...doing things like that. But what can you do?" Shades of Rod Carew It was a fearless play, seldom seen since Billy Martin managed the 1969 Twins when Rod Carew stole home seven times. With Thursday's Class AA quarterfinal...

...team. Griffith said his words were taken out of context, but civil rights groups called for a boycott of Twins games. Rod Carew, whose contract was soon to expire, said he would no longer play on Griffith's ''plantation.'' Carew left Minnesota...

...Lawton drew four walks. ... Guzman is just five triples shy of the Twins' single-season club record of 16 set by Rod Carew in 1977. ... Minnesota's 24 triples are best in the AL and second-best in the majors behind Colorado's 30...

...Minnesota's Cristian Guzman hit his major league-leading 13th triple in the fifth. He is three shy of tying Rod Carew's team record set in 1977. ... The game drew 30,116 to the Metrodome, the third-largest crowd of the year...

...The Godfather" dominated the box office, the Dow Jones industrial average was just cracking 1,000 and the Twins' Rod Carew led the American League with a .318 batting average. Twenty-eight years later, polls show George W. Bush has a strong...

...stranded at third after hitting his major league-leading 15th triple with one out in the first. Guzman is one shy of Rod Carew's Minnesota record for triples, set in 1977. ... The series drew 113,627 fans to Comerica Park, including sellout...

...Quinton McCracken from Triple-A Durham to replace Canseco. ... Cristian Guzman tied a the Twins' team record held by Rod Carew (1977) in the first inning with his 16th triple of the season MINNESOTA TAMPA BAY ab r h bi ab r h bi CGzmn ss 5 1 1...

...Back the Clock Night, Matt Lawton was a throwback to Rod Carew. The Twins and Toronto Blue Jays wore replica jerseys...record with his 17th triple, breaking the mark set by Rod Carew in 1977. Guzman is on pace for 24 triples. The AL record...

...also were on the club's 25th anniversary team: catcher Earl Battey, first baseman Harmon Killebrew, second baseman Rod Carew, shortstop Zoilo Versalles, left fielder Bob Allison, center fielder Cesar Tovar, right fielder Tony Oliva, right-handed...

...wouldn't have been eligible for arbitration until 2002, has already broken the club season record for triples set by Rod Carew (16) in 1977 and was rated the fastest baserunner in the AL by league managers in a survey conducted by Baseball America...