Happy Belated B-day to the great Rod Carew. Reading over some of his career highlights was quite the learning experience; so much cool stuff in there. Here’s a couple trivia nuggets to share with your buds:

• Rod was an all-star for 18 consecutive seasons (‘67-’84) Every season but his last

• 1967 Rookie of the Year

• 7x AL Batting Champ. Won it in 1972 with a .318 avg and 0 Home runs

• Hit .388 in 1977 & won AL MVP

• Had 3,053 hits for his career. Only 92 of those were Home runs

• Stole home 17 times in his career. Did it 7 times alone in 1969.

• One of four MLB players to be born in an area of Panama known as the ‘Panama Canal Zone’

• His mother went into labor on a train, and named him after the Good Samaritan Doctor who delivered him, Dr. Rodney Cline.

That’s just a few of the neat things I found out about Rod. Be sure to do some side reading of your own about one of the best hitters in MLB History.