Del Rice
1945–1961 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Angels (1961-64), Milwaukee Braves, NLS, St. Louis Cardinals
1,309G
.237AVG
.312OBP
.356SLG
More career statistics
908H
79HR
441RBI
2SB
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 3 | 4 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 34 | 35 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 4,312 | 4,313 |
| Batting · Runs | 342 | 343 |
| Batting · RBI | 441 | 443 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,309 | 4,312 | 3,826 | 342 | 908 | 177 | 20 | 79 | 441 | 382 | 522 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 7 | 1,362 | .237 | .312 | .356 | .668 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1950-06-07 to 1950-06-21
12longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Intentional Walks | 1956-09-23 | 1 in 1,129 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1952-06-02 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1950-07-19 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 664 | 2124 | 445 | 31 | 227 | 181 | 263 | .236 | .295 | .344 |
| Away | 645 | 2189 | 463 | 48 | 216 | 201 | 259 | .239 | .303 | .368 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 105 | 362 | 86 | 6 | 28 | 32 | 28 | .268 | .326 | .405 |
| May | 241 | 769 | 153 | 10 | 80 | 79 | 93 | .231 | .302 | .327 |
| June | 234 | 772 | 179 | 17 | 89 | 55 | 113 | .255 | .303 | .411 |
| July | 236 | 767 | 170 | 16 | 77 | 62 | 91 | .247 | .302 | .365 |
| August | 258 | 863 | 168 | 19 | 106 | 83 | 94 | .220 | .291 | .349 |
| September | 230 | 758 | 149 | 11 | 63 | 67 | 100 | .221 | .285 | .305 |
| October | 5 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .188 | .318 | .250 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 185 | 615 | 126 | 10 | 65 | 52 | 75 | .229 | .289 | .327 |
| chicago-cubs | 183 | 630 | 113 | 11 | 57 | 58 | 79 | .203 | .271 | .309 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 183 | 592 | 141 | 16 | 65 | 59 | 80 | .270 | .338 | .443 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 180 | 576 | 133 | 10 | 60 | 50 | 71 | .259 | .318 | .381 |
| cincinnati-reds | 178 | 600 | 127 | 6 | 53 | 52 | 58 | .239 | .298 | .330 |
| new-york-giants | 166 | 556 | 119 | 15 | 77 | 44 | 56 | .242 | .293 | .400 |
| boston-braves | 112 | 396 | 75 | 3 | 34 | 30 | 50 | .210 | .265 | .283 |
| milwaukee-braves | 28 | 88 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | .253 | .307 | .367 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 253 | 66 | 1 | 30 | – | .261 | – | – |
| 1946 | St. Louis Cardinals | 55 | 139 | 38 | 1 | 12 | – | .273 | – | – |
| 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals | 97 | 261 | 57 | 12 | 44 | 1 | .218 | – | – |
| 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals | 100 | 290 | 57 | 4 | 34 | 1 | .197 | – | – |
| 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals | 92 | 284 | 67 | 4 | 29 | – | .236 | – | – |
| 1950 | St. Louis Cardinals | 130 | 414 | 101 | 9 | 54 | – | .244 | – | – |
| 1951 | St. Louis Cardinals | 122 | 374 | 94 | 9 | 47 | – | .251 | – | – |
| 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals | 147 | 495 | 128 | 11 | 65 | – | .259 | – | – |
| 1953 | St. Louis Cardinals | 135 | 419 | 99 | 6 | 37 | – | .236 | – | – |
| 1954 | St. Louis Cardinals | 56 | 147 | 37 | 2 | 16 | – | .252 | – | – |
| 1955 | Milwaukee Braves, St. Louis Cardinals | 47 | 130 | 26 | 3 | 14 | – | .200 | – | – |
| 1956 |  Milwaukee Braves | 71 | 188 | 40 | 3 | 17 | – | .213 | – | – |
| 1957 | Milwaukee Braves | 54 | 144 | 33 | 9 | 20 | – | .229 | – | – |
| 1958 | Milwaukee Braves | 43 | 121 | 27 | 1 | 8 | – | .223 | – | – |
| 1959 | Milwaukee Braves | 13 | 29 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .207 | – | – |
| 1960 | Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals | 20 | 55 | 12 | – | 4 | – | .218 | – | – |
| 1961 |  Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 44 | 83 | 20 | 4 | 11 | – | .241 | – | – |