| 28 | 41 | May 28 | MIN | MIL | W,11-2 | CG | 42 | 9.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 29 | 42 | May 29 | MIN | NYY | L,2-4 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 30 | 43 | May 30 | MIN | NYY | W,10-6 | CG | 43 | 9.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 31 | 44 | May 31 | MIN | NYY | W,7-6 | CG | 43 | 10.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 32 | 45 | Jun 2 | MIN | @ | BOS | L,1-5 | CG | 40 | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 33 | 46 | Jun 4 | MIN | @ | BOS | L,1-5 | CG | 38 | 8.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 34 | 50 (3) | Jun 9 | MIN | @ | NYY | L,2-5 | CG | 39 | 8.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | 51 | Jun 10 | MIN | @ | NYY | L,1-2 | CG | 31 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | 52 | Jun 12 | MIN | BOS | W,5-2 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 37 | 53 | Jun 13 | MIN | BOS | L,4-6 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 38 | 54 | Jun 14 | MIN | BOS | W,10-2 | CG | 41 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 39 | 55 | Jun 15 | MIN | WSA | W,5-3 | CG | 39 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 40 | 56 | Jun 16 | MIN | WSA | W,7-3 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 41 | 57 | Jun 17 | MIN | WSA | L,1-3 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| 42 | 58 | Jun 19 | MIN | @ | KCR | L,1-5 | CG | 36 | 8.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 43 | 59 | Jun 20 | MIN | @ | KCR | L,3-5 | CG | 33 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | 60 | Jun 21 | MIN | @ | KCR | W,11-2 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 45 | 61 | Jun 22 | MIN | @ | MIL | W,4-3 | GS | 12 | 3.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 45gm | 376.2 | 73 | 122 | 8 | 203 | 26 | ||||||||
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