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Jim Rivera

Manuel Joseph Rivera (Jungle Jim)

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 196 lb.

Born: July 22, 1921 in New York, NY(All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1952 (Age 30)   vs. DET 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Browns/Athletics 1952-1961

Final Game: September 30, 1961 (Age 40)   vs. WSA 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
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Career Home Runs

For all seasons after 1973, the play-by-play data is complete (summary of missing data for pre-1974). For some games from 1954 to 1973, we do not have complete play-by-play.

Jim Rivera: 83 Career Home Runs

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 8 tying, 19 go ahead
3 Tms
CHW77
SLB4
KCA2
 
vs RHP73
vs LHP10
 
Away44
Home39
 
Leverage
High Lev15
Medium Lev23
Low Lev45
8 Opps
CLE18
BOS15
MIN/WSH12
NYY12
DET10
PHA/KCA8
BAL/SLB7
CHW1
56 Pitchers
Tom Brewer5
Hal Brown4
Early Wynn4
Pedro Ramos4
Bob Grim3
Bob Turley3
Art Houtteman3
Steve Gromek3
Charlie Bishop2
Ray Narleski2
Duane Pillette2
Mike Garcia2
Frank Sullivan2
Paul Foytack2
Al Cicotte1
Connie Grob1
Tom Morgan1
Ben Flowers1
George Susce1
Chuck Stobbs1
11 Parks
CHI1037
CLE079
DET047
BOS076
NYC166
WAS096
STL074
BAL113
KAN052
PHI112
MIN021
Where Hit
972
74
83
Unk3
781
General field locations when available.
 
1 Inside the Park
 
Game Totals
1·HR gms73
2·HR gms5
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
 
