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Growing up in Maine was growing up in Red Sox Nation and 1975 was an exciting year for us with the emergence of Fred Lynn and Jim Rice. Lynn went on to be the first player to ever win Rookie of the Year and AL MVP in the same year but it was Rice who went on to have a Hall of Fame career. Of course the Sox went to the World Series that year and despite Carlton Fisk's iconic home run in game 6, the Big Red Machine ended up victorious after game 7. Rice was one of the most feared hitters throughout the late 70s and early 80s taking three Batting Championships, two RBI titles and a MVP Award himself. He was the third consecutive power hitting left fielder to play his entire career with the Red Sox and go to the Hall of Fame following Ted Williams and Carl Yastrzemski. I currently have 298 different Beckett recognized cards of Jim. Here are nine from my collection including some relics and autographs.

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2001 Fleer Red Sox 100th Splendid Splinters Game Bat #5 Jim Rice
2004 Greats of the Game Autographs #JR Jim Rice F1
2004 SP Legendary Cuts Historic Swatches #JR Jim Rice Jsy

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2004 SP Legendary Cuts Legendary Swatches #JR Jim Rice Jsy
2004 Throwback Threads Century Collection Signature Material #38 Jim Rice Jsy/50
2005 Artifacts MLB Apparel #JR Jim Rice Jsy/325

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2011 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions Autographs #JR Jim Rice D
2014 Topps Tribute Autographs #TAJR Jim Rice
2017 Diamond Kings DK Materials Holo Silver #DKMJR Jim Rice/49