1924
Born February 11, 1924
Morganette, WV, USA
Hal Rice Notable
b. February 11, 1924 · St. Louis Cardinals 1948–1953, Pittsburgh Pirates 1953–1954, Chicago Cubs 1954
Hal Rice played for three clubs across seven seasons as a left fielder, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1948 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1954.
Across 424 games he batted .260, with 307 hits and 129 runs. He finished with 19 home runs, 52 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He played 317 games in the outfield, with 585 putouts and 20 errors.
He was born in Morganette, WV, USA on February 11, 1924, and died on December 22, 1997. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | STL | 8 | 31 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .323 |
| 1949 | STL | 40 | 46 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .196 |
| 1950 | STL | 44 | 128 | 12 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 0 | .211 |
| 1951 | STL | 69 | 236 | 20 | 60 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 22 | 0 | .254 |
| 1952 | STL | 98 | 295 | 37 | 85 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 16 | 26 | 1 | .288 |
| 1953 | PIT/STL | 86 | 294 | 39 | 91 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 17 | 25 | 0 | .310 |
| 1954 | CHC/PIT | 79 | 153 | 15 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 22 | 39 | 0 | .163 |
| Career | — | 424 | 1183 | 129 | 307 | 52 | 12 | 19 | 162 | 94 | 133 | 1 | .260 |
On this day & linked events
1997
Died December 22, 1997
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain