Name | Team | Age |
Reading Rifle Rice | Retired (1958, Age 35) | Died (1979, Age 57) |
Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
Round 9, Pick 137 (1950) |
LF | R/R |
League | Option Years
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Majors Service Time |
Reggie Smith League | 0 | 5 years (91 games) |
Total Rating
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Arm | Range |
Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
Endurance | Velocity | Control |
Leadership
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Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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Health
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Injured Days
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Birthday |
0 | 12/4/1922 | |
WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
1 | 1 | 1 |
Alt Pos (RF) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
(66.1 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Year
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Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
1950 | MIL | 113 | 226 | 32 | 65 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 28 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .848 | .366 | .482 | .288 |
1951 | MIL-NYN | 133 | 435 | 84 | 137 | 29 | 4 | 18 | 86 | 47 | 60 | 20 | 11 | 5 | .906 | .382 | .524 | .315 |
1952 | NYN | 140 | 468 | 67 | 149 | 25 | 8 | 19 | 101 | 53 | 48 | 27 | 26 | 5 | .915 | .387 | .528 | .318 |
1953 | NYN | 115 | 426 | 54 | 136 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 72 | 43 | 55 | 22 | 20 | 0 | .847 | .380 | .467 | .319 |
1954 | NYN | 112 | 392 | 57 | 116 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 68 | 46 | 63 | 14 | 16 | 4 | .792 | .369 | .423 | .296 |
1955 | NYN | 127 | 461 | 63 | 142 | 31 | 3 | 13 | 72 | 53 | 66 | 16 | 26 | 3 | .851 | .378 | .473 | .308 |
1956 | NYN | 137 | 438 | 38 | 105 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 49 | 51 | 17 | 16 | 2 | .628 | .316 | .313 | .240 |
1957 | STL | 74 | 134 | 19 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .704 | .331 | .373 | .254 |
1958 | STL-BOS | 33 | 40 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .531 | .256 | .275 | .200 |
Total | 984 | 3020 | 419 | 892 | 149 | 27 | 90 | 502 | 338 | 396 | 122 | 119 | 22 | .817 | .366 | .452 | .295 |
Date | Transaction |
1958-11-01 | Reading Rifle Rice has retired from the Boston Red Sox |
1958-06-10 | The Boston Red Sox have promoted Reading Rifle Rice to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Frank Lowe to the minors. |
1958-05-25 | The Boston Red Sox have acquired Reading Rifle Rice from the waiver wire. |
1958-04-04 | The St. Louis Twainsman have acquired Howie Brubaker from the waiver wire. The St. Louis Twainsman have waived Reading Rifle Rice. |
1957-09-16 | The St. Louis Twainsman have promoted Stew Pedassol to the major league team. The St. Louis Twainsman have designated Reading Rifle Rice for assignment. |
1957-04-10 | The St. Louis Twainsman have renamed Bingo Collins to Reading Rifle Rice. |
1957-04-02 | The St. Louis Twainsman have renamed John Collins to Bingo Collins. |
1951-05-11 | A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Lobos and the New York Brawlers. The New York Brawlers receive John Collins from the Milwaukee Lobos in exchange for Joe Fogarty, Lee Hollandsworth. |
1950-07-15 | The Milwaukee Lobos have promoted John Collins to the major league team. The Milwaukee Lobos have sent Steve Wicker to the minors. |
1950-06-12 | The Milwaukee Lobos have promoted Saul Johnson to the major league team. The Milwaukee Lobos have sent John Collins to the minors. |