Jim Rivera
Manuel Joseph Rivera
Born: July 22, 1921
New York, NY USA
Deceased: 2017
Fort Wayne, IN USA
Primary Position: RF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 196
Career: 1952-1961
Minor League Statistics
Jim Rivera compiled a career batting average of .256 with 83 home runs and 422 RBI in his 1171-game career with the St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Athletics. He began playing during the 1952 season and last took the field during the 1961 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1952 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 97 | 371 | 336 | 45 | 86 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 59 | .256 | .319 | .366 | .685 | 123 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1952 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 53 | 224 | 201 | 27 | 50 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 21 | 27 | .249 | .320 | .358 | .678 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1953 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 156 | 639 | 567 | 79 | 147 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 78 | 22 | 15 | 53 | 70 | .259 | .329 | .420 | .749 | 238 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
1954 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 145 | 552 | 490 | 62 | 140 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 61 | 18 | 10 | 49 | 68 | .286 | .356 | .431 | .787 | 211 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
1955 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 147 | 530 | 454 | 71 | 120 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 52 | 25 | 16 | 62 | 59 | .264 | .352 | .401 | .753 | 182 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 |
1956 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 139 | 555 | 491 | 76 | 125 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 66 | 20 | 9 | 49 | 75 | .255 | .322 | .395 | .718 | 194 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
1957 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 125 | 451 | 402 | 51 | 103 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 52 | 18 | 2 | 40 | 80 | .256 | .326 | .443 | .769 | 178 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
1958 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 116 | 309 | 276 | 37 | 62 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 21 | 3 | 24 | 49 | .225 | .282 | .380 | .663 | 105 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 80 | 192 | 177 | 18 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 19 | .220 | .266 | .384 | .650 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
1960 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 48 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .294 | .400 | .471 | .871 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1961 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1961 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 64 | 165 | 141 | 20 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 14 | .241 | .352 | .340 | .692 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 1171 | 4008 | 3552 | 503 | 911 | 155 | 56 | 83 | 422 | 160 | 70 | 365 | 523 | .256 | .328 | .402 | .729 | 1427 | 56 | 23 | 44 | 24 | 22 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1952 | AL | St. Louis Browns | OF | 88 | 0 | 0.0 | 273 | 7 | 7 | 1 | .976 | 3.182 | |
1952 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 53 | 0 | 0.0 | 157 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .988 | 3.000 | |
1953 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 156 | 0 | 0.0 | 385 | 15 | 10 | 5 | .976 | 2.564 | |
1954 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 143 | 131 | 1171.0 | 255 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .959 | 1.998 | 1.818 |
1955 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 143 | 115 | 1089.0 | 288 | 22 | 6 | 7 | .981 | 2.562 | 2.168 |
1956 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 134 | 115 | 1084.0 | 271 | 9 | 7 | 4 | .976 | 2.325 | 2.090 |
1957 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 86 | 76 | 700.7 | 141 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .974 | 1.888 | 1.709 |
1957 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 31 | 30 | 247.0 | 233 | 8 | 3 | 22 | .988 | 8.781 | 7.774 |
1958 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 99 | 72 | 691.3 | 153 | 7 | 1 | 3 | .994 | 2.083 | 1.616 |
1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 69 | 43 | 435.7 | 75 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .976 | 1.653 | 1.159 |
1960 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 24 | 1 | 65.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.215 | .667 |
1961 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | OF | 43 | 34 | 299.7 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .981 | 1.532 | 1.186 |
Totals | 1069 | 617 | 5783.3 | 2298 | 86 | 54 | 46 | .978 | 3.710 | 2.230 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | WS | 5 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .000 | .214 | .000 | .214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 5 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .000 | .214 | .000 | .214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | WS | RF | 5 | 3 | 29.3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.375 | 2.200 |
Totals | 5 | 3 | 29.3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.375 | 2.200 |
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