Rod Carew

Positions: First Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: October 1, 1945 in Gatun, Panama pa

High School: George Washington HS (New York, NY)

Debut: April 11, 1967 (Age 21-192d, 12,545th in major league history)
vs. BAL 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 5, 1985 (Age 40-004d)
vs. TEX 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1991. (Voted by BBWAA on 401/443 ballots)
View Rod Carew's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1967 season

Agents: Jerry Simon?

Full Name: Rodney Cline Carew

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Hall of Fame
MVP
Rookie of the Year
18x All-Star
7x Batting Title
ML PoY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

81.2

9315

3053

.328

1424

RBI

1015

353

OBP

.393

SLG

.429

OPS

.822

OPS+

131

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	MIN	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	41	10.1	6	4	0	10	2	2B
2	2	Apr 16	MIN	@	OAK	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
3	3	Apr 18	MIN	@	CAL	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
4	4	Apr 19	MIN	@	CAL	W,12-3	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
5	5	Apr 23	MIN		OAK	W,8-4	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
6	6	Apr 25	MIN		BOS	W,12-0	GS	12	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
7	7	Apr 26	MIN		BOS	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
8	8	Apr 28	MIN	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	2B
9	9	Apr 29	MIN	@	NYY	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
10	10	Apr 30 (1)	MIN	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	37	8.1	2	4	1	7	0	2B
11	11	Apr 30 (2)	MIN	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 3	MIN	@	MIL	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	2B
13	13	May 5	MIN	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
14	14	May 6	MIN	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
15	15	May 7	MIN	@	BOS	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	2B
16	16	May 8	MIN		NYY	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	2B
17	17	May 9	MIN		NYY	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
18	18	May 10	MIN		NYY	W,2-0	CG	37	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	2B
19	19	May 12 susp	MIN		MIL	L,3-4	CG	86	22.0	8	9	0	17	1	2B
20	20	May 13	MIN		MIL	W,5-4	CG	54	15.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
21	21	May 14	MIN		MIL	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B
22	22	May 15	MIN	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
23	23	May 16	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-2	GS	18	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
24	25 (1)	May 19	MIN	@	TEX	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
25	26	May 20	MIN	@	TEX	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
26	27	May 21 (1)	MIN	@	TEX	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
27	28	May 21 (2)	MIN	@	TEX	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	1	3	1	5	0	2B
28	29	May 24	MIN	@	KCR	W,1-0	CG	43	12.0	8	2	0	10	1	2B
29	30	May 25	MIN		TEX	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
30	31	May 26	MIN		TEX	W,7-0	GS	33	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
31	32	May 27	MIN		TEX	L,2-16	GS	29	3.0	1	0	1	2	0	2B
32	33	May 28	MIN		TEX	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	2B
33	34	May 30	MIN		KCR	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
34	35	May 31	MIN		KCR	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	36	Jun 1	MIN		KCR	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
36	37	Jun 2	MIN	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	43	10.1	4	6	0	10	3	2B
37	38	Jun 3	MIN	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	31	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
38	39	Jun 4	MIN	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	4	3	1	8	0	2B
39	40	Jun 5	MIN	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
40	41	Jun 6	MIN	@	BAL	W,5-4	CG	63	15.0	5	4	0	9	1	2B
41	42	Jun 7	MIN	@	BAL	L,2-11	GS	26	5.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
42	43	Jun 9	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	2	2	1	5	0	2B
43	44	Jun 10	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
44	45	Jun 11	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
45	46	Jun 12	MIN		DET	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	5	5	0	10	1	2B
46	47	Jun 13	MIN		DET	W,3-1	CG	24	6.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
47	48	Jun 14	MIN		DET	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
48	49	Jun 16	MIN		BAL	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
49	50	Jun 17	MIN		BAL	L,1-4	CG	42	9.0	6	1	1	8	0	2B
50	51	Jun 18	MIN		BAL	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
51	52	Jun 20 (1)	MIN		CLE	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
52	53	Jun 20 (2)	MIN		CLE	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
53	54	Jun 21	MIN		CLE	L,2-4	GS	29	7.0	1	6	0	7	0	2B
54	55	Jun 23	MIN	@	KCR	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
55	56	Jun 24	MIN	@	KCR	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	6	5	0	11	4	2B
56	57	Jun 25 (1)	MIN	@	KCR	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
57	58	Jun 25 (2)	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
58	59	Jun 26	MIN		CAL	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
59	60	Jun 27	MIN		CAL	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
60	61	Jun 28	MIN		CAL	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
61	62	Jun 29 (1)	MIN		KCR	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	2	4	1	7	0	2B
62	63	Jun 29 (2)	MIN		KCR	L,4-12	CG	47	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
63	64	Jun 30	MIN		KCR	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
64	65	Jul 1	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
65	66	Jul 2 (1)	MIN	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
66	67	Jul 2 (2)	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
67	68	Jul 3	MIN	@	BOS	L,2-8	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
