Bombo Rivera
From BR Bullpen
Jesus Manuel Rivera Torres
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 10", Weight 187 lb.
[edit] Biographical Information
In 1989, Bombo Rivera played for the St. Petersburg Pelicans of the Senior Professional Baseball Association. He batted .207 in 11 games. In 1990, Rivera played for the Florida Tropics of the SPBA. He played in two games and was hitless before the league folded.
He was also the subject of a song written in the late 1970's by Garrison Keillor entitled "The Ballad of Bombo Rivera."
There is a brief mention of Bombo Rivera in W.P.Kinsella's Shoeless Joe; this novel is the basis for the film Field of Dreams.
