[3] Hal was only one of four major leaguers to never play for the BSU Cardinals but attend the school, along with Mike Dimmel, Harley Grossman, and Steve Hargan.

[3] Rice began his professional baseball career in 1941 by signing to the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent at the age of 17.

[5] During his 1948 season with Rochester he got his first shot at the majors on September 25, 1948, and spent 8 games with The St. Louis Cardinals that year.

[9] Rice wound up only being on the team for 8 games that year, but despite that, he managed to record a BA of .323, with 10 hits, 1 double, and 2 triples in 33 plate appearances.

[5] At some point in 1950 he would end up playing on the big league club again for 44 games, batting .211 in 139 plate appearances, with 27 hits, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 2 homeruns, and 1 RBI.

[5][9] In 1952, for the first time since 1949, Hal Rice was not bumped to Rochester at any point during the season, and he spent the entire year on the Major League Club.

Rice now 28 years old, played in a career high 98 games for the Cardinals, batting .288 with 85 hits, 14 doubles, 5 triples, 7 home runs, and 45 RBIs.

[9] Despite his great 1952 season, Hal played in only 8 games for St. Louis batting .250 [9] before he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 14, 1953.

[10] At the Beginning of the next season, Rice struggled mightily for the pirates hitting only .173 through the middle of June and he only played in 28 of the first 58 games.

[11] In 1956, his final year, Hal spent his time playing on the Sacramento Solons, and within the New York Yankees farm system on the Richmond Virginians, and the Denver Bears.

[12] Rice’s 9 RBIs equaled the Rochester RBI record Shared by Ripper Collins and George Kelly.