Pleased 81st birthday to 18-time MLB All-Star, seven-time batting champion, 1967 Rookie of the 12 months and 1977 American League MVP, Rod Carew!
Carew made his MLB debut in 1967 with the Minnesota Twins, going 0-for-2 in two at-bats on April 11, 1967 towards the Orioles. Whereas he didn’t get a success on that individual day, he would go on to grow to be one of the prolific contact hitters in historical past.
He performed the primary 12 years of his profession with the Twins, the place his career-.334 common is the best in franchise historical past and he owns the single-season hit report for a Twin along with his 239 in 1977. He posted a .300 batting common in a staggering 15-consecutive campaigns from 1969-83, enjoying in fewer than 100 video games simply twice in that stretch.
He performed the ultimate seven years of his profession with the then-California Angels earlier than retiring after the 1985 season. Regardless of racking up 3,053 hits, 445 doubles, 112 triples and 1,015 RBI, he hit simply 92 residence runs in his profession, recording double-digit homers simply twice.
Which brings us to right this moment’s quiz. Carew is considered one of 33 gamers in Main League historical past to achieve the three,000-hit milestone of their profession. What number of of these gamers are you able to title in 5 minutes
Good luck!
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