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Ernest Riles
Ernest Riles

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 180 lb.

Debut May 14, 1985
  vs. OAK 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 3, 1993
Born October 2, 1960 in Cairo, GA

Uncle of Willie Harris

Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 3rd round of the 1981 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1985 24 MIL AL 116  448   54  128  12  7   5   45   2  2  36  54  .286  .339  .377   97  169   6   3   0   2  16 RoY-3
 1986 25 MIL AL 145  524   69  132  24  2   9   47   7  7  54  80  .252  .321  .357   83  187   6   3   0   1  14
 1987 26 MIL AL  83  276   38   72  11  1   4   38   3  4  30  47  .261  .329  .351   79   97   3   6   1   1   6
 1988 27 TOT    120  314   33   87  13  3   4   37   3  4  17  59  .277  .310  .376   97  118   1   4   2   0   8
         MIL AL  41  127    7   32   6  1   1    9   2  2   7  26  .252  .291  .339   76   43   1   0   0   0   3
         SFG NL  79  187   26   55   7  2   3   28   1  2  10  33  .294  .323  .401  111   75   0   4   2   0   5
 1989 28 SFG NL 122  302   43   84  13  2   7   40   0  6  28  50  .278  .339  .404  115  122   1   4   3   2   7
 1990 29 SFG NL  92  155   22   31   2  1   8   21   0  0  26  26  .200  .313  .381   94   59   2   1   3   0   2
 1991 30 OAK AL 108  281   30   60   8  4   5   32   3  2  31  42  .214  .290  .324   75   91   4   4   3   1   8
 1992 31 HOU NL  39   61    5   16   1  0   1    4   1  0   2  11  .262  .281  .328   76   20   0   1   0   0   0
 1993 32 BOS AL  94  143   15   27   8  0   5   20   1  3  20  40  .189  .292  .350   68   50   2   3   3   2   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      919 2504  309  637  92 20  48  284  20 28 244 409  .254  .319  .365   89  913  25  29  15   9  64
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        441   54  112  16  4   8   50   4  5  43  72  .254  .319  .365   89  161   4   5   3   2  11
 Career High    145  524   69  132  24  7   9   47   7  7  54  80  .286  .339  .404  115  187   6   6   3   2  16
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1985 24 MIL AL  495  347   55   4.2    99| .286  .261| .339  .327| .377  .406| .716  .733|  97  .464  -2.6  -0.3  50%
 1986 25 MIL AL  588  422   59   3.7   103| .252  .265| .321  .333| .357  .413| .678  .747|  83  .400 -12.6  -1.2  50%
 1987 26 MIL AL  316  223   33   4.0   108| .261  .268| .329  .337| .351  .431| .680  .769|  79  .396  -7.6  -0.7  42%
 1988 27 TOT     336  244   35   3.9    90| .277  .255| .310  .319| .376  .379| .686  .698|  97  .465  -2.1  -0.2  42%
         MIL AL  135  101   12   3.2    95| .252  .260| .291  .326| .339  .392| .630  .718|  76  .355  -4.5  -0.5  50%
         SFG NL  201  143   23   4.4    86| .294  .252| .323  .315| .401  .369| .724  .684| 111  .538   2.4   0.3  33%
 1989 28 SFG NL  337  236   39   4.5    88| .278  .250| .339  .317| .404  .373| .743  .690| 115  .544   6.2   0.6   0%
 1990 29 SFG NL  184  129   20   4.2    95| .200  .260| .313  .325| .381  .390| .694  .715|  94  .474  -1.3  -0.1   0%
 1991 30 OAK AL  321  239   27   3.0    92| .214  .253| .290  .321| .324  .384| .614  .705|  75  .323  -9.2  -0.9  60%
 1992 31 HOU NL   64   46    6   3.5    88| .262  .253| .281  .318| .328  .373| .609  .691|  76  .427  -2.0  -0.2 100%
