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Jim Rice
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Birthdate: 3/8/1953
Height / Weight: 6' 2" / 205 lbs.
Place of Birth: Anderson, SC, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Jim Rice was a power-hitting left-fielder for the Boston Red Sox from the mid-1970's through the 1980's. In his first full season, 1975, Rice hit 22 HRs, 102 RBIs, and batted .309.  He finished second in the American League's Rookie of the Year balloting to his teammate and AL MVP Fred Lynn.  Rice's heavy hitting helped the Red Sox win the pennant that year, but a pitch broke his hand in September, and he missed the World Series, in which the Red Sox lost to the Cincinnati Reds in seven games. 

In 1977, Rice led the AL with 39 HR's and a slugging pct of .593, while batting .320 with 114 RBIs. The following year, Rice was the AL's MVP, hitting .315, and leading the league with 46 HRs, 139 RBIs, 213 hits, 15 triples, and a .600-slugging pct.  In 1979, it was more of the same.  Rice pounded 39 HR's, 130 RBI's and batted .325.  He played his entire career with the Red Sox, making the All-Star team 8 times.

Rice never possessed speed and set a major league record by grounding into 36 double plays in 1984. He also led the league in that dubious honor foufrom 1982-85. His 315 lifetime double plays are the third highest in baseball's history.

He is the only player in Major League Baseball to have 3 consecutive seasons with at least 200 hits and 39 HRs.  In 2007, he received 63.5% of the eligible votes for the Hall of Fame, falling short of the 75% needed for induction.  Jim Rice's career: .298 BA, 2,452 hits, 373 D's, 382 HR's, 1,451 RBI's, .356 on-base-pct and a .502 slugging pct.


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
16 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1974 BOS (AL) 24 67 6 18 2 1 1 13 4 12 0 0 0 1 0 3 .269 .307 SLG
1975 BOS (AL) 144 564 92 174 29 4 22 102 36 122 10 5 7 4 1 8 .309 .350 SLG
1976 BOS (AL) 153 581 75 164 25 8 25 85 28 123 8 5 2 4 2 9 .282 .315 SLG
1977 BOS (AL) 160 644 104 206 29 15 39 114 53 120 5 4 10 8 0 5 .320 .376 SLG
1978 BOS (AL) 163 677 121 213 25 15 46 139 58 126 7 5 7 5 1 5 .315 .370 SLG
1979 BOS (AL) 158 619 117 201 39 6 39 130 57 97 9 4 4 4 0 8 .325 .381 SLG
1980 BOS (AL) 124 504 81 148 22 6 24 86 30 87 8 3 5 4 1 3 .294 .336 SLG
1981 BOS (AL) 108 451 51 128 18 1 17 62 34 76 2 2 3 3 0 7 .284 .333 SLG
1982 BOS (AL) 145 573 86 177 24 5 24 97 55 98 0 1 6 7 0 3 .309 .375 SLG
1983 BOS (AL) 155 626 90 191 34 1 39 126 52 102 0 2 10 6 0 5 .305 .361 SLG
1984 BOS (AL) 159 657 98 184 25 7 28 122 44 102 4 0 8 1 0 6 .280 .323 SLG
1985 BOS (AL) 140 546 85 159 20 3 27 103 51 75 2 0 5 2 0 9 .291 .349 SLG
1986 BOS (AL) 157 618 98 200 39 2 20 110 62 78 0 1 5 4 0 9 .324 .384 SLG
1987 BOS (AL) 108 404 66 112 14 0 13 62 45 77 1 1 3 7 0 3 .277 .357 SLG
1988 BOS (AL) 135 485 57 128 18 3 15 72 48 89 1 1 2 3 0 6 .264 .330 SLG
1989 BOS (AL) 56 209 22 49 10 2 3 28 13 39 1 0 0 1 0 5 .234 .276 SLG
16 years   2089 8225 1249 2452 373 79 382 1451 670 1423 58 34 77 64 5 94 .298 .352 .SLG



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