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Carew won the American League's Rookie of the Year award in and was elected to the first of 18 consecutive All-Star game appearances.

Carew stole home seven times in the 1969 season to lead the majors, just missing Ty Cobb's Major League record of eight and the most in the major leagues since Pete Reiser stole seven for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1946.

Carew's career total of 17 steals of home currently puts him tied for 17th on the list with former New York Giant MVP Larry Doyle and fellow Hall of Famer Eddie Collins.

In, Carew led the American League in batting, hitting. 318, and remarkably, without hitting a single home run for the only time in his career.

Carew is to date the only player in the American League or in the modern era to win the batting title with no home runs.

In 1975, Carew joined Ty Cobb as the only players to lead both the American and National Leagues in batting average for three consecutive seasons.

In the season, Carew batted. 388, which was the highest since Boston's Ted Williams hit. 406 in, and won the American League's Most Valuable Player award.