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Jim Rivera

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 196lb (183cm, 88kg)

Born: July 22, 1921 in New York, NY us

Died: November 13, 2017 in Fort Wayne, IN

High School: St. Dominic's HS (Blauvelt, NY)

Debut: April 15, 1952 (Age 30-268d, 10,869th in major league history)
vs. DET 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1961 (Age 40-070d)
vs. WSA 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Manuel Joseph Rivera

Nicknames: Jungle Jim

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.8

3552

911

.257

503

RBI

422

160

OBP

.328

SLG

.402

OPS

.729

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1952 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1952 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	SLB	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
2	2	Apr 16	SLB	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
3	3	Apr 17	SLB	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
4	4	Apr 18	SLB		CHW	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
5	5	Apr 19	SLB		CHW	L,3-8	CG	47	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
6	6	Apr 20 (1)	SLB		CHW	W,8-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
7	7	Apr 20 susp	SLB		CHW	L,5-10	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
8	8	Apr 22	SLB		CLE	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
9	9	Apr 23	SLB		CLE	W,1-0	CG	28	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
10	10	Apr 26	SLB	@	CHW	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
11	11	Apr 27 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	57	13.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
12	12	Apr 27 susp	SLB	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
13	13	Apr 30 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
14	14	Apr 30 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	SLB	@	BOS	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
16	16	May 2	SLB	@	BOS	L,6-13	CG	42	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
17	17	May 3	SLB	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
18	23 (5)	May 8	SLB	@	PHA	W,9-8	GF	16	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH LF
19	24	May 10	SLB	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
20	25	May 11 (1)	SLB	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	32	8.2	5	0	0	5	0	CF
21	26	May 11 (2)	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
22	27	May 13	SLB		PHA	L,1-5	CG	0	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
23	28	May 14	SLB		PHA	W,12-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
24	29	May 15	SLB		PHA	L,0-6	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
25	30	May 16	SLB		BOS	W,2-1	CG	37	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
26	31	May 17	SLB		BOS	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
27	32	May 18 (1)	SLB		NYY	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
28	33	May 18 (2)	SLB		NYY	L,1-8	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
29	34	May 20	SLB		WSH	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
30	38 (3)	May 24	SLB		CLE	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
31	39	May 25 (1)	SLB		CLE	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
32	40	May 25 (2)	SLB		CLE	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
33	41	May 26	SLB		CHW	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
34	42	May 27	SLB		CHW	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
35	43	May 28	SLB		CHW	W,3-1	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
36	44	May 30 (1)	SLB		DET	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
37	45	May 30 (2)	SLB		DET	L,5-8	GS	36	7.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	47 (1)	Jun 3	SLB	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	66	17.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
39	48	Jun 6	SLB	@	NYY	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
40	49	Jun 7	SLB	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
41	50	Jun 8 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
42	51	Jun 8 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
43	52	Jun 10	SLB	@	BOS	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
44	53	Jun 11	SLB	@	BOS	L,9-11	CG	44	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
45	54	Jun 12	SLB	@	BOS	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
46	55	Jun 14	SLB		PHA	L,2-9	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
47	56	Jun 15 (1)	SLB		PHA	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
48	57	Jun 15 (2)	SLB		PHA	W,7-6	CG	0	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
49	58	Jun 17	SLB		BOS	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	59	Jun 18	SLB		BOS	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
51	60	Jun 19	SLB		BOS	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
52	61	Jun 20	SLB		WSH	T,5-5	CG	72	18.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
53	62	Jun 21	SLB		WSH	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
54	63	Jun 22 (1)	SLB		WSH	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
55	64	Jun 22 (2)	SLB		WSH	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
56	65	Jun 23	SLB		NYY	L,10-14	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
57	66	Jun 24	SLB		NYY	L,3-8	GS	33	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
58	67	Jun 25	SLB		NYY	W,10-9	GS	26	4.0	1	0	0	1	0
59	68	Jun 26	SLB		DET	L,0-6	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
60	69	Jun 27	SLB		DET	W,2-1	GF	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
61	71 (1)	Jun 29	SLB		DET	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	72	Jul 1	SLB	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	78	18.2	6	0	0	6	0	CF
63	73	Jul 2	SLB	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	43	9.1	5	0	0	5	0	CF
64	74	Jul 3	SLB	@	CHW	L,3-12	CG	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
65	75	Jul 4 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
66	76	Jul 4 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
67	77	Jul 5	SLB	@	DET	L,0-5	CG	0	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
68	78	Jul 6	SLB	@	DET	L,6-8	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
