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Del Rice

Delbert W. Rice

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: October 27, 1922 in Portsmouth, OH
High School: Portsmouth HS (Portsmouth, OH)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1941. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 2, 1945 (Age 22)   vs. PIT 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Braves/Angels/Cubs/Orioles 1945-1961

Final Game: August 31, 1961 (Age 38)   vs. KCA 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Died: January 26, 1983 in Buena Park, CA
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Career Home Runs

For all seasons after 1973, the play-by-play data is complete (summary of missing data for pre-1974). For some games from 1954 to 1973, we do not have complete play-by-play.

Del Rice: 79 Career Home Runs

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 9 tying, 15 go ahead, 25 lacking some details
3 Tms
STL60
MLN15
LAA4
 
vs LHP42
vs RHP37
 
Away48
Home31
 
Leverage
High Lev11
Medium Lev16
Low Lev22
11 Opps
BRO16
NYG15
CHC11
PIT10
PHI10
CIN6
BSN/MLN5
STL2
KCA2
WSA1
CHW1
58 Pitchers
Dave Koslo5
Preacher Roe5
Joe Hatten3
Oscar Judd3
Warren Spahn3
Bob Chipman2
Don Elston2
Harvey Haddix2
Johnny Schmitz2
Larry Jansen2
Norm Bass2
Curt Simmons2
Paul Minner1
Max Surkont1
Bob Friend1
Ed Roebuck1
Ken Raffensberger1
Bob Milliken1
Billy Pierce1
Jackie Collum1
11 Parks
Sprtsmn3/Busch28
Ebbets Fld10
Polo Grounds8
Wrigley Fld7
Forbes Fld7
Shibe Pk6
Crosley Fld5
County Stad4
Munic. Stad2
GriffithStad1
Wrigley (LA)1
Where Hit
737
Unk34
94
83
781
General field locations when available.
 
 
Game Totals
1·HR gms77
2·HR gms1
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
 
