James Edward "Jim" Rice (born March 8, 1953 in Anderson, South Carolina) is a former baseball player with the American League's Boston Red Sox from 1974 to 1989. Like Carl Yastrzemski and Ted Williams before him, Rice was a power-hitting left fielder who played his entire career for the Red Sox.

Notable seasons

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Rice was promoted in the Red Sox organization to being a full time player in 1975, after he was AAA's International League Rookie of the Year, Most Valuable Player, and Triple Crown winner in 1974. He and fellow rookie teammate Fred Lynn were brought up to the Red Sox at the same time, and were known as the "Gold Dust Twins". Rice finished in second place for the 1975 American League's Rookie of the Year honors, and third in the Most Valuable Player voting, with Lynn winning both awards. The Red Sox qualifed for postseason play, but Rice did not play in either the 1975 League Championship Series or World Series because of a wrist injury sustained during last week of the regular season. A disappointed Rice appeared during the postseason player introductions, in uniform and without the cast on his wrist. He removed the cast the night before, and announced that he was fit to play. The Red Sox management acting with a level head had persuaded him that healing would be in the best future interest of both Rice and the Red Sox. The Red Sox would go on to lose the World Series, 4 games to 3, to the Cincinnati Reds of the National League.

In 1978, Rice won the Most Valuable Player award in a campaign where he hit .315 (3rd in the league) and led the league in home runs (46), RBIs (139), hits (213), triples (15) and slugging percentage (.600). No other American League player has ever led the league in home runs and triples in the same season, and he is the only player ever to lead his league, and Major-league Baseball in triples, home runs, and RBIs in the same season. His 406 total bases that year was the most in the A.L. since Joe DiMaggio had 418 in 1937, and it made Rice the first major leaguer with 400 or more total bases since Hank Aaron's 400 in 1959. This feat wasn't repeated again until 1997 when Larry Walker had 409.

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@wearemissiles reminds me of that LJ bet I made with Jim Rice
kylelibra (Kyle Libra) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:09:06 -0000
@wearemissiles reminds me of that LJ bet I made with Jim Rice
@onlythursday ah, sweet Jim's Nachos and their cheesy chicken and rice dish. Mmmmmmm. You want it for dinner now, don't you?
djneighbor (Daniel Hudgins) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:59:06 -0000
@onlythursday ah, sweet Jim's Nachos and their cheesy chicken and rice dish. Mmmmmmm. You want it for dinner now, don't you?
oo boy i made tortilla soup its good ..with rice and chips ..wow..better then Jim's
bluejade1463 (Cynthia) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:09:26 -0000
oo boy i made tortilla soup its good ..with rice and chips ..wow..better then Jim's
Smokehouse special today is Jim Beam and mesquite wood smoked Halibut on top of a spanish butter rice with spaghetti squash
PonteWinery (Ponte Winery) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:17:49 -0000
Smokehouse special today is Jim Beam and mesquite wood smoked Halibut on top of a spanish butter rice with spaghetti squash
@Bharks Maybe Jim Rice will trade?
bigleaguestew ('Duk ) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:33:38 -0000
@Bharks Maybe Jim Rice will trade?
@bigleaguestew Jim Rice was the most feared terrorist jumper of his era. No one jumped more terrorists in the 80s than Jack Morris.
craigcalcaterra (Craig Calcaterra) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:57:14 -0000
@bigleaguestew Jim Rice was the most feared terrorist jumper of his era. No one jumped more terrorists in the 80s than Jack Morris.

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