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James Edward Rice

Left fielder

James Edward Rice is born March 8, 1953. This baseball player is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball.

Jim Rice played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox from 1974 to 1989.

An 8-time American League (AL) All-Star, he was named the AL's Most Valuable Player in 1978 after becoming the first major league player in 19 years to hit for 400 total bases, and went on to become the ninth player to lead the major leagues in total bases in consecutive seasons, and join Ty Cobb as one of two players to lead the AL in total bases three years in a row.

James Rice batted .300 seven times, collected 100 runs batted in (RBI) eight times and 200 hits four times, and had eleven seasons with 20 home runs, also leading the league in home runs three times, RBIs and slugging average twice each.