OrderPos
7th22
5th21
6th18
3rd9
1st5
8th4
4th2
2nd2
Outs
031
128
224
 
DefPos
RF52
CF22
LF7
PH1
1B1
Bases
---53
1--17
-2-6
12-4
1231
--31
1-31
 
120 RBI
RISP13
0 on53
1 on24
2 on5
3 on1
Any on30
Inning
17
210
311
410
58
611
710
87
99
 
1-328
4-629
7-end26
RelScore
+4..12
+37
+212
+18
Tied17
-18
-27
-33
-4..9
 
Ahead39
Tied17
Behind27
Before event, for batter

Play By Play

View Pitches · WE and WPA Explanation
1952 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
1 1 1 1 1952-04-20 (1) SLB CHW Hal Brown ahead 6-0 b 7 0 --- 1 3 8 0.003 100% Home Run
2 2 2 1 1952-05-08 SLB @ PHA Carl Scheib tied 8-8 t 9 0 --- 1 3 7 0.340 84% Home Run
3 3 3 1 1952-05-10 SLB @ CLE Early Wynn tied 2-2 t 6 0 --- 1 3 8 0.179 68% Home Run
4 4 4 1 1952-05-25 (2) SLB CLE Sam Jones behind 0-1 b 4 0 --- 1 3 8 0.140 56% Home Run
5 5 5 1 1952-07-30 CHW NYY Tom Gorman ahead 3-0 b 3 0 -2- 2 6 8 0.060 94% Home Run; Mele Scores
6 6 6 1 1952-08-05 (2) CHW CLE Mike Garcia tied 0-0 b 1 1 --- 1 2 8 0.107 63% Home Run
7 7 7 1 1952-09-02 (1) CHW DET Ted Gray tied 0-0 b 2 1 1-- 2 6 8 0.189 74% Home Run; Mele Scores
1953 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
8 8 1 1 1953-04-25 CHW @ SLB Duane Pillette ahead 2-0 t 3 2 --- 1 5 8 0.090 77% Home Run
9 9 2 1 1953-05-30 (1) CHW CLE Lou Brissie behind 1-7 b 9 0 --- 1 2 8 0.005 1% IPHR Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
10 10 3 1 1953-06-12 CHW BOS Hal Brown tied 0-0 b 4 0 --- 1 5 8 0.125 69% Home Run (Deep RF)
11 11 4 1 1953-06-14 (1) CHW BOS Ben Flowers ahead 4-0 b 7 0 --- 1 5 8 0.015 99% Home Run (Deep RF)
12 12 5 1 1953-06-27 CHW @ BOS Sid Hudson behind 3-5 t 9 0 --- 1 6 8 0.090 17% Home Run (Deep RF)
13 13 6 1 1953-06-28 CHW @ BOS Willard Nixon ahead 6-2 t 5 1 --- 1 6 8 0.043 93% Home Run (Deep RF)
14 14 7 1 1953-07-23 CHW BOS Hal Brown behind 2-4 b 9 0 --- 1 5 8 0.111 20% Home Run
15 15 8 1 1953-07-26 (2) CHW PHA Charlie Bishop ahead 2-0 b 7 1 1-- 2 6 8 0.080 97% Home Run; Mele Scores
16 16 9 1 1953-08-12 CHW @ CLE Early Wynn behind 2-3 t 8 2 -2- 2 7 8 0.504 71% Home Run; Wilson Scores
17 17 10 1 1953-09-17 CHW @ WSH Bob Porterfield behind 1-2 t 7 0 --- 1 6 8 0.200 50% Home Run
18 18 11 1 1953-09-27 CHW @ SLB Duane Pillette behind 0-1 t 8 1 --- 1 7 9 0.254 45% Home Run
1954 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
19 19 1 1 1954-04-17 CHW @ CLE Art Houtteman ahead 2-0 t 1 2 12- 3 7 9 0.185 88% Home Run; Boyd Scores; Lollar Scores
20 20 2 1 1954-04-18 CHW @ CLE Early Wynn behind 1-2 t 5 0 --- 1 6 9 0.145 50% Home Run (Deep RF)
21 21 3 1 1954-05-15 CHW PHA Bob Trice tied 0-0 b 2 0 --- 1 7 9 0.108 66% Home Run
22 22 4 1 1954-05-28 (2) CHW @ BAL Bob Turley ahead 2-0 t 2 0 --- 1 8 8 0.084 80% Home Run
23 23 5 1 1954-06-06 (1) CHW @ WSH Chuck Stobbs ahead 1-0 t 4 2 --- 1 7 9 0.122 72% Home Run
24 24 6 2 1954-06-06 (1) CHW @ WSH Sonny Dixon ahead 4-3 t 9 1 --- 1 7 9 0.092 93% Home Run
25 25 7 1 1954-06-13 (1) CHW @ NYY Eddie Lopat tied 1-1 t 5 0 --- 1 7 9 0.150 65% Home Run
26 26 8 1 1954-07-09 CHW CLE Art Houtteman behind 0-2 b 2 2 --- 1 6 9 0.103 40% Home Run
27 27 9 2 1954-07-09 CHW CLE Art Houtteman behind 1-2 b 4 2 --- 1 6 9 0.142 51% Home Run
28 28 10 1 1954-08-01 (2) CHW PHA Al Sima ahead 8-0 b 4 2 --- 1 5 9 0.005 99% Home Run
29 29 11 1 1954-08-20 CHW @ DET Steve Gromek ahead 5-2 t 7 2 12- 3 5 9 0.082 98% Home Run; Fox Scores; Minoso Scores
