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The greatest contact hitter in Twins history, Rod Carew won the 1977 AL Most Valuable Player Award, setting a Twins record with a .388 batting average. Carew appeared in 18 straight All-Star Games and led the AL in hits three times, with his 239 hits in 1977 being twelfth most at the time. He won seven AL batting titles, the second most AL batting titles in history behind Ty Cobb, and on July 12, 2016 the AL batting title was renamed to the Rod Carew American League batting title.
Presented is an OAL (Brown) baseball autographed by Rod Carew. He signed it on the sweet spot in black ballpoint pen (“9”) with the inscription, “HOF 7/21/91”. The ball itself shows toning from age.
Authentication: JSA Basic Cert & Sticker