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Luis Rivera
Luis Antonio (Pedraza) Rivera
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: January 3, 1964 in Cidra, P.R.
Signed by the Montreal Expos as an amateur free agent in 1981. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 3, 1986
Final Game: August 27, 1998
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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
1986 22 MON NL 55 187 166 20 34 11 1 0 13 1 1 17 33 .205 .285 .283 .568 58 47 1 2 1 1 0 6
1987 23 MON NL 18 33 32 0 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .156 .182 .219 .401 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 6
1988 24 MON NL 123 402 371 35 83 17 3 4 30 3 4 24 69 .224 .271 .318 .589 66 118 9 1 3 3 4 *6
1989 25 BOS AL 93 349 323 35 83 17 1 5 29 2 3 20 60 .257 .301 .362 .664 82 117 7 1 4 1 1 6/4D
1990 26 BOS AL 118 385 346 38 78 20 0 7 45 4 3 25 58 .225 .279 .344 .623 70 119 10 1 12 1 0 *6/45
1991 27 BOS AL 129 468 414 64 107 22 3 8 40 4 4 35 86 .258 .318 .384 .702 90 159 10 3 12 4 0 *6
1992 28 BOS AL 102 322 288 17 62 11 1 0 29 4 3 26 56 .215 .287 .260 .547 51 75 5 3 5 0 0 6/D457
1993 29 BOS AL 62 145 130 13 27 8 1 1 7 1 2 11 36 .208 .273 .308 .580 53 40 2 1 2 1 0 46/D5
1994 30 NYM NL 32 49 43 11 12 2 1 3 5 0 1 4 14 .279 .367 .581 .949 144 25 1 2 0 0 0 6/4
1997 33 HOU NL 7 15 13 2 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 6 .231 .286 .385 .670 77 5 0 0 1 0 0 /64
1998 34 KCR AL 42 98 89 14 22 4 0 0 7 1 1 7 17 .247 .302 .292 .594 56 26 1 0 2 0 0 6/45
11 Seasons 781 2453 2215 249 516 114 12 28 209 20 22 171 443 .233 .291 .333 .624 71 738 46 14 42 11 5
162 Game Avg. 162 509 459 52 107 24 2 6 43 4 5 35 92 .233 .291 .333 .624 71 153 10 3 9 2 1
BOS (5 yrs) 504 1669 1501 167 357 78 6 21 150 15 15 117 296 .238 .296 .340 .635 73 510 34 9 35 7 1
MON (3 yrs) 196 622 569 55 122 30 4 4 44 4 5 42 110 .214 .270 .302 .573 60 172 10 3 4 4 4
KCR (1 yr) 42 98 89 14 22 4 0 0 7 1 1 7 17 .247 .302 .292 .594 56 26 1 0 2 0 0
NYM (1 yr) 32 49 43 11 12 2 1 3 5 0 1 4 14 .279 .367 .581 .949 144 25 1 2 0 0 0
HOU (1 yr) 7 15 13 2 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 6 .231 .286 .385 .670 77 5 0 0 1 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 546 1767 1590 181 379 82 6 21 157 16 16 124 313 .238 .296 .337 .633 72 536 35 9 37 7 1
NL (5 yrs) 235 686 625 68 137 32 6 7 52 4 6 47 130 .219 .278 .323 .601 67 202 11 5 5 4 4

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1990 26 BOS AL ALCS OAK L 4 9 9 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 .222 .333 .556 3 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 4 9 9 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 .222 .333 .556 3 0 0 0 0 0