30 30 12 1 1954-08-26 (2) CHW @ PHA Charlie Bishop behind 0-4 t 5 0 --- 1 6 9 0.058 15% Home Run
31 31 13 1 1954-09-03 CHW CLE Bob Feller behind 1-2 b 6 0 --- 1 5 9 0.186 57% Home Run
1955 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
32 32 1 1 1955-05-10 CHW @ BOS Tom Brewer behind 0-2 t 7 0 --- 1 5 8 0.123 31% Home Run
33 33 2 1 1955-05-18 CHW @ NYY Bob Grim behind 5-7 t 7 2 --- 1 3 8 0.105 23% Home Run
34 34 3 1 1955-05-29 CHW @ DET Ned Garver ahead 3-0 t 2 2 1-- 2 3 9 0.116 89% Home Run; Fox Scores
35 35 4 1 1955-06-05 (1) CHW NYY Tommy Byrne behind 0-2 b 1 1 123 4 5 9 0.263 72% Home Run; Groth Scores; Fox Scores; Kell Scores
36 36 5 1 1955-07-03 CHW @ CLE Bob Lemon behind 2-5 t 3 2 --- 1 5 9 0.077 25% Home Run
37 37 6 1 1955-08-02 CHW @ BOS Tom Brewer ahead 1-0 t 4 1 --- 1 5 9 0.109 70% Home Run
38 38 7 1 1955-08-12 CHW @ DET Steve Gromek tied 0-0 t 1 1 1-- 2 3 8 0.173 68% Home Run; Minoso Scores
39 39 8 1 1955-08-31 CHW BOS Tom Brewer tied 0-0 b 1 2 --3 2 4 8 0.171 71% Home Run; Fox Scores
40 40 9 2 1955-08-31 CHW BOS Tom Brewer ahead 2-0 b 3 1 1-- 2 4 8 0.121 89% Home Run; Minoso Scores
41 41 10 1 1955-09-17 CHW @ KCA Bill Harrington behind 4-6 t 6 1 1-- 2 5 9 0.245 47% Home Run; Minoso Scores
1956 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
42 42 1 1 1956-05-25 CHW CLE Mike Garcia behind 0-1 b 6 0 --- 1 1 9 0.176 58% Home Run
43 43 2 1 1956-06-03 (1) CHW @ BAL Fritz Dorish ahead 10-0 t 8 0 --- 1 5 9 0.000 100% Home Run
44 44 3 1 1956-06-06 CHW @ WSH Connie Grob behind 4-12 t 6 2 1-- 2 3 9 0.010 1% Home Run; Fox Scores
45 45 4 1 1956-06-16 CHW WSH Hal Griggs tied 0-0 b 2 2 12- 3 1 9 0.253 80% Home Run; Hatfield Scores; Harshman Scores
46 46 5 1 1956-07-29 (1) CHW BOS George Susce ahead 6-0 b 5 1 --- 1 5 9 0.011 99% Home Run
47 47 6 1 1956-08-04 CHW BAL Mike Fornieles ahead 5-3 b 5 2 12- 3 7 9 0.148 95% Home Run; Dropo Scores; Moss Scores
48 48 7 2 1956-08-04 CHW BAL Hal Brown ahead 14-4 b 6 1 --- 1 7 9 0.001 100% Home Run
49 49 8 1 1956-08-23 (1) CHW @ NYY Don Larsen ahead 5-2 t 8 0 --- 1 6 9 0.035 96% Home Run
50 50 9 1 1956-09-03 (2) CHW DET Bob Miller ahead 4-0 b 6 0 --- 1 5 9 0.023 97% Home Run
51 51 10 1 1956-09-04 CHW DET Steve Gromek ahead 4-2 b 5 1 --- 1 6 9 0.077 87% Home Run
52 52 11 1 1956-09-13 CHW BOS Tom Brewer tied 2-2 b 7 2 --- 1 1 9 0.231 75% Home Run
53 53 12 1 1956-09-16 (2) CHW WSH Dick Brodowski ahead 2-1 b 3 0 --- 1 1 9 0.095 76% Home Run
1957 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
54 54 1 1 1957-04-26 CHW @ KCA Tom Morgan ahead 2-0 t 4 1 --- 1 7 3 0.090 81% Home Run
55 55 2 1 1957-06-12 CHW NYY Al Cicotte ahead 5-4 b 6 1 --- 1 7 9 0.115 84% Home Run
56 56 3 1 1957-06-13 CHW NYY Art Ditmar tied 0-0 b 2 0 1-- 2 7 9 0.168 76% Home Run; Hatfield Scores
57 57 4 1 1957-06-15 CHW WSH Russ Kemmerer behind 0-3 b 2 2 --- 1 6 9 0.086 29% Home Run
58 58 5 1 1957-06-16 (1) CHW WSH Pedro Ramos tied 2-2 b 6 0 1-- 2 5 9 0.230 85% Home Run; Dropo Scores
59 59 6 1 1957-06-29 CHW @ WSH Dick Hyde ahead 6-1 t 9 1 --- 1 6 9 0.003 100% Home Run
60 60 7 1 1957-06-30 (2) CHW @ WSH Pedro Ramos behind 1-5 t 4 1 --- 1 5 9 0.056 15% Home Run
61 61 8 1 1957-07-05 CHW CLE Cal McLish ahead 11-4 b 8 1 1-- 2 6 9 0.001 100% Home Run; Landis Scores
62 62 9 1 1957-07-11 CHW WSH Pedro Ramos ahead 4-3 b 3 2 --- 1 5 9 0.108 75% Home Run
63 63 10 1 1957-08-02 CHW @ BOS Frank Sullivan tied 0-0 t 1 0 --- 1 1 9 0.099 60% Lead-Off Home Run
