Jim Rice’s 3-run home run is the key blow as Pawtucket (International League) defeats Tulsa (American Association), 5 – 2, to win the Junior World Series.

Jim Rice’s 3-run home run is the key blow as Pawtucket (International League) defeats Tulsa (American Association), 5 – 2, to win the Junior World Series.

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Jim Rice’s 3-run home run is the key blow as Pawtucket (International League) defeats Tulsa (American Association), 5 – 2, to win the Junior World Series.

Danny Goodwin is chosen as the first player in the June draft and turns down a reported $50‚000 offer from the White Sox to attend Southern University

Danny Goodwin is chosen as the first player in the June draft and turns down a reported $50‚000 offer from the White Sox to attend Southern University

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June 8, 1971 – Danny Goodwin is chosen as the first player in the June draft and turns down a reported $50‚000 offer from the White Sox to attend Southern University. He will be chosen number one again in 1975. The Sox fail to sign 10 of their 14 picks. The Padres select P Jay…

Jim Rice

OF Jim Rice is born in Anderson, SC.

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1953 – OF Jim Rice is born in Anderson, SC. He will gain fame as a slugger with the Boston Red Sox, starting with an outstanding rookie campaign in 1975, when he will finish second to teammate Fred Lynn for the Rookie of the Year Award. He will be the American League MVP in 1978 and retire in 1989 with 382 homers and 1451 RBI, having played his entire career with the Sox. Rice will be elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA in 2009, in his last year of eligibility.