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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 Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1986 MON NL 22 SS 55 46 411.2 192 64 119 9 24 .953 -4.4 -12.8 -4.4 -0.2 -4.2 0 4.00 3.33 .964 4.75 3.96
1987 MON NL 23 SS 15 7 73.2 39 9 27 3 4 .923 -0.1 -1.6 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 0 4.40 2.40 .967 4.73 3.89
1988 MON NL 24 SS 116 101 924.0 479 160 301 18 69 .962 0.0 0.0 -2.0 -3.0 1.0 2 4.49 3.97 .967 4.63 3.99
1989 BOS AL 25 SS 90 85 763.0 382 126 240 16 59 .958 -0.4 -0.6 -2.4 -4.6 2.2 2 4.32 4.07 .971 4.79 4.11
1989 BOS AL 25 2B 1 1 10.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1.6 -192.0 -1.6 0.0 -1.6 0 0.90 1.00 1.000 5.22 4.50
1989 BOS AL 25 DH 1
1990 BOS AL 26 SS 112 105 929.2 514 186 310 18 69 .965 -11.1 -14.3 -10.1 -5.3 -4.8 -1 4.80 4.43 .973 4.74 4.00
1990 BOS AL 26 2B 3 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.80 0.33 1.000 5.22 4.53
1990 BOS AL 26 3B 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30
1991 BOS AL 27 SS 129 128 1103.2 590 180 386 24 87 .959 -0.3 -0.3 -3.3 2.1 -5.4 3 4.62 4.39 .971 4.67 3.95
1992 BOS AL 28 SS 93 85 732.0 417 117 286 14 56 .966 0.6 1.0 0.6 3.0 -2.4 0 4.95 4.33 .969 4.71 4.13
1992 BOS AL 28 DH 2
1992 BOS AL 28 2B 1 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.25 1.00 1.000 5.18 4.60
1992 BOS AL 28 3B 1 0 3.0 3 2 1 0 1 1.000 0.1 40.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 9.00 3.00 .933 2.70 2.40
1992 BOS AL 28 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.90
1992 BOS AL 28 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.20
1993 BOS AL 29 2B 27 18 165.1 96 36 57 3 13 .969 -0.6 -4.4 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 5.06 3.44 .981 5.15 4.54
1993 BOS AL 29 SS 27 21 184.2 82 28 51 3 14 .963 1.1 7.1 1.1 0.4 0.7 0 3.85 2.93 .973 4.69 4.13
1993 BOS AL 29 DH 7
1993 BOS AL 29 3B 2 2 9.0 4 1 3 0 1 1.000 0.1 13.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 4.00 2.00 .950 2.70 2.30
1994 NYM NL 30 SS 11 4 52.2 34 11 22 1 7 .971 2.9 66.1 2.9 1.0 1.9 0 5.64 3.00 .965 4.53 4.05
1994 NYM NL 30 2B 5 1 16.0 16 8 7 1 2 .938 -0.2 -15.0 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 0 8.44 3.00 .981 5.29 4.56
1997 HOU NL 33 SS 6 2 34.0 16 6 8 2 4 .875 -1.4 -49.4 -1.4 -0.8 -0.6 0 3.71 2.33 .975 4.58 3.85
1997 HOU NL 33 2B 1 0 6.0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 0.4 80.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 6.00 4.00 .975 5.10 4.30
1998 KCR AL 34 SS 30 22 207.0 128 42 81 5 20 .961 0.9 5.2 0.9 -0.9 1.8 0 5.35 4.10 .973 4.71 4.26
1998 KCR AL 34 2B 6 2 24.0 11 5 6 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -10.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 4.12 1.83 .982 4.84 4.13
1998 KCR AL 34 3B 6 0 17.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 0.6 42.4 0.6 0.0 0.6 0 2.12 0.67 .950 2.54 2.23
11 Seasons SS 684 606 5416.0 2873 929 1831 113 413 .961 -12.2 -2.7 -18.2 -8.2 -10.0 6 4.59 4.04 .970 4.70 4.03
7 Seasons 2B 44 22 230.1 130 55 71 4 15 .969 -2.2 -11.5 -2.2 0.0 -2.2 0 4.92 2.86 .982 5.13 4.48
4 Seasons 3B 10 2 32.0 11 4 7 0 2 1.000 0.8 30.0 0.8 0.2 0.6 0 3.09 1.10 .945 2.62 2.27
3 Seasons DH 10
1 Season LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.90
1 Season OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.20
11 Seasons TOT 739 630 5679.1 3014 988 1909 117 430 .961 -13.6 -2.9 -19.6 -8.0 -11.6 0 6 4.59 3.92 .932 4.71 4.03
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1990 AL--12--7th
1991 AL--12--7th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (2158), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3943), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

September 22, 1981: Signed by the Montreal Expos as an amateur free agent.

December 8, 1988: Traded by the Montreal Expos with John Dopson to the Boston Red Sox for Dan Gakeler and Spike Owen.

October 25, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

January 19, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

October 24, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

April 18, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

April 24, 1995: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

May 3, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

June 10, 1995: Released by the Texas Rangers.

November 15, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

October 15, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

January 25, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

October 27, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

February 5, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

June 3, 1998: Purchased by the Kansas City Royals from the Houston Astros.

September 4, 1998: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

January 15, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Anaheim Angels.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1986Montreal Expos$60,000
1988Montreal Expos$70,000
1989Boston Red Sox$105,000
1990Boston Red Sox$250,000
1991Boston Red Sox$635,000
1992Boston Red Sox$1,075,000
1993Boston Red Sox$1,075,000
1994New York Mets$450,000
1998Kansas City Royals$245,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,965,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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Name and misspellings: Luis Antonio (Pedraza) Luis louis louie ribera Rivera riveria riviera

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