Jim Rice
| Full Name : | James Edward Rice |
| Public : | Jim Rice |
| Nickname : | Jim Ed, Boston Strongboy |
| Country : | United States (USA)  |
| DOB : | March 8, 1953 (Age 57) |
| Place : | Anderson, South Carolina |
| Height : | 6' 2" |
| Weight : | 205 lbs. |
| Sport : | Baseball - MLB |
| Team : | Retired |
| Level : | Professional |
| Status : | Hall of Fame |
| Boston Red Sox | |
| Left Fielder | |
| Jersey # 14 | |
| Batted : Right | Threw : Right |
MLB Team :
Boston Red Sox (1974 - 1989)
Achievements :
8× MLB All-Star (1977 - 1980, 1983 - 1986)
2× Silver Slugger Award (1983, 1984)
1978 AL MVP
Post Career Honors :
Baseball Hall of Fame, inducted in 2009
Boston Red Sox retired #14
(Updated August 4, 2009)
James Edward Rice, or Jim Rice, is a retired professional baseball player who spent his entire career as left fielder for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was known as a prolific slugger during his prime, and led the league in home runs, RBIs and slugging average.
Rice made his Major League debut for the Red Sox on August 19, 1974, after he became the Rookie of the Year, MVP and Triple Crown champion in the AAA the previous season. He and a fellow rookie Fred Lynn were promoted at the same time, and were known as the "Gold Dust Twins".
In 1977, Rice started his batting campaign, wherein he ended leading the AL in home runs in three seasons, in RBI twice and slugging average twice throughout his career. He was awarded the Silver Slugger in 1983 and 1984. By the time of his retirement in 1989, Rice had compiled a .298 batting average, 382 home runs, 1,451 RBIs, 1,249 runs scored, 2,452 hits, and 4,129 total bases. He became the only athlete in Major League history to log over 200 hits while hitting 39 or more home runs for three consecutive years.
Rice was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 26, 2009. The Red Sox retired his #14 jersey two days later.