64 64 11 1 1957-08-13 CHW @ CLE Ray Narleski tied 0-0 t 2 1 1-- 2 6 9 0.190 69% Home Run; Doby Scores
65 65 12 2 1957-08-13 CHW @ CLE Ray Narleski ahead 2-0 t 4 0 1-3 3 6 9 0.093 93% Home Run; Minoso Scores; Doby Scores
66 66 13 1 1957-08-14 CHW @ CLE Early Wynn ahead 3-0 t 3 1 -2- 2 6 9 0.091 91% Home Run; Doby Scores
67 67 14 1 1957-09-14 CHW @ NYY Bob Grim tied 2-2 t 8 0 1-- 2 5 9 0.306 88% Home Run; Minoso Scores
1958 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
68 68 1 1 1958-05-11 (2) CHW CLE Bob Kelly tied 0-0 b 2 0 --- 1 5 9 0.112 66% Home Run (Deep RF)
69 69 2 1 1958-06-04 CHW @ NYY Bob Grim ahead 5-2 t 8 0 1-- 2 5 9 0.038 99% Home Run; Lollar Scores
70 70 3 1 1958-06-15 (1) CHW @ BAL Ken Lehman ahead 1-0 t 9 1 -2- 2 7 9 0.103 97% Home Run (Deep RF); Torgeson Scores
71 71 4 1 1958-06-26 CHW NYY Johnny Kucks behind 1-4 b 7 0 1-- 2 7 7 0.186 35% Home Run; Smith Scores
72 72 5 1 1958-07-26 CHW BOS Murray Wall ahead 6-1 b 5 2 -2- 2 7 7 0.024 99% Home Run; Lollar Scores
73 73 6 1 1958-08-08 CHW @ DET Frank Lary behind 0-4 t 6 1 --- 1 7 7 0.047 11% Home Run
74 74 7 1 1958-08-10 (1) CHW @ DET Paul Foytack ahead 2-0 t 4 1 1-- 2 7 7 0.137 87% Home Run; Goodman Scores
75 75 8 1 1958-08-19 CHW @ BOS Frank Sullivan ahead 2-1 t 7 1 -2- 2 7 7 0.170 89% Home Run; Boone Scores
76 76 9 1 1958-08-21 CHW @ NYY Bob Turley behind 2-6 t 9 2 --- 1 7 7 0.002 0% Home Run
1959 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
77 77 1 1 1959-06-07 (1) CHW BOS Billy Hoeft ahead 6-1 b 3 1 --- 1 7 9 0.026 96% Home Run (Deep RF)
78 78 2 1 1959-09-07 (2) CHW KCA Dick Tomanek ahead 6-4 b 3 2 --- 1 8 9 0.083 83% Home Run (Deep RF)
79 79 3 1 1959-09-22 CHW @ CLE Mudcat Grant ahead 3-1 t 6 1 --- 1 7 9 0.089 86% Home Run
80 80 4 1 1959-09-27 CHW @ DET Bob Bruce ahead 3-0 t 1 2 1-- 2 7 9 0.117 86% Home Run (Deep RF); Romano Scores/unER; Rivera Scores/unER
1960 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
81 81 1 1 1960-06-18 CHW NYY Bob Turley behind 0-4 b 3 1 --- 1 8 9 0.068 20% Home Run (Deep RF)
1961 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
82 82 1 1 1961-06-13 KCA @ MIN Pedro Ramos behind 4-8 t 9 2 1-- 2 8 PH 0.008 1% Home Run (Deep RF); Sullivan Scores
83 83 2 1 1961-07-17 KCA @ DET Paul Foytack behind 0-4 t 3 2 --- 1 3 9 0.057 17% Home Run (Deep RF)

About the SABR Home Run Encyclopedia

Much of the data on Baseball-Reference.com's Home Run Logs comes from the Tattersall/McConnell Home Run Log, a database of all homers hit in the major leagues since 1876. This project was begun in the 1940's by John C. Tattersall and was continued after Tattersall's death in 1981 by Bob McConnell, one of SABR's original 16 members. David Vincent, another SABR member, has since assumed the leadership of the project. Baseball-Reference.com has licensed this remarkable database from the Society for American Baseball Research. All credit for the data therein goes to the intrepid researchers who digitized this data from archival sources.

For years from 1916 to 2013, RetroSheet play-by-play data has been used whenever the home run occurred in a game for which we have complete play-by-play data.

There are a handful of cases where the home run logs totals do not agree with the totals on our player pages. We are working to reconcile all of those differences, but believe that in all cases the Home Run Encyclopedia is correct.