IAL Hall of Fame: Jim Rice

Jim Rice

Outfielder inducted in 1997

“Mr 66″.

For years, Rice held the single season record for most home runs hit when he hit 66 in 1979.  In that MVP season Jim also had 125 rbis and 129 runs that year, mostly batting out of the leadoff spot, he ended the season with 34 at bats leftover, Champs won the Championship, finished in 1st place, and won 99 ballgames.  He was partially responsible for the Chicago Champions’ first place finish in 1984, another MVP season for Rice, when he hit 59 homeruns with an amazing 154 rbis with 139 runs scored.  Jim was a part of six championship teams with the Champions.

YEAR	CLUB	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	SLG	OBP
1976	CHAMPS	128	474	58	140	26	0	12	57	0	0	5	.295	.426	.295
1977	CHAMPS	140	520	65	132	12	2	22	76	25	112	5	.254	.412	.288
1978	CHAMPS	156	601	122	191	37	6	35	126	61	101	9	.318	.574	.381
1979	CHAMPS	161	643	129	175	15	6	66	125	55	137	7	.272	.622	.330
1980	CHAMPS	156	615	108	193	31	4	42	133	54	109	9	.314	.582	.369
1981	CHAMPS	124	484	74	133	19	0	37	86	34	96	4	.275	.543	.322
1982	CHAMPS	161	644	85	174	26	2	28	109	40	97	0	.270	.447	.313
1983	CHAMPS	140	525	63	145	21	0	21	70	44	80	0	.276	.436	.332
1984	CHAMPS	155	619	139	196	22	0	59	154	52	82	3	.317	.638	.370
1985	CHAMPS	158	581	63	125	17	5	22	62	42	88	0	.215	.375	.268
1986	CHAMPS	121	359	28	85	10	2	17	44	39	47	0	.237	.418	.312
1987	CHAMPS	155	617	96	185	33	1	32	127	56	89	0	.300	.512	.358
1988	CHAMPS	105	98	6	33	2	0	5	11	10	20	0	.337	.510	.398
1989	CHAMPS	67	62	5	16	2	0	4	7	3	14	0	.258	.484	.292
14	Totals	1927	6842	1041	1923	273	28	402	1187	515	1072	42	.281	.505	.331