Most hitters dream about .300 and a select few flirt with .400. But after a three-hit game on May 6, 1983, Rod Carew found himself carrying a .500 average deeper into the season than anyone could remember.
🕵️ Inside The Original Newspaper Coverage you’ll learn:
The challenge Carew says nobody talks about
Why a previous batting race became overwhelming
A funny complaint about photographers and reporters
A game-by-game tally of his extraordinary start
🕵️ Replay Today: June 13, 1971
Travel back 55 years ago to the day, and experience baseball as fans saw it that day with one original newspaper page featuring:
17-year-old future Angels star is signed
Bay Area teams leading the way
Phillies second baseman enters the record book
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