Rod Carew
First baseman / Second baseman
Born: October 1, 1945 (1945-10-01) (age 62) Gatun, Panama
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 11, 1967 for the Minnesota Twins
Final game
October 5, 1985 for the California Angels
Career statistics
Batting average	. First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Gatun (Spanish Gatún is a small town on the Atlantic Side of the Panama Canal, located south of the city of Colón Panama, officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Kansas City Royals over St The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 328
Hits	3,053
Runs batted in	1,015
Teams
Minnesota Twins (1967-1978) California Angels (1979-1985)
Career highlights and awards
18x All-Star selection (1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984) 1977 AL MVP 1967 AL Rookie of the Year 1977 Roberto Clemente Award Minnesota Twins #29 retired Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim #29 retired
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Elected	1991
Vote	90. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Bucky Dent, MVP The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (4-3 Willie Stargell, Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Kansas City Royals over St The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to one player from each league as voted upon by the Baseball Writers Association of America The Roberto Clemente Award is given annually to a Major League Baseball player selected for his character and charitable contributions to his community The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over Atlanta Braves (4-3 Jack Morris, MVP 5% (first ballot)

Rodney Cline "Rod" Carew (born October 1, 1945), is a former Major League Baseball infielder for the Minnesota Twins and the former California Angels from 1967 to 1985. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Detroit Tigers over Chicago Cubs (4-3 All-Star Game Infield is a widely used term in Sports Terminology, its meaning depends on in what sport it is used The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Kansas City Royals over St He threw right-handed and batted left-handed.

Contents 1 Early Life 2 Major League career 3 Military service 4 Confusion over conversion to Judaism 5 Chewing tobacco use 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

Early Life

Rod Carew was born to a Panamanian mother on a train in the town of Gatún, which, at that time, was in the Panama Canal Zone. Panama, officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America. Gatun (Spanish Gatún is a small town on the Atlantic Side of the Panama Canal, located south of the city of Colón The Panama Canal Zone (Zona del Canal de Panamá was a 553 square mile (1432 km² territory inside of Panama, consisting of the Panama Canal and an area generally The train was racially segregated; white passengers were given the better forward cars, while non-whites, like Carew's mother, were forced to ride in the rearward cars. The Caucasian race, sometimes the Caucasoid race, is a term of Racial classification, coined around 1800 by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach for the " When she went into labor, a Jewish physician traveling on the train, Dr. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health Rodney Cline, delivered the baby, who was named Rodney Cline Carew in appreciation.

At age 14, the Carews emigrated to the United States. Immigration refers to the movement of people among countries While the movement of people has existed throughout human history at various levels modern immigration implies long-term The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He lived in the Washington Heights section of the borough of Manhattan, New York City. Washington Heights is a New York City neighborhood in the northern reaches of the borough of Manhattan. A borough is an Administrative division of various countries In principle the term borough designates a self-governing Township although in practice Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York The City of New York Rod Carew attended George Washington High School, which current Boston Red Sox star left fielder Manny Ramirez attended. George Washington High School was a Public high school located in the Fort George neighborhood of the Washington Heights section of Manhattan in The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. A left fielder (LF is an Outfielder in the sport of Baseball who plays defense in left field. Manuel "Manny" Aristides Ramírez Onelcida (born May 30 1972 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican-American professional He signed an amateur free agent contract with the Minnesota Twins a day after graduating. The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ^[1] Three years later, he was called up and became a teammate of future Hall of Fame first baseman Harmon Killebrew. First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run Harmon Clayton Killebrew (ˈkɪləˌbɹuː born June 29 1936 is a former Major League Baseball player and member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Coincidentally, one of his teammates was a pitcher named Ron Kline. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Ronald Lee Kline ( March 9, 1932 - June 22, 2002) was a former professional Baseball player.

Major League career

Rod Carew won the American League's Rookie of the Year award in 1967 and was an All-Star in every year but his final one, 1985. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to one player from each league as voted upon by the Baseball Writers Association of America Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Kansas City Royals over St In his career, Carew won seven batting titles.

