Sam Rice, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 20-Feb-1890
Place of Birth: Morocco, Indiana, United States
Date of Death: 13-Oct-1974
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Sam Rice
- Edgar Charles "Sam" Rice (February 20, 1890 – October 13, 1974) was an American pitcher and right fielder in Major League Baseball.
- Although Rice made his debut as a relief pitcher, he is best known as an outfielder.
- Playing for the Washington Senators from 1915 until 1933, he was regularly among the American League leaders in runs scored, hits, stolen bases and batting average.
- He led the Senators to three postseasons and a World Series championship in 1924.
- He batted left-handed but threw right-handed.
- Rice played his final year, 1934, for the Cleveland Indians.
- He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1963. Rice was best known for making a controversial catch in the 1925 World Series which carried him over the fence and into the stands.
- While he was alive, Rice maintained a sense of mystery around the catch, which had been ruled an out.
- He wrote a letter that was only opened after his 1974 death; it claimed that he had maintained possession of the ball the entire time.
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