69	79	Jul 10	SLB	@	NYY	L,2-10	CG	45	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
70	80	Jul 11	SLB	@	NYY	W,6-3	GF	16	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
71	81	Jul 12	SLB	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	45	10.2	2	0	0	2	0
72	82	Jul 13 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	L,5-8	CG	44	9.2	7	1	0	8	0	CF
73	83	Jul 13 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
74	84	Jul 14	SLB	@	BOS	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
75	85	Jul 15 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
76	86	Jul 15 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,3-11	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
77	87	Jul 17 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	W,9-5	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
78	88	Jul 17 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
79	89	Jul 18	SLB	@	WSH	L,5-6	GS	38	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
80	90	Jul 19	SLB	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
81	91	Jul 20 (1)	SLB	@	WSH	L,6-7	GS	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF CF
82	93 (1)	Jul 22	SLB		PHA	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
83	94	Jul 23	SLB		PHA	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
84	95	Jul 24	SLB		PHA	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
85	96	Jul 25	SLB		BOS	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
86	97	Jul 26	SLB		BOS	W,7-2	GF	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
87	98	Jul 27 (1)	SLB		BOS	W,8-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
88	99	Jul 27 (2)	SLB		BOS	L,3-9	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
				Player went from St. Louis Browns to Chicago White Sox
89	101	Jul 29	CHW		NYY	L,7-10	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
90	102	Jul 30	CHW		NYY	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
91	103	Jul 31	CHW		NYY	L,2-6	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
92	104	Aug 1	CHW		WSH	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
93	105	Aug 2	CHW		WSH	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
94	106	Aug 3	CHW		WSH	T,0-0	CG	33	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
95	107	Aug 5 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,0-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
96	108	Aug 5 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
97	109	Aug 6	CHW		CLE	L,1-7	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
98	113 (3)	Aug 10 (1)	CHW		DET	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
99	114	Aug 10 (2)	CHW		DET	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
100	115	Aug 12	CHW	@	SLB	L,2-3	CG	40	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
101	116	Aug 13	CHW	@	DET	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
102	117	Aug 14	CHW	@	DET	W,2-0	CG	34	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
103	118	Aug 16	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
104	119	Aug 17 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
105	120	Aug 17 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
106	121	Aug 19	CHW	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
107	122	Aug 20	CHW	@	NYY	W,12-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
108	123	Aug 21	CHW	@	NYY	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
109	124	Aug 22	CHW	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
110	125	Aug 23	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
111	126	Aug 24 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	W,11-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
112	127	Aug 24 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
113	128	Aug 26	CHW	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
114	129	Aug 27	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
115	130	Aug 30	CHW		CLE	W,11-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
116	131	Aug 31	CHW		CLE	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
117	132	Sep 2 (1)	CHW		DET	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
118	133	Sep 2 (2)	CHW		DET	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
119	134	Sep 3	CHW		SLB	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
120	135	Sep 4	CHW		SLB	L,0-8	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
121	136	Sep 5	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
122	137	Sep 6	CHW	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	46	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
123	138	Sep 7	CHW	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
124	139	Sep 9 (1)	CHW		WSH	W,3-2	CG	45	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
125	140	Sep 9 (2)	CHW		WSH	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
126	141	Sep 10	CHW		WSH	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
127	142	Sep 11	CHW		WSH	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
128	143	Sep 12	CHW		NYY	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
129	144	Sep 13	CHW		NYY	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
130	145	Sep 14	CHW		BOS	W,4-3	CG	67	17.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
131	146	Sep 15	CHW		BOS	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
132	147	Sep 16 (1)	CHW		PHA	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
133	148	Sep 16 (2)	CHW		PHA	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
134	149	Sep 20 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	L,6-9	CG	41	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
135	150	Sep 20 (2)	CHW	@	SLB	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	6	0	1	7	0	CF
136	151	Sep 21	CHW	@	SLB	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
137	152	Sep 23	CHW	@	CLE	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
138	153	Sep 24	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-6	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
139	154	Sep 26	CHW		SLB	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
140	155	Sep 27	CHW		SLB	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
141	156	Sep 28	CHW		SLB	L,1-12	CG	50	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
							142gm		1238.0	420	9	9	438	2