OrderPos
8th46
Unk23
7th6
6th3
9th1
Outs
Unk26
123
216
014
 
DefPos
C77
PH2
Bases
Unk30
---24
1--13
--33
-2-3
12-2
-232
1231
1-31
 
131 RBI
RISP12
0 on41
1 on27
2 on8
3 on3
Any on38
Inning
11
220
38
411
58
66
78
86
98
Extra3
 
1-329
4-625
7-end25
RelScore
+4..8
+32
+25
+17
Tied12
-19
-23
-33
-4..5
Unk25
 
Ahead22
Tied12
Behind20
Unk25
Before event, for batter

Play By Play

View Pitches · WE and WPA Explanation
1945 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
1 1 1 1 1945-09-30 STL @ CIN Johnny Hetki tied 2-2 t 12 1 8 2
1946 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
2 2 1 1 1946-06-09 (1) STL PHI Oscar Judd b 2 1 2
1947 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
3 3 1 1 1947-04-26 STL @ CHC Bob Chipman t 7 1 2
4 4 2 1 1947-05-19 STL PHI Oscar Judd b 5 2 2
5 5 3 1 1947-05-21 STL BRO Joe Hatten behind 0-2 b 5 0 1 8 2
6 6 4 1 1947-06-10 STL @ PHI Oscar Judd t 4 1 2
7 7 5 1 1947-06-20 STL NYG Dave Koslo ahead 1-0 b 2 2 1 8 2
8 8 6 1 1947-07-11 (1) STL @ NYG Dave Koslo t 5 3 8 2
9 9 7 1 1947-07-12 (2) STL @ NYG Ken Trinkle t 9 2 2
10 10 8 1 1947-07-28 STL BSN Warren Spahn b 8 3 2
11 11 9 1 1947-08-05 STL @ CHC Claude Passeau t 4 4 2
12 12 10 1 1947-08-15 STL @ PIT Tiny Bonham t 4 1 2
13 13 11 1 1947-08-19 STL @ BRO Hank Behrman ahead 3-1 t 3 1 2 8 2
14 14 12 1 1947-09-01 (2) STL PIT Preacher Roe b 7 1 2
1948 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
15 15 1 1 1948-06-26 STL @ BRO Joe Hatten ahead 2-0 t 2 0 1 8 2
16 16 2 1 1948-07-22 (1) STL NYG Sheldon Jones b 2 2 2
17 17 3 1 1948-08-14 STL @ PIT Fritz Ostermueller t 4 4 2
18 18 4 1 1948-08-16 STL @ CHC Ralph Hamner t 2 2 2
1949 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
19 19 1 1 1949-06-12 (1) STL @ PHI Curt Simmons t 4 1 2
20 20 2 1 1949-08-17 STL @ CIN Ken Raffensberger t 2 2 2
21 21 3 1 1949-09-03 STL CIN Johnny Vander Meer b 3 1 2
22 22 4 1 1949-09-20 STL PHI Ken Heintzelman b 2 2 2
1950 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
23 23 1 1 1950-04-30 STL CHC Johnny Schmitz tied 0-0 b 13 1 --- 1 7 2 0.414 100% Walk-Off Home Run
24 24 2 1 1950-07-19 (1) STL NYG Larry Jansen ahead 6-1 b 3 2 1-3 3 8 2 0.053 98% Home Run (LF-CF); Slaughter Scores; Howerton Scores
25 25 3 1 1950-07-25 STL @ BRO Preacher Roe behind 4-5 t 8 1 12- 3 8 2 0.493 84% Home Run; Marion Scores; Kazak Scores
26 26 4 1 1950-07-27 STL @ BRO Rex Barney ahead 8-1 t 9 0 --3 2 8 2 0.000 100% Home Run; Marion Scores
27 27 5 1 1950-08-14 STL @ CHC Doyle Lade behind 2-4 t 7 0 1-- 2 8 2 0.255 50% Home Run; Nelson Scores
28 28 6 1 1950-08-21 STL BSN Johnny Sain tied 2-2 b 2 1 -2- 2 8 2 0.155 73% Home Run (Deep LF); Nelson Scores
29 29 7 1 1950-08-24 STL NYG Dave Koslo b 5 2 2
30 30 8 1 1950-08-28 STL BRO Preacher Roe tied 0-0 b 3 1 --- 1 8 2 0.114 64% Home Run
31 31 9 1 1950-09-16 STL @ BRO Carl Erskine tied 3-3 t 9 0 --- 1 8 2 0.329 83% Home Run
1951 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
32 32 1 1 1951-05-07 STL @ BRO Preacher Roe behind 1-2 t 9 2 --- 1 6 2 0.358 40% Home Run
33 33 2 1 1951-06-04 STL @ NYG George Spencer ahead 5-1 t 8 1 --3 2 8 2 0.017 99% Home Run; Johnson Scores
34 34 3 1 1951-06-13 STL BRO Joe Hatten behind 0-3 b 4 2 -23 3 8 2 0.291 51% Home Run; Slaughter Scores; Johnson Scores
35 35 4 1 1951-07-13 STL @ NYG Dave Koslo behind 1-8 t 5 0 --- 1 8 2 0.015 4% Home Run
36 36 5 1 1951-07-15 (1) STL @ PHI Ken Johnson ahead 4-3 t 7 2 --- 1 8 2 0.140 80% Home Run (Deep LF)
37 37 6 1 1951-07-16 STL @ PHI Russ Meyer tied 0-0 t 3 1 --- 1 8 2 0.120 59% Home Run (Deep LF)
38 38 7 1 1951-08-07 STL PIT Junior Walsh b 5 3 2
39 39 8 1 1951-08-24 STL @ NYG Dave Koslo behind 1-4 t 7 1 --- 1 8 2 0.067 15% Home Run
40 40 9 1 1951-09-15 STL BSN Bob Chipman ahead 4-1 b 3 2 1-- 2 8 2 0.097 93% Home Run; Walker Scores
1952 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
41 41 1 1 1952-04-18 STL @ CHC Bob Rush tied 1-1 t 6 1 1-- 2 8 2 0.272 78% Home Run; Johnson Scores
42 42 2 1 1952-05-21 (1) STL @ NYG Larry Jansen ahead 1-0 t 4 1 --- 1 8 2 0.116 72% Home Run
43 43 3 1 1952-06-12 STL BRO Johnny Schmitz ahead 14-8 b 8 0 --- 1 8 2 0.001 100% Home Run
44 44 4 1 1952-06-24 (2) STL @ BRO Clem Labine ahead 5-4 t 6 2 1-- 2 7 2 0.215 86% Home Run; Johnson Scores
45 45 5 1 1952-06-29 STL @ PIT Howie Pollet t 2 1 2
46 46 6 1 1952-07-06 (2) STL PIT Paul LaPalme b 2 1 2
47 47 7 1 1952-07-16 STL NYG Monty Kennedy behind 0-7 b 6 0 1-- 2 7 2 0.027 5% Home Run; Rice Scores
48 48 8 1 1952-07-28 STL @ BRO Ben Wade ahead 2-0 t 6 1 --- 1 6 2 0.089 86% Home Run
