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- named him MVP for the
- season.
-
- Rod won seven batting
- crowns during his career,
- but he wasnΓÇÖt known as a power hitter. In
- 1972, he was the first major leaguer to win
- a batting title without hitting a home run. He
- was known as a great runner, though, and
- many of his more than 3,000 hits were bunts
- or infield singles. He also holds the American
- League record for stealing home the most
- times in a single season (seven, which also
- ties the major league mark).
-
- Rod became a California Angel in 1979.
- After he retired, both the Angels and the
- Twins retired his uniform number (29).
- He entered the Hall of Fame in 1991.