Carew, Rodney Cline
1945 - He was born on the 1st of October.
1967 - Rod Carew earned the American League Rookie of the Year award.
- He was the second baseman for Minnesota Twins.
1969-1978 - He was the American League batting champion.
f1979-1985 - He was the First baseman for California Angels.
1986 - A free agent, Carew did not receive any competitive contract offers.
1995 - On the 10th of January, arbitrator Thomas Roberts awarded collusion damages of $782,036 to Carew as part of the second collusion award.
- Carew was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, his first year of eligibility.
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.
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