Rodney Cline Carew (October 1, 1945-) is the first American League batting champion in history not to have hit a home run during that season. Capturing seven batting titles in his career, Carew is among fellow Hall of Famers Hornsby and Musial, surpassed only by Cobb, Gwynn and Wagner. Carew won the 1967 Rookie of the Year Award after batting .292 with 150 hits and 51 RBI and was selected to the first of 18 consecutive All-Star appearances. Extremely skilled as a contact hitter, Carew was a difficult hitter to outduel as he slapped, bunted, chopped and lined pitches all over the field en route to 3,053 hits during his 19-year career. Rod was a fixture in the Minnesota Twins lineup (1967-1978) beginning at second and later moved to first. Carew was moved to the California Angels in 1979 where he retired in 1985. Rod Carew finished his career with a .328 batting average, 3,053 hits, 1,424 runs, 1,015 RBI and 353 stolen bases. Rodney Cline Carew was elected to the National Baseball Hall of the Fame in 1991.
