Jim Rivera Notable

b. July 22, 1921 · St. Louis Browns 1952, Chicago White Sox 1952–1961, Kansas City Athletics 1961

Jim Rivera played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1952 and closing with the Kansas City Athletics in 1961. His longest stay was with the Chicago White Sox, from 1952 to 1961.

Across 1,171 games he batted .256, with 911 hits and 503 runs. He finished with 83 home runs, 155 doubles, 56 triples and 160 stolen bases.

He led the league in stolen bases once, in 1955, with 25. He led the league in triples once, in 1953, with 16. He played 1,038 games in the outfield, with 2,065 putouts and 51 errors.

He was born in New York, NY, USA on July 22, 1921, and died on November 13, 2017. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1952	CHW/SLB	150	537	72	136	20	9	7	48	50	86	21	.253
1953	CHW	156	567	79	147	26	16	11	78	53	70	22	.259
1954	CHW	145	490	62	140	16	8	13	61	49	68	18	.286
1955	CHW	147	454	71	120	24	4	10	52	62	59	25	.264
1956	CHW	139	491	76	125	23	5	12	66	49	75	20	.255
1957	CHW	125	402	51	103	21	6	14	52	40	80	18	.256
1958	CHW	116	276	37	62	8	4	9	35	24	49	21	.225
1959	CHW	80	177	18	39	9	4	4	19	11	19	5	.220
1960	CHW	48	17	17	5	0	0	1	1	3	3	4	.294
1961	CHW/KCA	65	141	20	34	8	0	2	10	24	14	6	.241
Career	—	1171	3552	503	911	155	56	83	422	365	523	160	.256

On this day & linked events

1921

Born July 22, 1921

New York, NY, USA

2017

Died November 13, 2017

1952

Major-league debut: Jim Rivera

Jim Rivera made a major-league debut on April 15, 1952.

1961

Final major-league game: Jim Rivera

Jim Rivera played a final major-league game on September 30, 1961.

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