1901
Born November 22, 1901
Ware Station, IL, USA
Harry Rice Notable
b. November 22, 1901 · St. Louis Browns 1923–1927, Detroit Tigers 1928–1930, New York Yankees 1930, Washington Senators 1931, Cincinnati Reds 1933
Harry Rice played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1923 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1933.
Across 1,034 games he batted .299, with 1,118 hits and 620 runs. He finished with 48 home runs, 186 doubles, 63 triples and 59 stolen bases.
He played 911 games in the outfield, with 2,160 putouts and 80 errors.
He was born in Ware Station, IL, USA on November 22, 1901, and died on January 1, 1971. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | SLB | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1924 | SLB | 54 | 93 | 19 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | .280 |
| 1925 | SLB | 103 | 354 | 87 | 127 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 47 | 54 | 15 | 8 | .359 |
| 1926 | SLB | 148 | 578 | 86 | 181 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 59 | 63 | 40 | 10 | .313 |
| 1927 | SLB | 137 | 520 | 90 | 149 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 68 | 50 | 21 | 5 | .287 |
| 1928 | DET | 131 | 510 | 87 | 154 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 81 | 44 | 27 | 20 | .302 |
| 1929 | DET | 130 | 536 | 97 | 163 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 69 | 61 | 23 | 6 | .304 |
| 1930 | DET/NYY | 137 | 474 | 78 | 142 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 98 | 50 | 29 | 3 | .300 |
| 1931 | WSH | 47 | 162 | 32 | 43 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | .265 |
| 1933 | CIN | 143 | 510 | 44 | 133 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 54 | 35 | 24 | 4 | .261 |
| Career | — | 1034 | 3740 | 620 | 1118 | 186 | 63 | 48 | 506 | 376 | 194 | 59 | .299 |
On this day & linked events
1971
Died January 1, 1971
1923
Major-league debut: Harry Rice
Harry Rice made a major-league debut on April 18, 1923.
1933
Final major-league game: Harry Rice
Harry Rice played a final major-league game on October 1, 1933.
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