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Bombo Rivera

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Full Name: Jesus Manuel (Torres) Rivera Primary Position: OF,RF,LF
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/187 First Game: April 17, 1975
Birthdate: August 2, 1952 Final Game: October 3, 1982
Birthplace: Ponce, Puerto Rico MLB Experience: 6 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Bombo Rivera (Jesus Manuel (Torres) Rivera) was born on August 2, 1952 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He made his Major League debut on April 17, 1975 for the Montreal Expos. In 1976, his rookie year, he hit .276 with 2 home runs and 19 RBI. Rivera played for the Montreal Expos, Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 6 year career.

Most people believe that Bombo Rivera's best season was 1979, when he hit for a .281 average.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1975 MON N 5 9 1 1 0 0 .111 .273 .111 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1
1976 MON N 68 185 22 51 2 19 .276 .323 .411 11 4 13 32 0 1 1 1 5
1978 MIN A 101 251 35 68 3 23 .271 .362 .355 8 2 35 47 2 5 5 1 3
1979 MIN A 112 263 37 74 2 31 .281 .324 .392 13 5 17 40 0 13 5 0 6
1980 MIN A 44 113 13 25 3 10 .221 .248 .363 7 0 4 20 0 0 0 0 4
1982 KC A 5 10 1 1 0 0 .100 .100 .100 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 73 194 23 52 2 19 .268 .321 .397 11 4 15 35 0 1 1 1 6
Total AL 262 637 86 168 8 64 .264 .324 .367 28 7 56 109 2 18 10 1 13
Total 335 831 109 220 10 83 .265 .323 .374 39 11 71 144 2 19 11 2 19

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1975 MON N LF 4 2 18.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1975 MON N RF 2 2 11 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .800
1975 MON N OF 5 4 29.1 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .889
1976 MON N LF 45 44 333.2 75 6 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .942
1976 MON N RF 14 6 61.2 16 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1976 MON N OF 56 50 395.1 89 7 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .950
1978 MIN A RF 72 57 508 133 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .978
1978 MIN A LF 32 3 96 30 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 MIN A OF 94 60 604 162 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1978 MIN A DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1979 MIN A RF 50 21 238 60 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1979 MIN A OF 105 59 616.1 169 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1979 MIN A DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1979 MIN A LF 61 38 377.1 103 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1979 MIN A CF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1980 MIN A OF 37 31 252.1 58 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .922
1980 MIN A DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1980 MIN A RF 28 25 199.1 47 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .906
1980 MIN A LF 10 6 53 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1982 KC A RF 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1982 KC A OF 3 2 21 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1982 KC A LF 2 2 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total LF 154 95 896.1 224 16 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .976
Total CF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total OF 300 206 1918.1 490 25 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 .970
Total DH 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total RF 167 111 1021 260 9 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 .964

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Montreal Expos (June 22, 1970).
  • Sold by Montreal Expos to Minnesota Twins (October 25, 1977).
  • Released by Minnesota Twins (March 27, 1981).
  • Signed by Kansas City Royals (April 3, 1981).
  • Released by Kansas City Royals (April 1, 1983).

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