Ruben Rivera

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Full Name: Ruben (Moreno) Rivera	Primary Position: OF,CF
Height/Weight: 6' 3"/200	First Game: September 3, 1995
Birthdate: November 14, 1973	Final Game: May 28, 2003
Birthplace: Chorrera, Panama	MLB Experience: 9 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
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7 See Also
8 Categories

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Ruben Rivera (Ruben (Moreno) Rivera) was born on November 14, 1973 in Chorrera, Panama. He made his Major League debut on September 3, 1995 for the New York Yankees. In 1998, his rookie year, he hit .209 with 6 home runs and 29 RBI. Rivera played for the New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants over the course of his 9 year career.

Most people believe that Ruben Rivera's best season was 1999, when he slugged 23 home runs.

[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
1995	NY	A	5	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1996	NY	A	46	88	17	25	2	16	.284	.381	.443	6	1	13	26	2	1	6	0	1
1997	SD	N	17	20	2	5	0	1	.250	.318	.300	1	0	2	9	0	0	2	0	0
1998	SD	N	95	172	31	36	6	29	.209	.325	.378	7	2	28	52	2	1	5	0	1
1999	SD	N	147	411	65	80	23	48	.195	.295	.406	16	1	55	143	5	0	18	1	9
2000	SD	N	135	423	62	88	17	57	.208	.296	.400	18	6	44	137	10	0	8	1	8
2001	CIN	N	117	263	37	67	10	34	.255	.321	.426	13	1	21	83	5	0	6	1	7
2002	TEX	A	69	158	17	33	4	14	.209	.302	.310	4	0	17	45	5	4	4	0	2
2003	SF	N	31	50	6	9	2	4	.180	.255	.340	2	0	5	14	0	0	1	1	0
Total	NL		542	1339	203	285	58	173	.213	.303	.400	57	10	155	438	22	1	40	4	25
Total	AL		120	247	34	58	6	30	.235	.330	.356	10	1	30	72	7	5	10	0	3
Total			662	1586	237	343	64	203	.216	.307	.393	67	11	185	510	29	6	50	4	28

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1995	NY	A	OF	4	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1995	NY	A	LF	4	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1996	NY	A	RF	19	4	70.1	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1996	NY	A	CF	14	12	112	38	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1996	NY	A	OF	45	21	246.2	77	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1996	NY	A	LF	13	5	64.1	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1997	SD	N	OF	7	3	38	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1997	SD	N	LF	2	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1997	SD	N	RF	4	1	14	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1997	SD	N	CF	4	2	21	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1998	SD	N	LF	13	7	69.2	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1998	SD	N	OF	91	43	474.2	104	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.973
1998	SD	N	CF	13	12	88.1	22	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.960
1998	SD	N	RF	73	24	316.2	68	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.972
1999	SD	N	OF	143	110	1023	312	8	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	.976
1999	SD	N	CF	143	110	1023	312	8	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	.976
2000	SD	N	CF	131	112	1036.2	304	10	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	.984
2000	SD	N	LF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2000	SD	N	OF	132	112	1037.2	304	9	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	.984
2001	CIN	N	CF	70	38	405.2	130	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.985
2001	CIN	N	RF	21	13	126.2	34	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.971
2001	CIN	N	OF	99	56	585.1	171	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.983
2001	CIN	N	LF	10	5	53	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2002	TEX	A	OF	67	56	471.2	167	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.983
2002	TEX	A	CF	67	56	471.2	167	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.983
2002	TEX	A	DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2003	SF	N	OF	27	8	110	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2003	SF	N	RF	6	1	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2003	SF	N	CF	13	6	68.2	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2003	SF	N	LF	9	1	26.1	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			LF	52	18	222.1	51	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			CF	455	348	3227	1007	26	19	8	0	0	0	0	0	.982
Total			OF	615	409	3992	1192	28	22	8	0	0	0	0	0	.982
Total			DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	123	43	542.2	132	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.978

[edit] Transactions

Signed as a non-drafted free agent by New York Yankees (November 21, 1990).
Traded by New York Yankees with Rafael Medina and $3 million to San Diego Padres in exchange for Homer Bush, Gordon Amerson and 2 players to be named later (April 22, 1997); New York Yankees received Hideki Irabu (May 29, 1997) and Vernon Maxwell (June 9, 1997).
Released by San Diego Padres (March 14, 2001).
Signed by Cincinnati Reds (March 21, 2001).
Claimed on waivers by San Francisco Giants from Cincinnati Reds (November 16, 2001).
Granted free agency (December 21, 2001).
Signed by New York Yankees (February 14, 2002).
Released by New York Yankees (March 11, 2002).
Signed by Texas Rangers (March 31, 2002).
Released by Texas Rangers (September 30, 2002).
Signed by San Francisco Giants (January 24, 2003).
Released by San Francisco Giants (June 3, 2003).
Signed by Baltimore Orioles (July 3, 2003).
Granted free agency (October 15, 2003).
Signed by New York Yankees (August 23, 2005).
Released by New York Yankees (October 7, 2005).
Signed by Chicago White Sox (March 3, 2006).
Granted free agency (October 15, 2006).

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