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.

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	CHW		CLE	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
2	2	Apr 19	CHW		CLE	W,1-0	GS	27	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
3	3	Apr 20	CHW	@	KCA	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
4	4	Apr 21	CHW	@	KCA	L,1-15	CG	49	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
5	6 (1)	Apr 27	CHW		KCA	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	7	May 1	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
7	8	May 3	CHW	@	WSH	L,4-7	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
8	9	May 4	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
9	11 (1)	May 6 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-4		16	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
10	12	May 6 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
11	13	May 8	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	57	12.1	3	0	0	3	0	RF
12	14	May 9	CHW	@	BOS	L,5-7	GS	33	7.0	1	1	0	2	1	RF
13	15	May 10	CHW	@	BOS	W,2-1	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
14	16	May 11	CHW	@	DET	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
15	17	May 12	CHW	@	DET	W,7-6	GF	16	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
16	18	May 13	CHW	@	DET	W,8-1	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
17	19	May 15	CHW		WSH	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
18	20	May 16	CHW		WSH	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
19	21	May 17	CHW		NYY	L,3-10	CG	48	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
20	22	May 18	CHW		NYY	L,7-8	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
21	23	May 19	CHW		NYY	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
22	24	May 20 (1)	CHW		BOS	L,5-12	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
23	25	May 20 (2)	CHW		BOS	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
24	27 (1)	May 25	CHW		CLE	W,2-1	GS	22	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
25	28	May 27 (1)	CHW		CLE	W,5-4	CG	66	15.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
26	29	May 27 (2)	CHW		CLE	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
27	30	May 28	CHW	@	KCA	L,4-6	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
28	31	May 29	CHW	@	KCA	W,7-4	CG	46	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
29	32	May 30 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
30	33	May 30 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	34	Jun 1	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
32	35	Jun 3 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	W,12-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
33	36	Jun 3 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	W,9-2	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
34	37	Jun 4	CHW	@	BAL	W,13-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
35	38	Jun 5	CHW	@	WSH	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
36	39	Jun 6	CHW	@	WSH	L,7-12	GF	39	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF
37	40	Jun 7	CHW	@	WSH	W,7-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
38	41	Jun 8	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
39	42	Jun 9	CHW	@	BOS	W,8-0	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
40	43	Jun 10	CHW	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
41	45 (1)	Jun 13	CHW	@	NYY	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	2	3	0	RF
42	46	Jun 14	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
43	48 (1)	Jun 16	CHW		WSH	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
44	49	Jun 17 (1)	CHW		WSH	W,20-2	GF	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
45	51 (1)	Jun 18	CHW		BAL	W,5-2	GF	10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
46	52	Jun 19	CHW		BAL	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
47	53	Jun 20	CHW		BAL	W,12-8	CG	48	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
48	54	Jun 21	CHW		BAL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
49	55	Jun 22	CHW		NYY	W,5-4	CG	46	12.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
50	56	Jun 23	CHW		NYY	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
51	57	Jun 24 (1)	CHW		NYY	W,14-2	GF	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
52	58	Jun 24 (2)	CHW		NYY	W,6-3	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
53	59	Jun 26	CHW		BOS	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
54	60	Jun 27	CHW		BOS	L,9-11	CG	52	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
55	62 (1)	Jun 29 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,13-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
56	63	Jun 30	CHW	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
57	64	Jul 1 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	43	8.2	7	0	1	8	0	RF
58	65	Jul 1 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
59	66	Jul 2	CHW	@	DET	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
60	67	Jul 3	CHW	@	DET	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
61	68	Jul 4 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
62	69	Jul 4 (2)	CHW		KCA	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
63	70	Jul 6	CHW		DET	W,14-0	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	RF
64	71	Jul 7	CHW		DET	L,8-12	GS	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
65	72	Jul 8 (1)	CHW		DET	L,5-17	GS	32	5.0	4	1	0	5	1	RF
66	73	Jul 8 (2)	CHW		DET	L,6-8	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
67	74	Jul 12	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	33	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	RF
