they both are good but my answer is fred lynn
In 1975, The Boston Red Sox were blessed with two great rookies. One was Fred Lynn and the other was Jim Rice. Rice had 22 homers had 102 RBI's. Lynn was even better and won MVP & Rookie of the year awards.
Ted Williams in 1946 and 1949
Left field. In the late 1970s he was part of one of the sport's great outfields along with Fred Lynn and Dwight Evans. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Rice
Jim Rice was born on March 8, 1953.
Jim Rice was born on March 8, 1953.
Jim Rice was born March 8, 1953, in Anderson, SC, USA.
Jim Hegan was born on August 3, 1920, in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA.
Not a complete answer, but James Ed Rice is better known as "Jim Rice". A bat advertised as a Jim Rice game used bat sold on eBay about a week ago for $170. Could probably be a little higher with verification that it really is game used.
Jim Rice is 61 years old (birthdate: March 8, 1953).
Actually, 6 Red Sox players hit home runs in the July 4, 1977 game against the Toronto Blue Jays ... both Fred Lynn and George Scott hit 2 each and Jim Rice, Carl Yastrzemski, Butch Hobson, and Bernie Carbo hit 1 each.
Rice wore # 14 his entire career.
Jim Hegan died June 17, 1984, in Lynn, MA, USA.