On the blog today, continuing with my "1970 In-Game Action" sub-set and adding the great Rod Carew, who was at the beginning of his eventual Hall of Fame career, going down as one of the great hitters of the modern game:
Carew
was coming off his first batting title in 1969 when this card would
have seen the light of day, hitting .332 while making his third straight
All-Star team and even finishing 10th in the league's MVP voting.
What else really needs to be said about the greatest hitter of his generation?
The man topped .300 15 years in a row, with a high of .388 in 1977 on
his way to a Most Valuable Player Award and capturing the public’s
attention with his .400 chase late in the season.
A clear-cut Hall of Fame player, he was inducted on his first year of eligibility in 1991 when he garnered 90.5% of the vote, which leaves me with the question: who the hell are the 9.5% who DIDN’T vote for him!!!???
3053 hits, a .328 career average, 353 stolen bases and 15 straight seasons of .300+ batting.Just incredible.A clear-cut Hall of Fame player, he was inducted on his first year of eligibility in 1991 when he garnered 90.5% of the vote, which leaves me with the question: who the hell are the 9.5% who DIDN’T vote for him!!!???