Rice becomes first American League player with 400 total bases since DiMaggio

ByThis Day in Baseball September 29, 1978February 7, 2021

[adrotate banner=”32″] On September 29, 1978, Jim Rice of the Boston Red Sox becomes the first major leaguer since Joe DiMaggio in 1937 to achieve 400 total bases in a season. Rice collects a single and a double off Jim Clancy to help the Red Sox defeat the Toronto Blue Jays, 11-0. Rice will eventually…

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Brian Doyle gets added to Yankee Roster

ByTom September 29, 1978May 17, 2023

When starting second baseman Willie Randolph suffered a hamstring injury and had to miss the 1978 playoffs, the New York Yankees needed someone to step up in his place. Enter Brian Doyle. A 24-year-old originally from Cave City, Kentucky, Doyle had been a five-year minor league journeyman in the Texas Rangers’ organization and…

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Day: September 29, 1978

Rice becomes first American League player with 400 total bases since DiMaggio

Brian Doyle gets added to Yankee Roster

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