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Del Rice
Delbert Rice
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: October 27, 1922 in Portsmouth, OH
High School: Portsmouth (Portsmouth, OH)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1941. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 2, 1945
Final Game: August 31, 1961
Died: January 26, 1983 in Buena Park, CA
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1945 22 STL NL 83 277 253 27 66 17 3 1 28 0 16 33 .261 .313 .364 .676 85 92 8 3 5 2
1946 23 STL NL 55 150 139 10 38 8 1 1 12 0 8 16 .273 .313 .367 .680 89 51 5 0 3 2
1947 24 STL NL 97 301 261 28 57 7 3 12 44 1 36 40 .218 .315 .406 .722 87 106 5 1 3 2
1948 25 STL NL 100 338 290 24 57 10 1 4 34 1 37 46 .197 .298 .279 .578 53 81 6 5 6 2
1949 26 STL NL 92 325 284 25 67 16 1 4 29 0 30 40 .236 .320 .342 .661 74 97 6 5 6 2
1950 27 STL NL 130 471 414 39 101 20 3 9 54 0 43 65 .244 .323 .372 .694 78 154 11 5 9 *2
1951 28 STL NL 122 419 374 34 94 13 1 9 47 0 0 34 26 .251 .319 .364 .682 82 136 11 3 8 *2
1952 29 STL NL 147 537 495 43 128 27 2 11 65 0 1 33 38 .259 .313 .388 .701 93 192 12 6 3 *2
1953 30 STL NL 135 480 419 32 99 22 1 6 37 0 0 48 49 .236 .323 .337 .660 72 141 13 6 7 *2 AS
1954 31 STL NL 56 167 147 13 37 10 1 2 16 0 1 16 21 .252 .321 .374 .695 81 55 3 0 2 2 2
1955 32 TOT NL 47 146 130 11 26 3 1 3 14 0 0 13 18 .200 .271 .308 .579 55 40 3 0 2 1 2 2
1955 32 STL NL 20 68 59 6 12 3 0 1 7 0 0 7 6 .203 .284 .305 .589 58 18 2 0 1 1 0 2
1955 32 MLN NL 27 78 71 5 14 0 1 2 7 0 0 6 12 .197 .260 .310 .570 54 22 1 0 1 0 2 2
1956 33 MLN NL 71 208 188 15 40 9 1 3 17 0 0 18 34 .213 .282 .319 .601 66 60 5 0 2 0 7 2
1957 34 MLN NL 54 163 144 15 33 1 1 9 20 0 0 17 37 .229 .309 .438 .746 104 63 5 0 1 1 7 2
1958 35 MLN NL 43 132 121 10 27 7 0 1 8 0 0 8 30 .223 .271 .306 .577 58 37 3 0 3 0 1 2
1959 36 MLN NL 13 32 29 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 .207 .250 .207 .457 28 6 2 0 0 1 0 /2
1960 37 TOT MLB 20 59 55 2 12 3 0 0 4 0 0 3 7 .218 .254 .273 .527 45 15 4 0 0 1 1 2
1960 37 TOT NL 19 58 54 2 12 3 0 0 4 0 0 3 7 .222 .259 .278 .536 48 15 4 0 0 1 1 2
1960 37 CHC NL 18 55 52 2 12 3 0 0 4 0 0 2 7 .231 .255 .288 .543 49 15 3 0 0 1 1 2
1960 37 STL NL 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 -2 0 1 0 0 0 0 /2
1960 37 BAL AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1961 38 LAA AL 44 107 83 11 20 4 0 4 11 0 1 20 19 .241 .385 .434 .818 110 36 1 0 3 1 5 2
17 Seasons 1309 4312 3826 342 908 177 20 79 441 2 3 382 522 .237 .312 .356 .668 78 1362 103 34 63 7 23
162 Game Avg. 162 534 474 42 112 22 2 10 55 0 47 65 .237 .312 .356 .668 78 169 13 4 8
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
STL (12 yrs) 1038 3536 3137 281 756 153 17 60 373 2 2 309 380 .241 .316 .358 .674 79 1123 83 34 53 3 0
MLN (5 yrs) 208 613 553 48 120 17 3 15 53 0 0 51 116 .217 .282 .340 .622 71 188 16 0 7 2 17
LAA (1 yr) 44 107 83 11 20 4 0 4 11 0 1 20 19 .241 .385 .434 .818 110 36 1 0 3 1 5
CHC (1 yr) 18 55 52 2 12 3 0 0 4 0 0 2 7 .231 .255 .288 .543 49 15 3 0 0 1 1
BAL (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (16 yrs) 1264 4204 3742 331 888 173 20 75 430 2 2 362 503 .237 .310 .354 .664 77 1326 102 34 60 6 18
AL (2 yrs) 45 108 84 11 20 4 0 4 11 0 1 20 19 .238 .381 .429 .810 108 36 1 0 3 1 5