In 1972, Carew led the American League in batting, hitting . Labor strife and more moving 1972 was tainted by a players' strike over pension and salary arbitration The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 318 without hitting a single home run. He would finish his career with 92, but the 1972 was the only one in which he did not hit a home run. Labor strife and more moving 1972 was tainted by a players' strike over pension and salary arbitration During the 1977 season he hit . Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Reggie Jackson, 388, which was, at the time, the highest since Boston's Ted Williams hit . The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams ( August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002) also nicknamed The Kid, the Splendid Splinter 406 in 1941. Headline events of the year Joe Dimaggio hits in 56 consecutive games In 1980, Kansas City Royals third baseman George Brett would flirt with . Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Philadelphia Phillies over Kansas City Royals (4-2 Mike Schmidt, MVP The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of George Howard Brett (born May 15, 1953 in Glen Dale West Virginia) is a former Major League Baseball player for the Kansas City Royals 400, but ultimately finished at . 390. Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres hit . Anthony Keith Gwynn (born May 9 1960 in Los Angeles California) is a former Right fielder in Major League Baseball, statistically one of the best and The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 394 in 1994. Headline events of the year As a result of a players' strike the MLB season ends prematurely on August 11, 1994. To date, that is the closest anyone has come to hitting . 400 in 500 or more at bats. For his efforts, Carew won the American League's Most Valuable Player award. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. In addition, Carew and Ty Cobb are the only players to lead both leagues in hitting in three consecutive seasons. Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb (December 18 1886 – July 17 1961 nicknamed " The Georgia Peach," was a baseball player and is regarded by historians Carew achieved it in 1973, 1974, and 1975. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over New York Mets (4-3 Reggie Jackson, Champions Major League Baseball 1974 World Series: Oakland Athletics over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-1 Rollie Fingers Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Pete Rose, MVP

Rod Carew also stole home 17 times in his career. In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate ^[2]

Originally a second baseman, Carew moved to first base in 1975 to lengthen his career. Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Pete Rose, MVP Frustrated by the Twins' inability to keep young talent as well as racist comments made by team owner Calvin Griffith [1] Carew announced his intention to leave the team in 1979. List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that Calvin Robertson Griffith ( December 1 1911 - October 20 1999) born Calvin Robertson in Montreal, Canada, was Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (4-3 Willie Stargell, However, he was instead traded to the then-California Angels for outfielder Ken Landreaux, catcher/first baseman Dave Engle, right-handed pitcher Paul Hartzell, and left-handed pitcher Brad Havens. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. The outfield is a Sporting term used in Cricket and Baseball to refer to the area of the Field of play further from the Batsman Kenneth Francis Landreaux (born December 22 1954 in Los Angeles California) is a former Center fielder in Major League Baseball. Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket. First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run Ralph David Engle (born November 30, 1956, in San Diego California) is a former Major League Baseball Utility player who played for In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Paul Franklin Hartzell (born November 2, 1953, in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania) is a former professional Baseball player who played In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Bradley David Havens (born November 17, 1959 in Highland Park Michigan) was a Pitcher for the Minnesota Twins (1981-83 Baltimore Orioles

On August 4, 1985, Carew joined an elite group of ballplayers when he got his 3,000the basehit against Minnesota Twins left-hander Frank Viola at the former Anaheim Stadium. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Kansas City Royals over St Below is the list of 254 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 2000 hit milestone during their career in MLB Frank John Viola Jr (born April 19 1960 in East Meadow New York) is a former Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played Angel Stadium of Anaheim (originally Anaheim Stadium and later Edison International Field of Anaheim) is a modern-style ballpark located Coincidentally, Chicago White Sox right-hander Tom Seaver won his 300th career game on the same day. The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. George Thomas Seaver (born November 17, 1944) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball Pitcher who broke into the major leagues in and In Major League Baseball, the 300 win club is a term applied to the group of Pitchers who have won 300 or more games in their careers The 1985 season would be his last. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Kansas City Royals over St After the season, Rod Carew, a free agent, received no contract offers from other teams. Carew suspected that baseball owners were deliberately colluding to keep him from playing. Baseball collusion refers to baseball owners working together to avoid competitive bidding for player services or player jointly negotiating with team owners The suspicion was justified; on January 10, 1995, nearly a decade after his forced retirement, arbitrator Thomas Roberts ruled that the owners had indeed violated the rules of baseball's second collusion agreement, which they had previously agreed to abide by. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Atlanta Braves over Cleveland Indians (4-2 Tom Glavine, MVP Baseball collusion refers to baseball owners working together to avoid competitive bidding for player services or player jointly negotiating with team owners Rod Carew was awarded damages equivalent to what he would have likely received in 1986: $782,036. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Mets over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Ray Knight, MVP The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been [2]

Rod Carew finished his career with 3,053 hits and a lifetime batting average of . Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 328.

Rod Carew was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991, his first year of eligibility. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over Atlanta Braves (4-3 Jack Morris, MVP He was the 22nd player so elected. In 1999, he ranked #61 on The Sporting News'' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was nominated as a finalist for Major League Baseball's All-Century Team. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports In 1998 The Sporting News compiled a list of Baseball's Greatest Players In 1999 MasterCard sponsored the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.