68	75	Jul 13	CHW	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
69	76	Jul 14	CHW	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
70	77	Jul 15 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
71	78	Jul 15 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,5-6	GF	24	4.2	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
72	79	Jul 17 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	RF
73	80	Jul 17 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	L,3-5	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
74	81	Jul 18	CHW	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	36	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
75	82	Jul 19	CHW	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
76	83	Jul 21	CHW	@	WSH	L,5-6	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
77	84	Jul 22	CHW	@	WSH	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
78	85	Jul 23	CHW		KCA	L,2-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
79	86	Jul 24	CHW		NYY	W,11-5	GS	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF CF
80	88 (1)	Jul 26	CHW		NYY	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
81	89	Jul 27	CHW		BOS	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
82	90	Jul 28	CHW		BOS	L,1-13	CG	49	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
83	91	Jul 29 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,11-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
84	92	Jul 29 (2)	CHW		BOS	W,6-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
85	93	Jul 31	CHW		WSH	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
86	95 (1)	Aug 2	CHW		WSH	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
87	96	Aug 3	CHW		BAL	W,13-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
88	97	Aug 4	CHW		BAL	W,15-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
89	98	Aug 5 (1)	CHW		BAL	L,4-5	CG	41	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
90	99	Aug 5 (2)	CHW		BAL	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
91	100	Aug 7 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,5-4	CG	39	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
92	101	Aug 7 (2)	CHW		KCA	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
93	102	Aug 8	CHW		CLE	W,7-6	CG	59	14.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
94	103	Aug 9	CHW		CLE	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
95	104	Aug 10	CHW	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
96	105	Aug 11	CHW	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
97	107 (1)	Aug 14	CHW	@	KCA	W,12-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
98	112 (4)	Aug 19 (1)	CHW		DET	L,1-3	CG	43	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
99	113	Aug 19 (2)	CHW		DET	W,4-1	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
100	114	Aug 22 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
101	115	Aug 22 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
102	116	Aug 23 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
103	117	Aug 23 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
104	118	Aug 24	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
105	119	Aug 25	CHW	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
106	121 (1)	Aug 26 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
107	122	Aug 28 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
108	123	Aug 28 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
109	126 (2)	Aug 31 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,1-0	CG	37	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
110	127	Sep 1	CHW		CLE	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
111	128	Sep 2	CHW		CLE	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
112	129	Sep 3 (1)	CHW		DET	L,8-11	GS	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
113	130	Sep 3 (2)	CHW		DET	W,5-3	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
114	131	Sep 4	CHW		DET	W,11-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
115	132	Sep 7	CHW	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
116	133	Sep 8	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
117	135 (1)	Sep 9 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
118	136	Sep 11	CHW		BOS	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
119	137	Sep 12	CHW		BOS	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
120	138	Sep 13	CHW		BOS	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
121	139	Sep 14	CHW		BAL	W,3-2	CG	41	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
122	140	Sep 15	CHW		BAL	L,1-4	GS	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
123	141	Sep 16 (1)	CHW		WSH	W,7-5	GS	22	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
124	142	Sep 16 (2)	CHW		WSH	W,7-2	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
125	143	Sep 18	CHW		NYY	L,2-3	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
126	144	Sep 21 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
127	145	Sep 21 (2)	CHW		KCA	L,2-3	CG	37	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
128	146	Sep 22	CHW		KCA	W,17-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
129	147	Sep 23 (1)	CHW		KCA	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
130	148	Sep 23 (2)	CHW		KCA	W,5-1	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
131	149	Sep 24	CHW	@	DET	W,14-11	GF	13	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
132	151 (1)	Sep 26	CHW	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
133	153 (1)	Sep 29	CHW	@	KCA	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
134	154	Sep 30	CHW	@	KCA	L,6-7	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
							136gm		1084.0	265	9	7	281	4