German Rivera
[edit] Biography
German Rivera (German (Diaz) Rivera) was born on July 6, 1960 in Santurce, Puerto Rico. He made his Major League debut on September 2, 1983 for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 1984, his rookie year, he hit .260 with 2 home runs and 17 RBI. Rivera played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros over the course of his 3 year career.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1983
| LA
| N
| 13
| 17
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .353
| .421
| .412
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| LA
| N
| 94
| 227
| 20
| 59
| 2
| 17
| .260
| .321
| .357
| 12
| 2
| 21
| 30
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 15
|
| 1985
| HOU
| N
| 13
| 36
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 2
| .194
| .275
| .306
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 120
| 280
| 24
| 72
| 2
| 19
| .257
| .322
| .354
| 15
| 3
| 27
| 40
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 6
| 17
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1983
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 8
| 3
| 37
| 2
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1984
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 90
| 71
| 634
| 55
| 167
| 15
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .937
|
| 1985
| HOU
| N
| 3B
| 11
| 9
| 77.1
| 7
| 25
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 109
| 83
| 748.1
| 64
| 203
| 18
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .937
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Los Angeles Dodgers (December 20, 1977).
- Selected by Oakland Athletics from Los Angeles Dodgers in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 6, 1982).
- Returned to Los Angeles Dodgers (March 25, 1983).
- Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers to Houston Astros (July 15, 1985) completing trade in which Los Angeles Dodgers traded Rafael Montalvo and a player to be named later to Houston Astros in exchange for Enos Cabell (July 10, 1985).
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