Hal Rice
[edit] Biography
Hal Rice (Harold Housten Rice) was born on February 11, 1924 in Morganette, West Virginia. He made his Major League debut on September 25, 1948 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1951, his rookie year, he hit .254 with 4 home runs and 38 RBI. Rice played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 7 year career.
Most people believe that Hal Rice's best season was 1952, when he hit for a .288 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1948
| STL
| N
| 8
| 31
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 3
| .323
| .364
| .484
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| STL
| N
| 40
| 46
| 3
| 9
| 1
| 9
| .196
| .245
| .348
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| STL
| N
| 44
| 128
| 12
| 27
| 2
| 11
| .211
| .268
| .297
| 3
| 1
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1951
| STL
| N
| 69
| 236
| 20
| 60
| 4
| 38
| .254
| .323
| .364
| 12
| 1
| 24
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
|
| 1952
| STL
| N
| 98
| 295
| 37
| 85
| 7
| 45
| .288
| .325
| .441
| 14
| 5
| 16
| 26
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 9
|
| 1953
| STL
| N
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| PIT
| N
| 78
| 286
| 39
| 89
| 4
| 42
| .311
| .350
| .416
| 16
| 1
| 17
| 22
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1953
| TOT
| N
| 86
| 294
| 39
| 91
| 4
| 42
| .310
| .347
| .412
| 16
| 1
| 17
| 25
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1954
| PIT
| N
| 28
| 81
| 10
| 14
| 1
| 9
| .173
| .295
| .284
| 4
| 1
| 14
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1954
| CHI
| N
| 51
| 72
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 5
| .153
| .235
| .153
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1954
| TOT
| N
| 79
| 153
| 15
| 25
| 1
| 14
| .163
| .267
| .222
| 4
| 1
| 22
| 39
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 424
| 1183
| 129
| 307
| 19
| 162
| .260
| .314
| .372
| 52
| 12
| 94
| 133
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 26
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1948
| STL
| N
| OF
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1949
| STL
| N
| OF
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1950
| STL
| N
| OF
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 67
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1951
| STL
| N
| OF
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 116
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1952
| STL
| N
| OF
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 132
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1953
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 167
| 14
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1954
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 3
| 1
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 24
| 22
| 191.2
| 55
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 23
| 21
| 179.2
| 53
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 3.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1954
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 24
| 12
| 112
| 24
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .897
|
| 1954
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 21
| 12
| 108.1
| 21
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .885
|
| 1954
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 24
| 13
| 120.1
| 23
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .893
|
| 1954
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 26
| 21
| 183.1
| 53
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 48
| 34
| 303.2
| 79
| 5
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 24
| 13
| 120.1
| 23
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .893
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 26
| 21
| 183.1
| 53
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 317
| 34
| 303.2
| 585
| 34
| 20
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1941).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with cash to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Pete Castiglione (June 14, 1953).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Luis Marquez (June 14, 1954).
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