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Bombo Rivera
Jesus Manuel (Torres) Rivera
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 187 lb.

Born: August 2, 1952 in Ponce, P.R.
Signed by the Montreal Expos as an amateur free agent in 1970. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1975
Final Game: October 3, 1982
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1975 22 MON NL 5 11 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .111 .273 .111 .384 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 /79
1976 23 MON NL 68 199 185 22 51 11 4 2 19 1 0 13 32 .276 .323 .411 .734 104 76 5 0 1 0 1 79
1978 25 MIN AL 101 295 251 35 68 8 2 3 23 5 3 35 47 .271 .362 .355 .717 101 89 3 2 5 2 1 97/D
1979 26 MIN AL 112 294 263 37 74 13 5 2 31 5 5 17 40 .281 .324 .392 .715 90 103 6 0 13 1 0 79/D8
1980 27 MIN AL 44 117 113 13 25 7 0 3 10 0 0 4 20 .221 .248 .363 .611 60 41 4 0 0 0 0 97/D
1982 29 KCR AL 5 10 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200 -45 1 0 0 0 0 0 /79
6 Seasons 335 926 831 109 220 39 11 10 83 11 8 71 144 .265 .323 .374 .697 90 311 19 2 19 3 2
162 Game Avg. 162 448 402 53 106 19 5 5 40 5 4 34 70 .265 .323 .374 .697 90 150 9 1 9 1 1
MIN (3 yrs) 257 706 627 85 167 28 7 8 64 10 8 56 107 .266 .327 .372 .699 89 233 13 2 18 3 1
MON (2 yrs) 73 210 194 23 52 11 4 2 19 1 0 15 35 .268 .321 .397 .717 99 77 6 0 1 0 1
KCR (1 yr) 5 10 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200 -45 1 0 0 0 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 262 716 637 86 168 28 7 8 64 10 8 56 109 .264 .324 .367 .691 87 234 13 2 18 3 1
NL (2 yrs) 73 210 194 23 52 11 4 2 19 1 0 15 35 .268 .321 .397 .717 99 77 6 0 1 0 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1975 MON NL 22 OF 5 4 29.1 9 8 0 1 0 .889 -0.5 -20.5 0.5 0.2 0.3 -1 2.45 1.60 .978 2.30 2.00
1975 MON NL 22 LF 4 2 18.1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -26.2 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 0 1.47 0.75 .967 2.11 1.70
1975 MON NL 22 RF 2 2 11.0 5 4 0 1 0 .800 -0.1 -10.9 0.9 0.0 0.9 -1 3.27 2.00 .980 2.05 1.75
1976 MON NL 23 OF 56 50 395.1 101 89 7 5 3 .950 -1.5 -4.6 -0.5 3.1 -3.7 -1 2.19 1.71 .979 2.34 2.03
1976 MON NL 23 LF 45 44 333.2 86 75 6 5 2 .942 -3.1 -11.1 -1.1 1.5 -2.7 -2 2.18 1.80 .977 2.02 1.59
1976 MON NL 23 RF 14 6 61.2 17 16 1 0 1 1.000 1.6 31.1 0.6 1.6 -1.0 1 2.48 1.21 .971 2.15 1.83
1978 MIN AL 25 OF 94 60 604.0 170 162 5 3 0 .982 7.3 14.5 7.3 4.8 2.6 0 2.49 1.78 .979 2.47 2.13
1978 MIN AL 25 RF 72 57 508.0 138 133 2 3 0 .978 3.2 7.6 4.2 2.8 1.5 -1 2.39 1.88 .978 2.24 1.85
1978 MIN AL 25 LF 32 3 96.0 33 30 3 0 0 1.000 4.1 51.2 3.1 2.0 1.1 1 3.09 1.03 .973 2.21 1.78
1978 MIN AL 25 DH 1
1979 MIN AL 26 OF 105 59 616.1 183 169 12 2 0 .989 10.8 21.0 5.8 6.6 -0.8 5 2.64 1.72 .981 2.46 2.13
1979 MIN AL 26 LF 61 38 377.1 111 103 7 1 0 .991 8.7 27.7 4.7 3.3 1.4 4 2.62 1.80 .980 2.22 1.80
1979 MIN AL 26 RF 50 21 238.0 66 60 5 1 0 .985 1.9 9.6 0.9 3.3 -2.4 1 2.46 1.30 .980 2.25 1.88
1979 MIN AL 26 DH 2
1979 MIN AL 26 CF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 240.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.60
1980 MIN AL 27 OF 37 31 252.1 64 58 1 5 1 .922 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 0 2.10 1.59 .980 2.47 2.15
1980 MIN AL 27 RF 28 25 199.1 53 47 1 5 1 .906 2.0 12.0 2.0 0.9 1.1 0 2.17 1.71 .977 2.13 1.77
1980 MIN AL 27 LF 10 6 53.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 -2.1 -47.5 -2.1 -0.8 -1.3 0 1.53 0.90 .978 2.34 1.92
1980 MIN AL 27 DH 1
1982 KCR AL 29 OF 3 2 21.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0 1.71 1.33 .975 2.49 2.13
1982 KCR AL 29 LF 2 2 18.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 6.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 2.00 2.00 .975 2.30 1.90
1982 KCR AL 29 RF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -40.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.40 1.90
6 Seasons OF 300 206 1918.1 531 490 25 16 4 .970 16.0 10.0 13.0 14.7 -1.7 3 2.42 1.72 .980 2.44 2.11
6 Seasons RF 167 111 1021.0 279 260 9 10 2 .964 8.5 10.0 8.5 8.5 0.1 0 2.37 1.61 .978 2.21 1.84
6 Seasons LF 154 95 896.1 246 224 16 6 2 .976 7.3 9.8 4.3 6.2 -2.0 3 2.41 1.56 .978 2.15 1.74
3 Seasons DH 4
1 Season CF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 240.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.60
6 Seasons TOT 300 206 1918.1 531 490 25 16 4 .970 16.0 10.0 13.0 14.7 -1.7 3 2.42 1.72 .950 2.44 2.11
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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1979 AL--13--8th

                                         

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Transactions

June 22, 1970: Signed by the Montreal Expos as an amateur free agent.

October 25, 1977: Purchased by the Minnesota Twins from the Montreal Expos.

March 27, 1981: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

April 3, 1981: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

April 1, 1983: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

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