According to a recent packet distributed by the Red Sox, Rice was the only player from 1974-97 to hit .300 and average 30 homers over a season during any span of 10 consecutive years. Understand? Whether the timeframe was 1965-74 or 1988-97, the only player in baseball to bat .300 with at least 300 home runs was James Edward Rice, who qualified three times, from 1975-84, 1976-85 and 1977-86.
Tony Massorati, Boston Herald.
Hank Aaron,1964,.301,371
Hank Aaron,1965,.296,367
Dick Allen,1964,.299,287
Dick Allen,1965,.296,290
Dick Allen,1966,.290,282
Frank Robinson,1964,.293,290
Billy Williams,1964,.300,302
Billy Williams,1965,.297,285
Billy Williams,1966,.291,274
Eddie Murray,1977,.298,275
Eddie Murray,1978,.297,278
Eddie Murray,1979,.297,279
Eddie Murray,1980,.292,274
Jim Rice,1974,.305,276
Jim Rice,1975,.302,303
Jim Rice,1976,.301,308
Jim Rice,1977,.305,303
Jim Rice,1978,.301,277
Albert Belle,1988,.291,272
Albert Belle,1989,.296,321
Barry Bonds,1987,.293,318
Barry Bonds,1988,.296,333
Barry Bonds,1989,.298,346
Ken Griffey Jr.,1988,.302,294
Ken Griffey Jr.,1989,.300,350
Raphael Palmeiro,1989,.294,289
Frank Thomas,1989,.321,286
December 2, 2005 12:05 PM
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