Military service

During the 1960's, Rod Carew served a 6-year commitment in the United States Marine Corps Reserves as a combat engineer. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 The Marine Forces Reserve ( MARFORRES or MFR) (also known as the United States Marine Corps Reserve ( USMCR) a part of the United States

Confusion over conversion to Judaism

Rod Carew has never formally converted to Judaism. Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut However, he married a Jewish woman and his children were raised in the Jewish tradition. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ A chief source propagating the misconception that Carew converted to Judaism is the 1994 song, The Chanukah Song, written and performed by Jewish entertainer Adam Sandler, in which he lists famous Jews of the 20th century. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994. The Chanukah Song is a series of songs written and performed by Adam Sandler. Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9 1966 is an American Comedian, PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ He names Carew thusly: ". . . O.J. Simpson. Orenthal James "O J" Simpson (born July 9 1947 who has also been called The Juice, is a retired American football player, . . NOT A JEW! But guess who is: Hall of Famer Rod Carew — he converted". Sandler has reiterated this falsehood in later incarnations of the song.

Adding to the confusion is an article written in Esquire magazine in 1976. Esquire is a Men's magazine by the Hearst Corporation with a strong literary tradition Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over New York Yankees (4-0 Johnny Bench, MVP Jewish sportswriter Harry Stein released his "All Time All-Star Argument Starter" article which consisted of five different baseball teams, each based on ethnicity. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Sports journalism is a form of Journalism that reports on Sports topics and events While the sports department within some Newspapers has been Harry Stein is a fictional Police officer and Secret agent featured in DC Comics. Rod Carew was erroneously named the second baseman on Stein's All-Jewish team. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************

Following his retirement, Rod Carew has worked as a hitting coach for the Angels and the Milwaukee Brewers and is credited with helping develop young hitters like Garret Anderson, Jim Edmonds, and Tim Salmon. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League Garret Joseph Anderson (born June 30, 1972 in Los Angeles California) is a Major League Baseball Left fielder and Designated James Patrick "Jim" Edmonds (born June 27, 1970 in Fullerton, California) is a left-handed Center fielder for Timothy James "Tim" Salmon (born August 24, 1968 in Long Beach California) is a former Major League Baseball Right fielder

On January 19, 2004, Panama City's National Stadium was renamed "Rod Carew Stadium". Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Panama City (Ciudad de Panamá is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. A national stadium is a Stadium that typically serves as the primary or exclusive home for one or more of a country's national representative sports teams [3] In 2005, Carew was named the second baseman on the Major League Baseball Latino Legends Team. 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series The Latino Legends Team was an all-time All-star Baseball team selected in 2005 to honor the history of Latin American players in Major League

His uniform number 29 has been retired by both the Twins and the Angels. The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California.

Carew's daughter, Michelle, was diagnosed with leukemia in September, 1995. Leukemia or leukaemia (Greek leukos λευκός, "white" aima αίμα, "blood" is a Cancer of the Blood Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Atlanta Braves over Cleveland Indians (4-2 Tom Glavine, MVP Her rare Panamanian-Jewish heritage dramatically lowered possibility of finding a matching donor for a bone marrow transplant. Bone marrow is the flexible tissue found in the hollow interior of Bones In adults marrow in large bones produces new Blood cells It constitutes 4% of In spite of Carew's heartfelt pleas for those of similar ethnic background to come forward, no donor did and one could not be found. Michelle Carew died on April 17, 1996 at the age of 18. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) A statue of her has been installed in Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Angel Stadium of Anaheim (originally Anaheim Stadium and later Edison International Field of Anaheim) is a modern-style ballpark located

In 2006, Rod Carew became the spokesperson for the Solid Contact Baseball company[4], based in New Canaan, Connecticut, has developed a product they call the "GAP Hitter", which simulates not only fastballs, but curveballs and sliders as well. 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success New Canaan is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, 8 miles (13 km northeast of Stamford, on the Five Mile River Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. For the American band of the same name see Fastball (band. For the game also known as fast-pitch softball see Softball. The curveball is a breaking pitch in Baseball thrown with a grip and hand movement that imparts down and/or sideways spin to the ball. In Baseball, a slider is a pitch halfway between a Curveball and a Fastball.

Chewing tobacco use

Carew began using chewing tobacco in 1964 and was a regular user up to 1992, when a cancerous growth in his mouth was discovered and removed. Chewing tobacco is a Smokeless tobacco product Chewing tobacco also contains Nicotine. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Atlanta Braves (4-2 Pat Borders, MVP Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled The years of use had heavily damaged his teeth and gums, and Carew has spent a reported $100,000 in restorative dental work. [5] Use in baseball has markedly declined. The home teams used to provide players chewing tobacco and smokeless tobacco ("snuff" or "dip"), but have been prohibited from doing it since 1993. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Philadelphia Phillies (4-2 Paul Molitor, [6]

See also

• List of players from Panama in Major League Baseball
• DHL Hometown Heroes
• List of major league players with 2,000 hits
• List of Major League Baseball players with 400 doubles
• List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
• List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
• List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI
• 3000 hit club
• Hitting for the cycle
• List of Major League Baseball batting champions
• List of Major League Baseball runs scored champions
• List of Major League Baseball triples champions

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
• baseballhalloffame.org – Hall of Fame biography page
• rodcarew29.com Official website

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