Sam Rice
Edgar Charles Rice
Born: February 20, 1890
Morocco, IN USA
Deceased: 1974
Rossmoor, MD USA
Primary Position: RF
All Position(s) Played: P, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 150
Career: 1915-1934
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1963.
Minor League Statistics
Sam Rice compiled a career batting average of .322 with 34 home runs and 1078 RBI in his 2405-game career with the Washington Senators and Cleveland Indians. He began playing during the 1915 season and last took the field during the 1934 campaign. Rice was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1963.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | AL | Washington Senators | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| 1916 | AL | Washington Senators | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.95 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.3 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 86 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.52 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39.3 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 156 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | AL | Washington Senators | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 | .375 | .375 | .750 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1916 | AL | Washington Senators | 58 | 214 | 197 | 26 | 59 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 13 | .299 | .352 | .386 | .738 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1917 | AL | Washington Senators | 155 | 653 | 586 | 77 | 177 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 69 | 35 | 0 | 50 | 41 | .302 | .360 | .369 | .729 | 216 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | AL | Washington Senators | 7 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .348 | .400 | .391 | .791 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1919 | AL | Washington Senators | 141 | 613 | 557 | 80 | 179 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 71 | 26 | 0 | 42 | 26 | .321 | .376 | .411 | .787 | 229 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | AL | Washington Senators | 153 | 686 | 624 | 83 | 211 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 80 | 63 | 30 | 39 | 23 | .338 | .381 | .428 | .809 | 267 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | AL | Washington Senators | 143 | 630 | 561 | 83 | 185 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 79 | 26 | 12 | 38 | 10 | .330 | .382 | .467 | .849 | 262 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | AL | Washington Senators | 154 | 689 | 633 | 91 | 187 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 69 | 20 | 9 | 48 | 13 | .295 | .347 | .423 | .770 | 268 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | AL | Washington Senators | 148 | 671 | 595 | 117 | 188 | 35 | 18 | 3 | 75 | 20 | 8 | 57 | 12 | .316 | .381 | .450 | .832 | 268 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | AL | Washington Senators | 154 | 712 | 646 | 106 | 216 | 39 | 14 | 1 | 76 | 24 | 13 | 46 | 24 | .334 | .382 | .443 | .825 | 286 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | AL | Washington Senators | 152 | 709 | 649 | 111 | 227 | 31 | 13 | 1 | 87 | 26 | 11 | 37 | 10 | .350 | .388 | .442 | .831 | 287 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | AL | Washington Senators | 152 | 703 | 641 | 98 | 216 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 76 | 24 | 23 | 42 | 20 | .337 | .380 | .445 | .824 | 285 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | AL | Washington Senators | 142 | 651 | 603 | 98 | 179 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 65 | 19 | 6 | 36 | 11 | .297 | .336 | .408 | .744 | 246 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | AL | Washington Senators | 148 | 681 | 616 | 95 | 202 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 55 | 16 | 3 | 49 | 15 | .328 | .379 | .438 | .818 | 270 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | AL | Washington Senators | 150 | 694 | 616 | 119 | 199 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 62 | 16 | 8 | 55 | 9 | .323 | .382 | .424 | .806 | 261 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | AL | Washington Senators | 147 | 668 | 593 | 121 | 207 | 35 | 13 | 1 | 73 | 13 | 8 | 55 | 14 | .349 | .407 | .457 | .864 | 271 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | AL | Washington Senators | 120 | 460 | 413 | 81 | 128 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 11 | .310 | .365 | .400 | .765 | 165 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | AL | Washington Senators | 106 | 323 | 288 | 58 | 93 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 6 | .323 | .391 | .438 | .828 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | AL | Washington Senators | 73 | 89 | 85 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .294 | .326 | .447 | .773 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 97 | 367 | 335 | 48 | 98 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 9 | .293 | .351 | .364 | .715 | 122 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 2404 | 10246 | 9269 | 1514 | 2987 | 498 | 184 | 34 | 1078 | 351 | 143 | 708 | 275 | .322 | .374 | .427 | .801 | 3955 | 0 | 56 | 213 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | AL | Washington Senators | P | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 2.000 | |
| 1916 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 46 | 0 | 0.0 | 83 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .957 | 1.913 | |
| 1916 | AL | Washington Senators | P | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.200 | |
| 1917 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 155 | 0 | 0.0 | 265 | 26 | 12 | 5 | .960 | 1.877 | |
| 1918 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.500 | |
| 1919 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 141 | 0 | 0.0 | 285 | 18 | 12 | 3 | .962 | 2.149 | |
| 1920 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 153 | 0 | 0.0 | 454 | 24 | 20 | 5 | .960 | 3.124 | |
| 1921 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 141 | 0 | 0.0 | 380 | 18 | 15 | 3 | .964 | 2.823 | |
| 1922 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 387 | 23 | 21 | 3 | .951 | 2.662 | |
| 1923 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 147 | 0 | 0.0 | 307 | 21 | 10 | 8 | .970 | 2.231 | |
| 1924 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 331 | 18 | 12 | 4 | .967 | 2.266 | |
| 1925 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 152 | 0 | 0.0 | 339 | 20 | 12 | 7 | .968 | 2.362 | |
| 1926 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 152 | 0 | 0.0 | 342 | 25 | 15 | 5 | .961 | 2.414 | |
| 1927 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 139 | 0 | 0.0 | 258 | 12 | 7 | 2 | .975 | 1.942 | |
| 1928 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 147 | 0 | 0.0 | 240 | 11 | 7 | 5 | .973 | 1.707 | |
| 1929 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 147 | 0 | 0.0 | 272 | 20 | 9 | 5 | .970 | 1.986 | |
| 1930 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 145 | 0 | 0.0 | 297 | 13 | 12 | 4 | .963 | 2.138 | |
| 1931 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 105 | 0 | 0.0 | 221 | 7 | 7 | 2 | .970 | 2.171 | |
| 1932 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 69 | 0 | 0.0 | 132 | 7 | 4 | 2 | .972 | 2.014 | |
| 1933 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.154 | |
| 1934 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 78 | 0 | 0.0 | 129 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .963 | 1.679 | |
| Totals | 2279 | 0 | 0.0 | 4775 | 291 | 185 | 68 | .965 | 2.223 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | AL | Washington Senators | WS | 7 | 33 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .207 | .281 | .207 | .488 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | AL | Washington Senators | WS | 7 | 33 | 33 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .364 | .364 | .364 | .727 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | AL | Washington Senators | WS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 67 | 63 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .302 | .333 | .302 | .635 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | AL | Washington Senators | WS | RF | 7 | 7 | 67.0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .944 | 2.284 | 2.429 |
| 1925 | AL | Washington Senators | WS | CF | 7 | 7 | 57.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.526 | 2.286 |
| 1925 | AL | Washington Senators | WS | RF | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | .500 |
| Totals | 16 | 14 | 127.0 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .971 | 2.409 | 2.125 |
Awards
1920 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star OF
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