Spring almost here
March 16, 2007 - International League (IL1)
Pawtucket Red Sox News Release
The Pawtucket Red Sox, in conjunction with the Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce, are pleased to announce that Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer Jim Rice will serve as the featured speaker at the Chamber's Annual Pawtucket Red Sox "Welcome Home" Luncheon that will be held on Wednesday, April 4th at 12:00 Noon at Kirkbrae Country Club in Lincoln, RI.
All PawSox fans are invited to attend the luncheon which is open to the public. Tickets are $40 per person and can be obtained by calling the Chamber's Registration Hotline at (401) 334-1000. Fans can also register on-line at http://www.nrichamber.com. The entire 2007 PawSox team will be in attendance just one day before they open the season with a game in Charlotte on April 5.
Jim Rice is currently a special organizational instructor for the Boston Red Sox. It marks his 35th season with the Red Sox and includes duties in Spring Training and throughout the system. The Red Sox Hall of Famer played his entire 16-year Major League career with the Red Sox and is 3rd on the all-time club list in HR (382), RBI (1,451), hits (2,452), and at-bats (8,225) and is 4th in games (2,089) and runs scored (1,249).
An 8-time American League All-Star, Rice won the1974 International League Triple Crown when he hit .337 with 25 HR and 93 RBI for the PawSox. His career PawSox batting average of .340 still stands as the highest in franchise history.
Rice helped Boston win the 1975 American League pennant with a .309, 22 HR, 102 RBI rookie season. In 1978 he was the A.L. MVP as he led the majors with 46 HR, 139 RBI, 15 triples, 406 total bases, 213 hits and a .600 slugging percentage (while batting .315). He is the only A.L. player to attain 400 total bases since 1937 and the only player to lead either league outright in home runs, triples and RBI the same season.
Rice, who retired after the 1989 season, was one of the first inductees into the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 1995. Jim also presently serves as an analyst on NESN's pre and post-game Red Sox coverage.
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