 1993 32 BOS AL  170  127   15   3.2   108| .189  .273| .292  .345| .350  .418| .642  .764|  68  .316  -6.6  -0.6  25%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      2811 2013  289   3.8    98| .254  .260| .319  .327| .365  .399| .684  .727|  89  .427 -38.0  -3.6  41%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1985 24 MIL AL SS 115 183 310 22 62 .957 .964 4.29 3.93 4.37 4.64 113 1014.3 DH 1 1986 25 MIL AL SS 142 212 327 20 76 .964 .967 3.80 3.94 3.93 4.53 138 1234.7 1987 26 MIL AL 3B 65 41 103 10 11 .935 .952 2.22 2.31 2.52 2.77 59 515.3 SS 21 35 49 3 14 .966 .970 4.00 4.02 4.51 4.59 16 167.7 1988 27 TOT 3B 58 36 110 5 6 .967 .950 2.52 2.36 3.12 2.74 49 421.7 TOT SS 25 25 54 2 13 .975 .968 3.16 4.04 5.24 4.66 12 135.7 MIL AL 3B 28 21 47 3 2 .958 .954 2.43 2.36 2.71 2.71 25 225.7 SS 9 15 17 1 6 .970 .970 3.56 4.14 4.88 4.68 6 59.0 DH 5 SFG NL 3B 30 15 63 2 4 .975 .947 2.60 2.35 3.58 2.77 24 196.0 2B 17 21 33 0 6 1.000 .980 3.18 4.58 4.67 5.22 11 104.0 SS 16 10 37 1 7 .979 .967 2.94 3.99 5.51 4.63 6 76.7 1989 28 SFG NL 3B 83 45 107 6 13 .962 .943 1.83 2.25 2.48 2.71 67 551.3 2B 18 20 31 2 2 .962 .981 2.83 4.43 6.18 5.12 7 74.3 SS 7 1 6 0 1 1.000 .972 1.00 3.89 5.25 4.50 0 12.0 OF 5 3 0 1 0 .750 .968 0.60 1.96 3.00 2.30 1 9.0 RF 3 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 0.33 1.70 1.29 2.06 1 7.0 LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 9.00 2.25 0 2.0 1990 29 SFG NL SS 26 21 49 1 8 .986 .967 2.69 4.00 5.26 4.59 12 119.7 2B 24 28 48 2 6 .974 .983 3.17 4.28 5.10 5.01 17 134.0 3B 10 4 8 0 0 1.000 .945 1.20 2.31 2.19 2.74 4 49.3 1991 30 OAK AL 3B 69 54 101 10 14 .939 .955 2.25 2.33 2.88 2.79 59 485.0 SS 20 17 25 1 5 .977 .970 2.10 3.95 3.74 4.67 10 101.0 2B 7 10 12 0 4 1.000 .982 3.14 4.44 6.60 5.19 3 30.0 1B 5 32 5 0 3 1.000 .992 7.40 8.30 12.02 9.75 3 27.7 1992 31 HOU NL SS 6 1 3 0 1 1.000 .976 0.67 3.87 3.08 4.62 0 11.7 3B 5 1 6 0 0 1.000 .946 1.40 2.28 1.75 2.67 4 36.0 1B 4 24 1 1 0 .962 .992 6.25 8.38 7.03 9.76 3 32.0 2B 2 3 5 0 1 1.000 .976 4.00 4.25 9.00 5.17 1 8.0 1993 32 BOS AL 2B 20 22 45 0 8 1.000 .981 3.35 4.54 5.43 5.15 13 111.0 DH 15 3B 11 3 8 0 0 1.000 .948 1.00 2.31 1.74 2.68 6 57.0 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.20 9.00 9.90 0 1.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1991 30 OAK AL 1B 5 32 5 0 3 1.000 .992 7.40 8.30 12.02 9.75 3 27.7 1992 31 HOU NL 1B 4 24 1 1 0 .962 .992 6.25 8.38 7.03 9.76 3 32.0 1993 32 BOS AL 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.20 9.00 9.90 0 1.0 1988 27 SFG NL 2B 17 21 33 0 6 1.000 .980 3.18 4.58 4.67 5.22 11 104.0 1989 28 SFG NL 2B 18 20 31 2 2 .962 .981 2.83 4.43 6.18 5.12 7 74.3 1990 29 SFG NL 2B 24 28 48 2 6 .974 .983 3.17 4.28 5.10 5.01 17 134.0 1991 30 OAK AL 2B 7 10 12 0 4 1.000 .982 3.14 4.44 6.60 5.19 3 30.0 1992 31 HOU NL 2B 2 3 5 0 1 1.000 .976 4.00 4.25 9.00 5.17 1 8.0 1993 32 BOS AL 2B 20 22 45 0 8 1.000 .981 3.35 4.54 5.43 5.15 13 111.0 1987 26 MIL AL 3B 65 41 103 10 11 .935 .952 2.22 2.31 2.52 2.77 59 515.3 1988 27 TOT 3B 58 36 110 5 6 .967 .950 2.52 2.36 3.12 2.74 49 421.7 MIL AL 3B 28 21 47 3 2 .958 .954 2.43 2.36 2.71 2.71 25 225.7 SFG NL 3B 30 15 63 2 4 .975 .947 2.60 2.35 3.58 2.77 24 196.0 1989 28 SFG NL 3B 83 45 107 6 13 .962 .943 1.83 2.25 2.48 2.71 67 551.3 1990 29 SFG NL 3B 10 4 8 0 0 1.000 .945 1.20 2.31 2.19 2.74 4 49.3 1991 30 OAK AL 3B 69 54 101 10 14 .939 .955 2.25 2.33 2.88 2.79 59 485.0 1992 31 HOU NL 3B 5 1 6 0 