Baseball History: Jim Rice, The Last American Leaguer...
The Baseball Almanac Player of the Day Is:
Jim Rice. Born March 8, 1953. The last American League (AL) player to finish a season (1978) with 400-or-more total bases (406 TB). Those who came before Jim in the AL: Joe DiMaggio (1937), Lou Gehrig (1927, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1936), Hal Trosky (1936), Jimmie Foxx (1932, 1933) and Babe Ruth (1921, 1927). ?#?Boston? ?#?RedSox?