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Bill Rice Second Base
Retired (1992, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .264 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/L
OPS .758 Status Deceased (2024) Option Years 0  
H 1708 Age at Death 70 Date of Birth 02-11-1954
HR 221 Drafted Round 1, Pick 13
(1972)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(7 games)
RBI 917
SB 69
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS F  (0.2%) Range A  WS Rings 1
1B --- LF B- (58.8%) Arm C  WS Appearances 2
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 4
3B F  (1.8%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1972 Minors 18 52.00 10 / 13 3 / 4 8 / 10 11 / 11 5 / 5 4 / 4 5 / 5 46 / 52
1973 Minors 19 43.00 1 / 3 3 / 3 4 / 8 4 / 7 7 / 7 7 / 7 8 / 8 34 / 43
1973 Pos (CF) 19 11.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 2 / 11
1974 Minors 20 51.00 5 / 7 7 / 8 5 / 7 1 / 4 4 / 6 7 / 9 10 / 10 39 / 51
1974 Pos (CF) 20 58.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 11 / 58
1975 Minors 21 54.00 6 / 11 4 / 9 1 / 5 4 / 6 4 / 7 6 / 9 6 / 7 31 / 54
1975 Pos (2B) 21 33.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 6 / 33
1975 Pos (CF) 21 24.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 7 / 24
1976 Minors 22 54.00 4 / 10 5 / 8 4 / 10 3 / 4 2 / 7 7 / 10 3 / 5 28 / 54
1976 Pos (2B) 22 83.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 5 / 83
1977 Minors 23 55.00 3 / 4 3 / 7 5 / 10 4 / 8 2 / 7 5 / 11 3 / 8 25 / 55
1977 Pos (2B) 23 81.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 5 / 81
1978 Minors 24 45.00 4 / 6 2 / 5 5 / 6 1 / 6 3 / 6 4 / 10 3 / 6 22 / 45
1978 Pos (2B) 24 1.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1
1979 Majors 25 66.23 162 95 0 5 / 11 4 / 9 3 / 11 6 / 13 2 / 8 2 / 4 4 / 10 26 / 66
1980 Majors 26 72.66 146 113 16 2 / 10 0 / 7 1 / 8 4 / 16 2 / 8 3 / 13 2 / 10 14 / 72
1981 Majors 27 75.76 162 134 0 1 / 13 3 / 13 0 / 8 0 / 14 4 / 12 1 / 5 2 / 10 11 / 75
1982 Majors 28 66.26 162 142 0 1 / 12 0 / 8 0 / 7 3 / 15 0 / 5 1 / 7 2 / 12 7 / 66
1983 Majors 29 66.26 162 142 0 0 / 8 0 / 15 0 / 7 0 / 12 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 66
1984 Majors 30 65.80 162 140 0 1 / 7 0 / 17 0 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 10 1 / 65
1985 Majors 31 63.65 162 140 0 0 / 8 0 / 15 0 / 8 1 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 7 1 / 12 2 / 63
1986 Majors 32 61.14 153 135 9 0 / 11 0 / 6 0 / 11 1 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 7 1 / 61
1987 Majors 33 66.26 162 142 0 0 / 6 0 / 3 0 / 9 0 / 12 0 / 13 0 / 10 0 / 13 0 / 66
1988 Majors 34 66.26 162 142 0 -2 / 9 -5 / 12 0 / 9 -5 / 9 -3 / 9 -3 / 9 0 / 9 -18 / 66
1989 Majors 35 66.35 162 142 0 -2 / 6 -5 / 14 -2 / 10 -1 / 9 0 / 14 -2 / 6 -2 / 7 -14 / 66
1990 Majors 36 61.57 162 139 0 -3 / 12 -2 / 9 -2 / 9 -1 / 8 -4 / 6 -2 / 8 -4 / 9 -18 / 61
1991 Majors 37 61.42 162 116 0 -1 / 7 -3 / 8 -1 / 13 -4 / 11 -6 / 8 0 / 9 -2 / 5 -17 / 61
1992 Majors 38 26.18 156 26 0 -5 / 1 -6 / 6 -2 / 6 -4 / 4 -4 / 0 -2 / 7 -3 / 2 -26 / 26
Total 2237 1748 25 30 / 175 13 / 186 29 / 180 28 / 195 18 / 160 38 / 167 38 / 171 230 / 1525
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1992-11-01Bill Rice has retired from the Atlanta Engineers
1992-04-08The Atlanta Engineers have acquired Bill Rice from the waiver wire.
1992-03-25The Washington Crooks have designated Bill Rice for assignment. The Washington Crooks have designated Bob Stanley for assignment.
1986-07-02Bill Rice of the Washington Crooks is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1984-09-19Trade #1150097 has been completed between the Washington Crooks and the New York Times. The New York Times receive Draft Pick 1985 Round 1 WAS (Seth Windenhammer) from the Washington Crooks in exchange for Bill Garrison, Bill Rice, Draft Pick - 1986 Round 2 (NYN).
1980-04-28Bill Rice of the New York Times is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1979-04-01The New York Times have promoted Bill Rice to the major league team.
1970-07-13A trade has been completed between the Montreal Maroons and the New York Times. The New York Times receive Draft Pick 1971 Round 2 ATL (Jim Glossop), Draft Pick 1972 Round 1 SF (Bill Rice), Draft Pick 1971 Round 1 SEA (Sam Bentley) from the Montreal Maroons in exchange for Scott Foucault, Jay Fisher. Protest This Trade.
1969-06-03A trade has been completed between the Montreal Maroons and the San Francisco Golden Gates. The San Francisco Golden Gates receive Darrell Poindexter from the Montreal Maroons in exchange for Ed Carter, Draft Pick 1972 Round 1 SF (Bill Rice), Draft Pick 1970 Round 2 SF (Ramon Lovitto). Protest This Trade.