49 49 9 1 1952-08-06 (1) STL @ PIT Bob Friend t 5 1 2
50 50 10 1 1952-08-24 STL BRO Preacher Roe behind 1-9 b 6 2 --3 2 6 2 0.010 2% Home Run; Musial Scores
51 51 11 1 1952-09-01 (1) STL @ CIN Bubba Church t 1 1 2
1953 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
52 52 1 1 1953-04-20 STL MLN Warren Spahn b 2 1 2
53 53 2 1 1953-05-30 (1) STL MLN Warren Spahn behind 0-5 b 6 2 1-- 2 7 2 0.077 12% Home Run; Bilko Scores
54 54 3 1 1953-06-09 STL @ PIT Bob Hall behind 2-3 t 4 1 --- 1 8 2 0.122 47% Home Run
55 55 4 1 1953-06-23 STL NYG Al Corwin ahead 10-3 b 4 1 123 4 8 2 0.011 100% Home Run; Bilko Scores; Slaughter Scores; Jablonski Scores
56 56 5 1 1953-07-01 STL CHC Warren Hacker b 2 1 8 2
57 57 6 1 1953-08-31 STL @ BRO Bob Milliken behind 0-1 t 3 0 --- 1 8 2 0.106 50% Home Run (Line Drive)
1954 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
58 58 1 1 1954-05-09 (1) STL @ CIN Howie Judson behind 0-3 t 2 0 1-- 2 8 2 0.140 40% Home Run; Frazier Scores
59 59 2 1 1954-05-26 STL CHC Paul Minner behind 0-1 b 2 2 1-- 2 8 2 0.209 62% Home Run; Jablonski Scores
1955 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
60 60 1 1 1955-04-30 STL @ NYG Don Liddle tied 2-2 t 4 1 --- 1 7 2 0.128 60% Home Run
61 61 2 1 1955-06-12 (2) MLN @ PIT Max Surkont ahead 2-0 t 2 1 --- 1 8 2 0.085 77% Home Run
62 62 3 1 1955-08-31 MLN @ BRO Ed Roebuck ahead 11-5 t 7 1 1-- 2 8 2 0.012 99% Home Run (Fly Ball); Crowe Scores
1956 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
63 63 1 1 1956-04-22 (2) MLN @ STL Jackie Collum ahead 12-5 t 9 1 --- 1 8 2 0.000 100% Home Run
64 64 2 1 1956-06-23 MLN @ NYG Johnny Antonelli behind 0-1 t 9 0 --- 1 9 PH 0.344 50% Home Run
65 65 3 1 1956-08-21 (2) MLN NYG Joe Margoneri ahead 1-0 b 2 2 1-- 2 8 2 0.177 82% Home Run; Pafko Scores
1957 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
66 66 1 1 1957-05-26 (2) MLN @ CHC Don Elston tied 2-2 t 7 2 --- 1 8 2 0.227 66% Home Run (Deep RF)
67 67 2 1 1957-05-30 (1) MLN CHC Jim Brosnan ahead 3-2 b 8 2 1-- 2 8 2 0.110 97% Home Run (Deep LF); Bruton Scores
68 68 3 1 1957-06-15 MLN @ PHI Harvey Haddix behind 1-2 t 5 1 -2- 2 8 2 0.244 62% Home Run (Deep LF); O'Connell Scores
69 69 4 1 1957-07-18 MLN @ PHI Curt Simmons tied 0-0 t 2 2 1-- 2 8 2 0.207 68% Home Run (Deep LF); DeMerit Scores
70 70 5 1 1957-08-04 MLN BRO Sal Maglie ahead 2-1 b 2 1 --- 1 8 2 0.102 75% Home Run (Fly Ball)
71 71 6 1 1957-08-31 MLN @ CIN Tom Acker ahead 8-3 t 7 1 12- 3 8 2 0.023 100% Home Run (Deep RF); Pafko Scores; Covington Scores
72 72 7 1 1957-09-04 MLN @ STL Herm Wehmeier behind 0-4 t 2 1 -23 3 8 2 0.153 37% Home Run (Deep LF); Hazle Scores; Mantilla Scores
73 73 8 1 1957-09-16 MLN PHI Harvey Haddix tied 0-0 b 3 0 --- 1 8 2 0.124 68% Home Run (Deep LF)
74 74 9 1 1957-09-21 MLN @ CHC Don Elston ahead 5-2 t 9 2 --- 1 8 2 0.021 98% Home Run (Deep LF)
1958 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
75 75 1 1 1958-09-06 MLN @ PIT Bob Smith behind 5-6 t 8 2 --- 1 8 2 0.266 42% Home Run
1961 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
76 76 1 1 1961-05-18 LAA CHW Billy Pierce behind 0-2 b 2 0 1-- 2 7 2 0.161 55% Home Run (Deep CF); Averill Scores
77 77 2 1 1961-06-18 LAA @ KCA Norm Bass behind 2-3 t 9 0 --- 1 8 PH 0.336 50% Home Run (Deep LF)
78 78 3 2 1961-06-18 LAA @ KCA Norm Bass tied 3-3 t 11 1 -2- 2 8 2 0.359 92% Home Run (Deep LF Line); Averill Scores
79 79 4 1 1961-07-16 (2) LAA @ WSA Tom Cheney ahead 2-0 t 4 1 --- 1 8 2 0.090 81% Home Run (Deep LF)

About the SABR Home Run Encyclopedia

Much of the data on Baseball-Reference.com's Home Run Logs comes from the Tattersall/McConnell Home Run Log, a database of all homers hit in the major leagues since 1876. This project was begun in the 1940's by John C. Tattersall and was continued after Tattersall's death in 1981 by Bob McConnell, one of SABR's original 16 members. David Vincent, another SABR member, has since assumed the leadership of the project. Baseball-Reference.com has licensed this remarkable database from the Society for American Baseball Research. All credit for the data therein goes to the intrepid researchers who digitized this data from archival sources.

For years from 1916 to 2013, RetroSheet play-by-play data has been used whenever the home run occurred in a game for which we have complete play-by-play data.

There are a handful of cases where the home run logs totals do not agree with the totals on our player pages. We are working to reconcile all of those differences, but believe that in all cases the Home Run Encyclopedia is correct.