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  • Phil Wood: An overdue honor for D.C. baseball legend Sam Rice

    Phil Wood

    Updated: Fri, Apr 26, 2013

    On September 18, 1934, Sam Rice played his final major league game. Wearing a Cleveland uniform, he went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs in a 9-6 win over his previous team, the Washington Senators. He retired with a .322 average and 2,987 base hits, just 13 shy of the 3,000-hit club. His...