1964
Born January 3, 1964
Cidra, , P.R.
Luis Rivera Notable
b. January 3, 1964 · Montreal Expos 1986–1988, Boston Red Sox 1989–1993, New York Mets 1994, Houston Astros 1997, Kansas City Royals 1998
Luis Rivera played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Montreal Expos in 1986 and closing with the Kansas City Royals in 1998. His longest stay was with the Boston Red Sox, from 1989 to 1993.
Across 781 games he batted .233, with 516 hits and 249 runs. He finished with 28 home runs, 114 doubles and 20 stolen bases.
He played 684 games at shortstop, with 1,831 assists and 113 errors. He turned 413 double plays.
He was born in Cidra, P.R. on January 3, 1964. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | MON | 55 | 166 | 20 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 33 | 1 | .205 |
| 1987 | MON | 18 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .156 |
| 1988 | MON | 123 | 371 | 35 | 83 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 69 | 3 | .224 |
| 1989 | BOS | 93 | 323 | 35 | 83 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 60 | 2 | .257 |
| 1990 | BOS | 118 | 346 | 38 | 78 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 45 | 25 | 58 | 4 | .225 |
| 1991 | BOS | 129 | 414 | 64 | 107 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 35 | 86 | 4 | .258 |
| 1992 | BOS | 102 | 288 | 17 | 62 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 26 | 56 | 4 | .215 |
| 1993 | BOS | 62 | 130 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 1 | .208 |
| 1994 | NYM | 32 | 43 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 0 | .279 |
| 1997 | HOU | 7 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .231 |
| 1998 | KCR | 42 | 89 | 14 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 1 | .247 |
| Career | — | 781 | 2215 | 249 | 516 | 114 | 12 | 28 | 209 | 171 | 443 | 20 | .233 |
On this day & linked events
1986
Major-league debut: Luis Rivera
Luis Rivera made a major-league debut on August 3, 1986.
1998
Final major-league game: Luis Rivera
Luis Rivera played a final major-league game on August 27, 1998.
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