Jim Rice had a .315 batting average with 213 hits, 46 homers, 139 RBIs and 121 runs scored in 163 games in 1978. He won his first MVP award.
BOS| NAME | DATE | SEASON | TM | OPP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Rice | 10/2/1978 | 1978 | vs | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | | J. Rice | 10/1/1978 | 1978 | vs | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | J. Rice | 9/30/1978 | 1978 | vs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | J. Rice | 9/29/1978 | 1978 | vs | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | J. Rice | 9/28/1978 | 1978 | vs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | J. Rice | 9/27/1978 | 1978 | vs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | J. Rice | 9/26/1978 | 1978 | vs | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | J. Rice | 9/24/1978 | 1978 | @ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | J. Rice | 9/23/1978 | 1978 | @ | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | J. Rice | 9/22/1978 | 1978 | @ | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | J. Rice | 9/21/1978 | 1978 | @ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | J. Rice | 9/20/1978 | 1978 | @ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | J. Rice | 9/19/1978 | 1978 | @ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | J. Rice | 9/18/1978 | 1978 | @ | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | J. Rice | 9/17/1978 | 1978 | @ | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | J. Rice | 9/16/1978 | 1978 | @ | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | J. Rice | 9/15/1978 | 1978 | @ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | J. Rice | 9/14/1978 | 1978 | @ | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | J. Rice | 9/13/1978 | 1978 | @ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | J. Rice | 9/12/1978 | 1978 | vs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | J. Rice | 9/11/1978 | 1978 | vs | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | J. Rice | 9/10/1978 | 1978 | vs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | J. Rice | 9/9/1978 | 1978 | vs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | J. Rice | 9/8/1978 | 1978 | vs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | J. Rice | 9/7/1978 | 1978 | vs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 677 | 121 | 213 | 25 | 15 | 46 | 139 | 58 | 5 | 126 | 7 | 5 | 746 | 406 | 86 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | |||||||
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