Rod Carew
MLB debut April 11, 1967 for the Minnesota Twins Last MLB appearance October 5, 1985 for the California Angels Career statistics Batting average .328 Hits 3,053 Home runs 92 Runs batted in 1,015 Teams As player Minnesota Twins (1967–1978) California Angels (1979–1985) As coach California / Anaheim Angels (1992–1999) Milwaukee Brewers (2000–2001) Career highlights and awards 18× All-Star (1967–1984) AL MVP (1977) AL Rookie of the Year (1967) Roberto Clemente Award (1977) 7× AL batting champion (1969, 1972–1975, 1977, 1978) Minnesota Twins #29 retired Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim #29 retired Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction 1991 Vote 90.5% (first ballot) Rodney Cline "Rod" Carew (born October 1, 1945) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman, second baseman and coach of Panamanian descent. He played from 1967 to 1985 for the Minnesota Twins and the California Angels and was elected to the All-Star game every season except his last. While Carew was never a home run threat (only 92 of his 3,053 hits were home runs), he made a career out of being a consistent contact hitter. He threw right-handed and batted left-handed. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame. Carew served as an MLB coach for several years after retiring as a player.