Ernie Riles Notable

b. October 2, 1960 · Milwaukee Brewers 1985–1988, San Francisco Giants 1988–1990, Oakland Athletics 1991, Houston Astros 1992, Boston Red Sox 1993

Ernie Riles played for five clubs across nine seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1985 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1993.

Across 919 games he batted .254, with 637 hits and 309 runs. He finished with 48 home runs, 92 doubles and 20 stolen bases.

He played 362 games at shortstop, with 823 assists and 49 errors. He turned 180 double plays. He also played 301 games at third base.

He was born in Cairo, GA, USA on October 2, 1960. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1985	MIL	116	448	54	128	12	7	5	45	36	54	2	.286
1986	MIL	145	524	69	132	24	2	9	47	54	80	7	.252
1987	MIL	83	276	38	72	11	1	4	38	30	47	3	.261
1988	MIL/SFG	120	314	33	87	13	3	4	37	17	59	3	.277
1989	SFG	122	302	43	84	13	2	7	40	28	50	0	.278
1990	SFG	92	155	22	31	2	1	8	21	26	26	0	.200
1991	OAK	108	281	30	60	8	4	5	32	31	42	3	.214
1992	HOU	39	61	5	16	1	0	1	4	2	11	1	.262
1993	BOS	94	143	15	27	8	0	5	20	20	40	1	.189
Career	—	919	2504	309	637	92	20	48	284	244	409	20	.254

On this day & linked events

1960

Born October 2, 1960

Cairo, GA, USA

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