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Positions: OF-1543, DH-530

Full Name: James Edward Rice
Born: Mar 8,1953 in Anderson, South Carolina
Height: 6-2  Weight: 205  Bats: Right  Throws: Right
High School: T.L. Hanna (Anderson, South Carolina)  "Yellow Jackets"
College: None

Drafted: Selected by Boston Red Sox in 1st Round (15th overall) of 1971 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)

3+ Homers in a game 2x Aug 29,1977 and Aug 29,1983

40+ Homers in a Season MLB 1x 1978

Actors in Baseball Movies Fever Pitch

First Round Draft Pick 1971 (#15)

Hall of Famers Inducted in 2009

Home Run Derby Participant 1985

League MVP - Minors International League 1974

Major League All-Star Game 8x 1977-1980,1983-1986

MLB Most Valuable Player AL 1978

Player of the Month 4x Jul-1977 (AL),May-1978 (AL),Aug-1978 (AL),Sep-1980 (AL)

Player of the Week 6x Jul-10-1977, May-7-1978, Aug-13-1978, Sep-3-1978, Jun-10-1979, Jun-10-1984

Regional Home Run Leader South Carolina

Retired Numbers Red Sox (#14)

Same Franchise for 15 Years Boston Red Sox

Silver Slugger Award 2x AL (OF) 1983-1984

Topps All-Star Rookie 1975 (OF)

Signed by Scout: Mace Brown

MLB Debut: Aug 19,1974

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Awards (36)

1975	AL Rookie of the Year (Voting Rank: #2)
1975	AL MVP (Voting Rank: #3)

1977	Played in MLB All-Star Game
1977	AL MVP (Voting Rank: #4)

1978	Played in MLB All-Star Game
1978	American League Most Valuable Player

1979	AL MVP (Voting Rank: #5)
1979	Played in MLB All-Star Game

1980	Played in MLB All-Star Game

1982	AL MVP (Voting Rank: #19)

1983	AL Silver Slugger Award (OF)
1983	AL MVP (Voting Rank: #4)
1983	Played in MLB All-Star Game

1984	Played in MLB All-Star Game
1984	AL Silver Slugger Award (OF)
1984	AL MVP (Voting Rank: #13)

1985	Played in MLB All-Star Game

1986	AL MVP (Voting Rank: #3)
1986	Played in MLB All-Star Game

1995	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (137 votes - 29.78%)

1996	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (166 votes - 35.32%)

1997	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (178 votes - 37.63%)

1998	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (203 votes - 42.92%)

1999	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (146 votes - 29.38%)

2000	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (257 votes - 51.5%)

2001	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (298 votes - 57.86%)

2002	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (260 votes - 55.08%)

2003	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (259 votes - 52.22%)

2004	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (276 votes - 54.55%)

2005	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (307 votes - 59.5%)

2006	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (337 votes - 64.8%)
2006	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (337 votes - 64.8%)

2007	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (346 votes - 63.5%)

2008	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (392 votes - 72.2%)

2009	Elected to Hall of Fame (412 votes - 76.4%)
2009	Elected to Hall of Fame (412 votes - 76.4%)

Awards Notes: Includes Major League Baseball Awards since 1903 and other league awards since 1993. Awards include trophies, all-star selections, trophy voting record and hall-of-fame voting histories. Awards are generally updated once a year.