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First the good news for American League pitchers: Jim Rice does not try to hit home runs. Now for the bad news: he hits home runs anyway, often enough so far to titillate the statistics keepers. The Boston Red Sox's splendid young designated hitter and leftfielder has hit 18 home runs through the end of May and is ahead of both Babe Ruth's and Roger Maris' early-season pace. It was enough to earn him the American League's Player of the Month award. To add consistency to insult, Rice's .343 batting average would satisfy Pete Rose...
...worst was yet to come. When he arrived at spring training the following year, Rice was removed from left field, and Carl Yastrzemski returned to his old haunts from first base. Rice became the designated hitter, and while he still stroked 25 home runs, his average slumped to .282. "You can't stay loose just sitting on the bench waiting to bat in the first, fourth and eighth innings," analyzes Rice. "Staying in the game mentally is even harder...
...Thursday's game left no room for controversy. Redman righty Steve Bingham kept the Crimson at bay by firing a three-hitter to key St. John's 8-0 triumph. The Harvard batsmen, for their part, blew open a close 2-0 game by booting the ball around and giving up six runs--five unearned--in the seventh and eight innings...
Designated hitter Bobby Kelley followed with the first of three singles, then advanced to second on a wild pitch. The rally died, though, when superstar Mike Stenhouse drilled out to right, slugger Mark Bingham bounced into a forceout, and Jim Peccerillo fanned looking...
Bill Campbell took the loss for the Sox, lowering his record to 2-4, Jesse Jefferson, now 3-5, went the distance for Toronto, picking up the win on a seven-hitter...