Mickey Rivers
John Milton Rivers
Born: October 30, 1948
Miami, FL USA
Primary Position: CF
All Position(s) Played: RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 165
College: Miami-Dade College, North Campus
Career: 1970-1984
Draft: Round 1 (1968 January Amateur Draft, Chicago White Sox)
Draft: Round 8 (1968 June Secondary Draft, New York Mets)
Draft: Round 1 (1969 January Secondary Draft, Washington Senators)
Draft: Round 2 (1969 June Secondary Draft, Atlanta Braves)
School: Miama Dade CC
Minor League Statistics
Mickey Rivers compiled a career batting average of .295 with 61 home runs and 499 RBI in his 1468-game career with the California Angels, New York Yankees and Texas Rangers. He began playing during the 1970 season and last took the field during the 1984 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | AL | California Angels | 17 | 30 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .320 | .414 | .400 | .814 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | AL | California Angels | 79 | 296 | 268 | 31 | 71 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 38 | .265 | .316 | .336 | .652 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 1972 | AL | California Angels | 58 | 176 | 159 | 18 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 26 | .214 | .256 | .277 | .533 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 1973 | AL | California Angels | 30 | 141 | 129 | 26 | 45 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | .349 | .391 | .457 | .849 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | AL | California Angels | 118 | 518 | 466 | 69 | 133 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 39 | 47 | .285 | .341 | .393 | .734 | 183 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | AL | California Angels | 155 | 672 | 616 | 70 | 175 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 53 | 70 | 14 | 43 | 42 | .284 | .331 | .359 | .690 | 221 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| 1976 | AL | New York Yankees | 137 | 613 | 590 | 95 | 184 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 67 | 43 | 7 | 13 | 51 | .312 | .327 | .432 | .760 | 255 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | AL | New York Yankees | 138 | 594 | 565 | 79 | 184 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 69 | 22 | 14 | 18 | 45 | .326 | .350 | .439 | .789 | 248 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 1978 | AL | New York Yankees | 141 | 604 | 559 | 78 | 148 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 25 | 5 | 29 | 51 | .265 | .302 | .397 | .699 | 222 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 1979 | AL | New York Yankees | 74 | 307 | 286 | 37 | 82 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | .287 | .315 | .416 | .731 | 119 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 1979 | AL | Texas Rangers | 58 | 263 | 247 | 35 | 74 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 18 | .300 | .323 | .433 | .756 | 107 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | AL | Texas Rangers | 147 | 661 | 630 | 96 | 210 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 18 | 7 | 20 | 34 | .333 | .353 | .437 | .789 | 275 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 1981 | AL | Texas Rangers | 99 | 428 | 399 | 62 | 114 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 31 | .286 | .327 | .371 | .698 | 148 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 1982 | AL | Texas Rangers | 19 | 69 | 68 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .235 | .232 | .324 | .555 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | AL | Texas Rangers | 96 | 329 | 309 | 37 | 88 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 21 | .285 | .309 | .350 | .658 | 108 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | AL | Texas Rangers | 102 | 326 | 313 | 40 | 94 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | .300 | .320 | .387 | .706 | 121 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 1468 | 6027 | 5629 | 785 | 1660 | 247 | 71 | 61 | 499 | 267 | 90 | 266 | 471 | .295 | .327 | .397 | .724 | 2232 | 44 | 22 | 75 | 35 | 20 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | AL | California Angels | OF | 5 | 4 | 41.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.195 | 2.000 |
| 1971 | AL | California Angels | OF | 76 | 67 | 605.0 | 160 | 5 | 4 | 2 | .976 | 2.455 | 2.171 |
| 1972 | AL | California Angels | OF | 48 | 38 | 353.0 | 105 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .981 | 2.677 | 2.188 |
| 1973 | AL | California Angels | OF | 29 | 29 | 266.7 | 60 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .909 | 2.025 | 2.069 |
| 1974 | AL | California Angels | OF | 116 | 114 | 999.3 | 309 | 9 | 2 | 3 | .994 | 2.864 | 2.741 |
| 1975 | AL | California Angels | OF | 152 | 150 | 1340.3 | 371 | 13 | 9 | 3 | .977 | 2.578 | 2.526 |
| 1976 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 136 | 131 | 1178.0 | 407 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .986 | 3.155 | 3.037 |
| 1977 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 136 | 129 | 1124.3 | 380 | 11 | 7 | 1 | .982 | 3.130 | 2.875 |
| 1978 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 138 | 135 | 1134.7 | 384 | 8 | 8 | 2 | .980 | 3.109 | 2.841 |
| 1979 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 69 | 68 | 563.0 | 147 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .974 | 2.414 | 2.188 |
| 1979 | AL | Texas Rangers | OF | 57 | 55 | 484.3 | 153 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .981 | 2.917 | 2.754 |
| 1980 | AL | Texas Rangers | OF | 141 | 138 | 1200.0 | 342 | 19 | 8 | 4 | .978 | 2.707 | 2.560 |
| 1981 | AL | Texas Rangers | OF | 97 | 94 | 832.3 | 225 | 12 | 1 | 3 | .996 | 2.563 | 2.443 |
| 1983 | AL | Texas Rangers | OF | 23 | 20 | 176.0 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .980 | 2.506 | 2.130 |
| 1984 | AL | Texas Rangers | OF | 30 | 24 | 211.0 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.218 | 1.733 |
| Totals | 1253 | 1196 | 10509.0 | 3150 | 95 | 61 | 21 | .982 | 2.779 | 2.590 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 5 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .348 | .375 | .435 | .810 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 4 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .167 | .211 | .167 | .377 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 5 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .391 | .391 | .478 | .870 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 6 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .222 | .296 | .519 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 4 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .455 | .538 | .455 | .993 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 5 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 124 | 120 | 14 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | .308 | .331 | .358 | .689 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | CF | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 2.200 |
| 1976 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | CF | 4 | 4 | 34.7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.635 | 3.500 |
| 1977 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | CF | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.886 | 3.800 |
| 1977 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | CF | 6 | 6 | 56.0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.018 | 4.167 |
| 1978 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | CF | 4 | 4 | 23.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.522 | 2.250 |
| 1978 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | CF | 4 | 4 | 27.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.333 | 1.750 |
| Totals | 28 | 28 | 228.7 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.345 | 3.036 |
Awards
1976 - AL TSN All-Star OF
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