68	69	Jul 4	MIN	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
69	70	Jul 5	MIN	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	2	6	0	8	2	2B
70	71	Jul 7	MIN		NYY	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
71	72	Jul 8	MIN		NYY	L,0-1	CG	45	11.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
72	73	Jul 9	MIN		NYY	L,6-9	CG	46	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
73	74	Jul 10	MIN		MIL	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
74	75	Jul 11	MIN		MIL	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	2B
75	76	Jul 12	MIN		MIL	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
76	77	Jul 13	MIN		BOS	W,10-0	GS	29	7.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
77	78	Jul 14	MIN		BOS	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	3	4	1	8	3	2B
78	79	Jul 15	MIN		BOS	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
79	80	Jul 16	MIN		BOS	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
80	81	Jul 18	MIN	@	NYY	L,0-6	CG	34	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
81	82	Jul 19	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-13	GS	26	4.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
82	83	Jul 20	MIN	@	MIL	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	5	3	0	8	2	2B
83	84	Jul 21	MIN	@	MIL	L,0-2	CG	28	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
84	95 (10)	Aug 3	MIN	@	TEX	W,9-1	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
85	96	Aug 4	MIN		OAK	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
86	97	Aug 5	MIN		OAK	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
87	98	Aug 6 (1)	MIN		OAK	L,3-6	CG	58	13.0	9	1	0	10	0	2B
88	99	Aug 6 (2)	MIN		OAK	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
89	100	Aug 7	MIN		TEX	W,5-0	CG	28	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
90	101	Aug 8	MIN		TEX	W,6-5	CG	46	10.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
91	102	Aug 9	MIN		TEX	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
92	103	Aug 10	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
93	104	Aug 11	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
94	105	Aug 12	MIN	@	CAL	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
95	106	Aug 13	MIN	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
96	107	Aug 15	MIN	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	56	13.0	2	6	0	8	1	2B
97	108	Aug 17 (1)	MIN	@	DET	L,2-12	CG	45	8.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
98	109	Aug 17 (2)	MIN	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	42	10.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
99	110	Aug 18	MIN	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
100	111	Aug 19	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	2B
101	112	Aug 20	MIN	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
102	113	Aug 21	MIN	@	CLE	L,3-10	CG	42	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
103	114	Aug 22	MIN	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	40	8.2	2	2	0	4	1	2B
104	115	Aug 23	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	2B
105	116	Aug 26	MIN		DET	L,3-5	CG	48	11.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
106	117	Aug 27 (1)	MIN		DET	L,3-5	CG	44	11.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
107	118	Aug 27 (2)	MIN		DET	L,0-1	CG	42	11.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
108	119	Aug 28	MIN		BAL	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	2B
109	120	Aug 29	MIN		BAL	L,4-9	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
110	121	Aug 30	MIN		BAL	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	2	4	1	7	1	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
111	122	Sep 1	MIN		CLE	W,5-4	CG	41	10.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
112	123	Sep 2	MIN		CLE	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	2	6	0	8	1	2B
113	124	Sep 3	MIN		CLE	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
114	125	Sep 4 (1)	MIN	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
115	126	Sep 4 (2)	MIN	@	CHW	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
116	127	Sep 5	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
117	128	Sep 6	MIN	@	TEX	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
118	129	Sep 7	MIN	@	TEX	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	2	6	0	8	1	2B
119	130	Sep 8 (1)	MIN	@	KCR	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
120	131	Sep 8 (2)	MIN	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
121	132	Sep 9	MIN	@	KCR	W,3-2	GS	20	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
122	133	Sep 10	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	2	1	1	4	0	2B
123	134	Sep 11 (1)	MIN		OAK	W,2-1	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 2B
124	135	Sep 11 (2)	MIN		OAK	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
125	136	Sep 12	MIN		OAK	L,4-7	CG	45	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
126	137	Sep 13	MIN		OAK	L,0-8	CG	42	9.0	3	6	1	10	1	2B
127	138	Sep 15	MIN		KCR	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
128	139	Sep 16	MIN		KCR	W,11-1	GS	27	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
129	140	Sep 17	MIN		KCR	L,6-10	GF	9	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
130	141	Sep 19	MIN		TEX	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
131	142	Sep 20	MIN		TEX	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
132	143	Sep 22	MIN		CAL	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
133	144	Sep 23	MIN		CAL	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	2B
134	146 (1)	Sep 27 (1)	MIN	@	OAK	L,0-1	CG	39	10.1	2	1	0	3	0	2B
135	147	Sep 27 (2)	MIN	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	39	9.1	4	4	0	8	0	2B
136	149 (1)	Sep 29	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
137	151 (1)	Oct 1	MIN	@	CAL	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	PR 2B
138	152	Oct 2	MIN		CHW	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
139	153	Oct 3	MIN		CHW	L,4-5	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
							139gm		1184.1	331	378	16	725	85