TTM Stats
- Sent: 8/11/2020 | Received: 8/20/2020 | 9 Days
- ’83 Topps, ’86 Topps (+ fee)
- Address: Home (address from Sports Card Forum)
The Story of the Autograph
Jim Rice is former outfielder in the major leagues and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. He played from 1974 to 1989 and spent his entire career with the Boston Red Sox.
Rice was born and raised in Anderson, South Carolina. He was drafted by the Red Sox in the first round of the 1971 MLB Draft with the 15th overall pick. After just a few years in the minor leagues he made his major league debut on August 19, 1974. He played just 24 games to close out that first taste of the majors, but year two would show where his career would be off to.
In the 1975 season he played in 144 games and hit .309 with 22 homers and 102 RBI. He finished second in the Rookie of the Year voting to teammate Fred Lynn and third in the MVP voting, again to Lynn and John Mayberry. The Red Sox reached the World Series that year but a wrist injury kept Rice out of both the ALCS and the World Series.
Rice would become a perennial All-Star and MVP candidate from the years of 1977 through 1986. During that period he his eight All-Star appearances and two Silver Slugger Awards. That time also saw his greatest career season of 1978. That year he posted a .315 average and career highs in homers (46) and RBI (139) en route to earning the AL MVP Award.
He would finally get a shot at the postseason in 1986 when the Red Sox made it to the World Series but lost to the Mets. He would also see postseason action in 1988 but the Red Sox lost to the Athletics in the 1988 ALCS.
It took a while, but on the final ballot he was eligible for he was voted into the Hall of Fame with 76.4% of the vote in 2009 having earned more votes than any other player on all the ballots he was on over his 15 years of waiting to be enshrined.
The Score on Jim Rice – 7.0
Jim has a really pretty signature. For someone who doesn’t have much to his name (its only seven letters) he makes the most out of it. I think his autograph came out really well on both of these cards but I would say that the 1983 Topps is my favorite.
Thanks Mr. Rice! I’m giving this return a 7 overall.
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