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1946 23 STL NL WS BOS W 3 8 6 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .500 .625 .667 1.292 4 0 0 0 0 2
1957 34 MLN NL WS NYY W 2 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 .286 .167 .452 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 5 15 12 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 .333 .467 .417 .883 5 0 0 0 0 2
2 WS 5 15 12 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 .333 .467 .417 .883 5 0 0 0 0 2

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1945 STL NL 22 C 77 325 284 39 2 6 .994 4.19 .978 3.83 7
1946 STL NL 23 C 53 213 196 12 5 0 .977 3.92 .980 4.24 1
1947 STL NL 24 C 94 421 380 33 8 7 .981 4.39 .981 4.37 7
1948 STL NL 25 C 99 495 447 46 2 5 .996 4.98 .980 4.41 3
1949 STL NL 26 C 92 387 355 29 3 4 .992 4.17 .982 4.39 2
1950 STL NL 27 C 130 645 572 63 10 12 .984 4.88 .982 4.53 9
1951 STL NL 28 C 120 521 447 66 8 12 .985 4.28 .981 4.43 5
1952 STL NL 29 C 147 764 677 81 6 8 .992 5.16 .984 4.84 7
1953 STL NL 30 C 135 695 627 60 8 6 .988 5.09 .984 4.66 8 AS
1954 STL NL 31 C 52 45 382.0 272 248 20 4 2 .985 -1.0 -3.1 -1 6.31 5.15 .986 5.36 4.57 3 9 9 4 31%
1955 TOT NL 32 C 40 37 314.0 187 164 18 5 3 .973 -3.0 -11.5 -3 5.22 4.55 .987 5.65 4.82 3 9 7 3 30%
1955 STL NL 32 C 18 18 144.1 83 74 6 3 1 .964 -2.0 -16.6 -2 4.99 4.44 .987 5.65 4.82 2 4 4 1 20%
1955 MLN NL 32 C 22 19 169.2 104 90 12 2 2 .981 -1.0 -7.1 -1 5.41 4.64 .988 5.65 4.82 1 5 3 2 40%
1956 MLN NL 33 C 65 59 497.0 297 271 21 5 2 .983 0.0 0.0 0 5.29 4.49 .985 5.83 5.01 0 7 4 2 33%
1957 MLN NL 34 C 48 44 374.2 251 235 14 2 3 .992 1.0 3.2 1 5.98 5.19 .988 5.98 4.99 1 7 14 8 36%
1958 MLN NL 35 C 38 33 287.2 188 174 13 1 1 .995 -1.0 -4.2 -1 5.85 4.92 .988 6.06 5.19 2 7 7 3 30%
1959 MLN NL 36 C 9 8 63.2 45 42 1 2 1 .956 -1.0 -18.8 -1 6.08 4.78 .989 6.35 5.24 2 2 1 0 0%
1960 TOT MLB 37 C 20 17 154.2 100 90 7 3 0 .970 -1.0 -7.8 -1 5.64 4.85 .986 6.57 5.40 2 4 12 6 33%
1960 TOT NL 37 C 19 17 151.2 99 89 7 3 0 .970 -1.0 -7.9 -1 5.70 5.05 .986 6.58 5.41 2 4 12 6 33%
1960 CHC NL 37 C 18 16 143.2 95 85 7 3 0 .968 -1.0 -8.4 -1 5.76 5.11 .986 6.58 5.41 2 4 12 6 33%
1960 STL NL 37 C 1 1 8.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 4.50 4.00 .975 6.52 5.40 0 0 0 0
1960 BAL AL 37 C 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 6.00 5.10 0 0 0 0
1961 LAA AL 38 C 30 27 209.2 159 144 14 1 0 .994 0.0 0.0 0 6.78 5.27 .989 6.21 5.44 3 12 11 10 48%
17 Seasons C 1249 270 2283.1 5965 5353 537 75 72 .987 -6.0 -3.2 -6 23.22 4.72 .983 5.88 4.60 65 57 65 36 36%
17 Seasons TOT 1249 270 2283.1 5965 5353 537 75 72 .987 -6.0 -3.2 -6 23.22 4.72 .970 5.88 4.60 65 57 65 36 36%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1966 BBWAA ( 0.7%)

All-Star Games
1953

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1948 NL  5 (2nd)
1949 NL  5 (6th)
1950 NL  5 (7th)
1952 NL  6 (6th)
1953 NL  6 (5th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1950 NL  9 (9th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 18 (852), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 22 (639), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1941 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

June 3, 1955: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Milwaukee Braves for Pete Whisenant.

August 26, 1959: Released by the Milwaukee Braves.

October 30, 1959: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

June 4, 1960: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

August 13, 1960: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

September 7, 1960: Selected off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles from the St. Louis Cardinals.

October 13, 1960: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

December 29, 1960: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Angels.

October 19, 1961: Released by the Los Angeles Angels.

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