Del Rice
Del Rice
Full name: Delbert W. Rice
Born: October 27, 1922, Portsmouth, Ohio
Died January 26, 1983, Buena Park, California
First Game: May 2, 1945; Final Game: August 31, 1961
Managed First Game: April 15, 1972 ; Managed Final Game: October 4, 1972
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 190
Minor League Manager of the Year (1971)
Del Rice
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
1945 STL N 83 253 27 66 17 3 1 28 16 33 3 5 8 0 .261 .313 .364 0.4 1945 STL N
1946 STL N 55 139 10 38 8 1 1 12 8 16 0 3 5 0 .273 .313 .367 0.1 1946 STL N
1947 STL N 97 261 28 57 7 3 12 44 36 40 1 3 5 1 .218 .315 .406 0.2 1947 STL N
1948 STL N 100 290 24 57 10 1 4 34 37 46 5 6 6 1 .197 .298 .279 -0.2 1948 STL N
1949 STL N 92 284 25 67 16 1 4 29 30 40 5 6 6 0 .236 .320 .342 -0.5 1949 STL N
1950 STL N 130 414 39 101 20 3 9 54 43 65 5 9 11 0 .244 .323 .372 0.1 1950 STL N
1951 STL N 122 374 34 94 13 1 9 47 34 26 3 8 11 0 0 .251 .319 .364 0.1 1951 STL N
1952 STL N 147 495 43 128 27 2 11 65 33 38 6 3 12 0 1 .259 .313 .388 0.4 1952 STL N
1953 STL N 135 419 32 99 22 1 6 37 48 49 6 7 13 0 0 .236 .323 .337 -1.4 1953 STL N
1954 STL N 56 147 13 37 10 1 2 16 16 21 0 2 2 3 0 1 .252 .321 .374 -0.1 1954 STL N
1955 STL N 20 59 6 12 3 0 1 7 7 0 6 0 1 1 2 0 0 .203 .284 .305 -0.7 1955 STL N
1955 MIL N 27 71 5 14 0 1 2 7 6 2 12 0 1 0 1 0 0 .197 .260 .310 -0.4 1955 MIL N
1955 TOT N 47 130 11 26 3 1 3 14 13 2 18 0 2 1 3 0 0 .200 .271 .308 -1.1 1955 TOT N
1956 MIL N 71 188 15 40 9 1 3 17 18 7 34 0 2 0 5 0 0 .213 .282 .319 -0.5 1956 MIL N
1957 MIL N 54 144 15 33 1 1 9 20 17 7 37 0 1 1 5 0 0 .229 .309 .438 0.5 1957 MIL N
1958 MIL N 43 121 10 27 7 0 1 8 8 1 30 0 3 0 3 0 0 .223 .271 .306 -0.6 1958 MIL N
1959 MIL N 13 29 3 6 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 .207 .250 .207 -0.3 1959 MIL N
1960 CHI N Daily Splits 18 52 2 12 3 0 0 4 2 1 7 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 .231 .255 .288 -0.5 1960 CHI N
1960 STL N Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .333 .000 0.0 1960 STL N
1960 BAL A Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1960 BAL A
1960 TOT N 19 54 2 12 3 0 0 4 3 1 7 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 .222 .259 .278 -0.5 1960 TOT N
1960 Total 20 55 2 12 3 0 0 4 3 1 7 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 .218 .254 .273 -0.5 1960 Total
1961 LA A Daily Splits 44 83 11 20 4 0 4 11 20 5 19 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .241 .385 .434 0.3 1961 LA A
Total NL 1264 3742 331 888 173 20 75 430 362 18i 503 34 60 6i 0i 0i102 2 2i .237 .310 .354 -3.4 Total NL
Total AL 45 84 11 20 4 0 4 11 20 5 19 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .238 .381 .429 0.3 Total AL
Total Splits 1309 3826 342 908 177 20 79 441 382 23i 522 34 63 7i 0i 0i103 2 3i .237 .312 .356 -3.1 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
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World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1946 STL N Daily Splits 3 6 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .625 .667 1946 STL N
1957 MIL N Daily Splits 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 1957 MIL N
Total Splits 5 12 2 4 1 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .467 .417 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1945 STL N C 77 284 39 2 6 7 .994
1946 STL N C 53 196 12 5 0 1 .977
1947 STL N C 94 380 33 8 7 7 .981
1948 STL N C 99 447 46 2 5 3 .996
1949 STL N C 92 355 29 3 4 2 .992
1950 STL N C 130 572 63 10 12 9 .984
1951 STL N C 120 447 66 8 12 5 .985
1952 STL N C 147 677 81 6 8 7 .992
1953 STL N C 135 627 60 8 6 8 .988
1954 STL N C 52 248 20 4 2 3 .985
1955 STL N C 18 74 6 3 1 2 .964
1955 MIL N C 22 90 12 2 2 1 .981
1955 TOT N C 40 164 18 5 3 3 .973
1956 MIL N C 65 271 21 5 2 0 .983
1957 MIL N C 48 235 14 2 3 1 .992
1958 MIL N C 38 174 13 1 1 2 .995
1959 MIL N C 9 42 1 2 1 2 .956
1960 CHI N Daily C 18 16 11 143.2 85 7 3 0 0 2 6 12 0 .968
1960 STL N Daily C 1 1 0 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1960 BAL A Daily C 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1960 TOT N C 19 17 11 151.2 89 7 3 0 0 2 6 12 0 .970
1960 Total C 20 17 11 154.2 90 7 3 0 0 2 6 12 0 .970
1961 LA A Daily C 30 27 17 209.2 144 14 1 0 0 3 10 11 0 .994
Total C 1249 44i 28i 364.1i 5353 537 75 72 0i 65 16i 23i 0i .987
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1946 STL N Daily C 3 2 2 19.1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1957 MIL N Daily C 2 2 1 16 15 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1.000
Total C 5 4 3 35.1 24 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
Managerial Record Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1972 CAL A 155 75 80 .484 454 533 5
Transactions Transactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1941).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Pete Whisenant
(June 3, 1955 ).
Released by Milwaukee Braves (August 26, 1959 ).
Signed by Chicago Cubs (October 30, 1959 ).
Released by Chicago Cubs (June 4, 1960 ).
Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (August 13, 1960 ).
Claimed on waivers by Baltimore Orioles from St. Louis Cardinals (September 7, 1960 ).
Released by Baltimore Orioles (October 13, 1960 ).
Signed by Los Angeles Angels (December 29, 1960 ).
Released by Los Angeles Angels (October 19, 1961 ).
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