0 1.000 .946 1.40 2.28 1.75 2.67 4 36.0 1993 32 BOS AL 3B 11 3 8 0 0 1.000 .948 1.00 2.31 1.74 2.68 6 57.0 1985 24 MIL AL DH 1 1988 27 MIL AL DH 5 1993 32 BOS AL DH 15 1989 28 SFG NL LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 9.00 2.25 0 2.0 1989 28 SFG NL OF 5 3 0 1 0 .750 .968 0.60 1.96 3.00 2.30 1 9.0 1989 28 SFG NL RF 3 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 0.33 1.70 1.29 2.06 1 7.0 1985 24 MIL AL SS 115 183 310 22 62 .957 .964 4.29 3.93 4.37 4.64 113 1014.3 1986 25 MIL AL SS 142 212 327 20 76 .964 .967 3.80 3.94 3.93 4.53 138 1234.7 1987 26 MIL AL SS 21 35 49 3 14 .966 .970 4.00 4.02 4.51 4.59 16 167.7 1988 27 TOT SS 25 25 54 2 13 .975 .968 3.16 4.04 5.24 4.66 12 135.7 MIL AL SS 9 15 17 1 6 .970 .970 3.56 4.14 4.88 4.68 6 59.0 SFG NL SS 16 10 37 1 7 .979 .967 2.94 3.99 5.51 4.63 6 76.7 1989 28 SFG NL SS 7 1 6 0 1 1.000 .972 1.00 3.89 5.25 4.50 0 12.0 1990 29 SFG NL SS 26 21 49 1 8 .986 .967 2.69 4.00 5.26 4.59 12 119.7 1991 30 OAK AL SS 20 17 25 1 5 .977 .970 2.10 3.95 3.74 4.67 10 101.0 1992 31 HOU NL SS 6 1 3 0 1 1.000 .976 0.67 3.87 3.08 4.62 0 11.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS* 362 495 823 49 180 .964 .966 3.64 3.95 4.24 4.59 301 2796.7 3B* 301 184 443 31 44 .953 .950 2.08 2.31 2.67 2.75 248 2115.7 2B* 88 104 174 4 27 .986 .981 3.16 4.44 5.42 5.12 52 461.3 DH 21 Games not counted in Overall Total below 1B* 10 57 6 1 3 .984 .992 6.30 8.32 9.34 9.76 6 60.7 OF* 5 3 0 1 0 .750 .968 0.60 1.96 3.00 2.30 1 9.0 2 0 3# RF* 3 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 0.33 1.70 1.29 2.06 1 7.0 LF* 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 9.00 2.25 0 2.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 766 843 1446 86 254 .964 .964 2.99 3.41 3.78 3.97 608 5443
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1989   NLCS  SFG CHC     W   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    SFG OAK     L   4   8   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   1-1   5   9   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

June 3, 1980: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 21st round of the 1980 amateur draft, but did not sign.

January 13, 1981: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 3rd round of the 1981 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

June 8, 1988: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the San Francisco Giants for Jeffrey Leonard.

December 4, 1990: Traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later and Darren Lewis. The Oakland Athletics sent Pedro Pena (minors) (December 17, 1990) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.

October 28, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

January 27, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

October 5, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

April 3, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

October 25, 1993: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1986Milwaukee Brewers$175,000
1987Milwaukee Brewers$160,000
1988Milwaukee Brewers$250,000
1989San Francisco Giants$470,000
1990San Francisco Giants$675,000
1991Oakland Athletics$792,500
1992Houston Astros$400,000
1993Boston Red Sox$400,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,322,500

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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