AL for a decade – Boston slugger again up for Hall of Fame inclusion THE CULLING by D. Allan Kerr -- "One More Time At Bat For Jim Rice" Pura Pelota 1973–74 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League season 1953 births Living people African-American baseball coaches African-American baseball players American League All-Stars American League home run champions American League Most Valuable Player Award winners American League RBI champions American sportsmen Baseball players from South Carolina Boston Red Sox announcers Boston Red Sox coaches Boston Red Sox players Bristol Red Sox players Major League Baseball broadcasters Major League Baseball hitting coaches Major League Baseball left fielders Major League Baseball players with retired numbers National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees Navegantes del Magallanes players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Pawtucket Red Sox players People from Anderson, South Carolina Silver Slugger Award winners St. Petersburg Pelicans players Williamsport Red Sox players Winter Haven Red Sox players International League MVP award winners 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople