- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991.
- Rookie of the Year (1967) and American League MVP (1977).
- Played in 18 All-Star games.
- Played second base until 1976 (where he switched to first).
- Anaheim Angels Career Leader in Batting Average (.314).
- Anaheim Angels Career On-Base Percentage Leader (.393).
- Minnesota Twins All-Time On Base Percentage Leader (.393).
- Minnesota Twins All-Time Batting Average Leader (.334).
- He and Ty Cobb are tied for the major-league record for most steals of home plate in a season with seven.
- In his 1977 MVP year with the Minnesota Twins, he led the majors in batting average (.388), runs scored (128), hits (239), singles (171), triples (16), on-base percentage (.449), and intentional walks (15). He also posted career highs in doubles (38), home runs (14), and runs batted in (100).
- Won seven batting titles (leading league in batting average).
- Made major league debut on 11 April 1967.
- Hitting coach with the California/Anaheim Angels (1992-2000[start]) and Milwaukee Brewers (2000[end]-2001).
- Played for the American League's Minnesota Twins (1967-1978) and California Angels (1979-1985).
- Induced into the Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.
- Suffered a massive heart attack while on a California golf course. Carew recovered sufficiently to take part in the Twins' spring training as an instructor and coach. He told reporters that he will eventually need a heart transplant. [February 2016].
- Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991 with 90.5% of votes.
- The youngest of Carew's three daughters from his first marriage, Michelle, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in September 1995. Because of her heritage (Carew is West Indian and Panamanian; his ex-wife is Russian-Jewish), a matching donor could not be found. Michelle died on April 17, 1996, age 18, 6 weeks after an umbilical cord blood transplant was performed in an attempt to save her life.
- Born on a train, he was named for the doctor who delivered him.
- Underwent a heart and kidney transplant. The donor was former NFL player Konrad Reuland, who once met Carew, and attended middle school with Carew's children. [December 16, 2016].
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