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Bombo Rivera
Jesus Manuel (Torres) Rivera

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 187 lb.

Debut April 17, 1975
  vs. PIT 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 3, 1982
Born August 2, 1952 in Ponce, P.R.

Signed by the Montreal Expos as an amateur free agent in 1970. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1975 22 MON NL   5    9    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   3  .111  .273  .111    8    1   0   0   0   0   1
 1976 23 MON NL  68  185   22   51  11  4   2   19   1  0  13  32  .276  .323  .411  104   76   1   0   1   0   5
 1978 25 MIN AL 101  251   35   68   8  2   3   23   5  3  35  47  .271  .362  .355  101   89   5   2   1   2   3
 1979 26 MIN AL 112  263   37   74  13  5   2   31   5  5  17  40  .281  .324  .392   90  103  13   1   0   0   6
 1980 27 MIN AL  44  113   13   25   7  0   3   10   0  0   4  20  .221  .248  .363   60   41   0   0   0   0   4
 1982 29 KCR AL   5   10    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .100  .100  .100  -45    1   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      335  831  109  220  39 11  10   83  11  8  71 144  .265  .323  .374   90  311  19   3   2   2  19
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        402   53  106  19  5   5   40   5  4  34  70  .265  .323  .374   90  150   9   1   1   1   9
 Career High    112  263   37   74  13  5   3   31   5  5  35  47  .281  .362  .392  101  103  13   2   1   2   6
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1975 22 MON NL   11    9    0   0.0    99| .111  .270| .273  .342| .111  .390| .384  .732|   8  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 1976 23 MON NL  199  140   24   4.6    96| .276  .268| .323  .336| .411  .382| .734  .718| 104  .556   0.1   0.0 100%
 1978 25 MIN AL  295  196   35   4.8    95| .271  .263| .362  .329| .355  .388| .717  .717| 101  .545   1.6   0.2  62%
 1979 26 MIN AL  294  214   32   4.0   105| .281  .274| .324  .340| .392  .415| .716  .755|  90  .425  -4.8  -0.5  50%
 1980 27 MIN AL  117   92    9   2.6   105| .221  .278| .248  .342| .363  .413| .611  .755|  60  .266  -6.8  -0.7   0%
 1982 29 KCR AL   10    9    0   0.0    98| .100  .264| .100  .328| .100  .402| .200  .730| -45  .000  -2.0  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons       926  660  100   4.1   100| .265  .270| .323  .335| .374  .399| .697  .734|  90  .460 -13.0  -1.3  57%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / 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 ------+
1975 22 MON NL OF 5 8 0 1 0 .889 .976 1.60 2.00 2.46 2.30 4 29.3 LF 4 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.75 1.70 1.48 2.11 2 18.3 RF 2 4 0 1 0 .800 .976 2.00 1.75 3.27 2.05 2 11.0 1976 23 MON NL OF 56 89 7 5 3 .950 .979 1.71 2.03 2.19 2.34 50 395.3 LF 45 75 6 5 2 .942 .976 1.80 1.59 2.18 2.02 44 333.7 RF 14 16 1 0 1 1.000 .971 1.21 1.83 2.48 2.14 6 61.7 1978 25 MIN AL OF 94 162 5 3 0 .982 .979 1.78 2.13 2.49 2.47 60 604.0 RF 72 133 2 3 0 .978 .978 1.88 1.85 2.39 2.24 57 508.0 LF 32 30 3 0 0 1.000 .973 1.03 1.78 3.09 2.21 3 96.0 DH 1 1979 26 MIN AL OF 105 169 12 2 0 .989 .981 1.72 2.13 2.64 2.46 59 616.3 LF 61 103 7 1 0 .991 .980 1.80 1.80 2.62 2.22 38 377.3 RF 50 60 5 1 0 .985 .980 1.30 1.88 2.46 2.25 21 238.0 DH 2 CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.60 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 1980 27 MIN AL OF 37 58 1 5 1 .922 .978 1.59 2.15 2.10 2.47 31 252.3 RF 28 47 1 5 1 .906 .976 1.71 1.77 2.17 2.13 25 199.3 LF 10 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 0.90 1.92 1.53 2.34 6 53.0 DH 1 1982 29 KCR AL OF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 2.13 1.71 2.49 2 21.0 LF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.90 2.00 2.30 2 18.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.40 0 3.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1979 26 MIN AL CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.60 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 1978 25 MIN AL DH 1 1979 26 MIN AL DH 2 1980 27 MIN AL DH 1 1975 22 MON NL LF 4 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.75 1.70 1.48 2.11 2 18.3 1976 23 MON NL LF 45 75 6 5 2 .942 .976 1.80 1.59 2.18 2.02 44 333.7 1978 25 MIN AL LF 32 30 3 0 0 1.000 .973 1.03 1.78 3.09 2.21 3 96.0 1979 26 MIN AL LF 61 103 7 1 0 .991 .980 1.80 1.80 2.62 2.22 38 377.3 1980 27 MIN AL LF 10 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 0.90 1.92 1.53 2.34 6 53.0 1982 29 KCR AL LF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.90 2.00 2.30 2 18.0 1975 22 MON NL OF 5 8 0 1 0 .889 .976 1.60 2.00 2.46 2.30 4 29.3 1976 23 MON NL OF 56 89 7 5 3 .950 .979 1.71 2.03 2.19 2.34 50 395.3 1978 25 MIN AL OF 94 162 5 3 0 .982 .979 1.78 2.13 2.49 2.47 60 604.0 1979 26 MIN AL OF 105 169 12 2 0 .989 .981 1.72 2.13 2.64 2.46 59 616.3 1980 27 MIN AL OF 37 58 1 5 1 .922 .978 1.59 2.15 2.10 2.47 31 252.3 1982 29 KCR AL OF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 2.13 1.71 2.49 2 21.0 1975 22 MON NL RF 2 4 0 1 0 .800 .976 2.00 1.75 3.27 2.05 2 11.0 1976 23 MON NL RF 14 16 1 0 1 1.000 .971 1.21 1.83 2.48 2.14 6 61.7 1978 25 MIN AL RF 72 133 2 3 0 .978 .978 1.88 1.85 2.39 2.24 57 508.0 1979 26 MIN AL RF 50 60 5 1 0 .985 .980 1.30 1.88 2.46 2.25 21 238.0 1980 27 MIN AL RF 28 47 1 5 1 .906 .976 1.71 1.77 2.17 2.13 25 199.3 1982 29 KCR AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.40 0 3.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 300 490 25 16 4 .970 .979 1.72 2.11 2.42 2.44 206 1918.3 154 1 167# RF* 167 260 9 10 2 .964 .978 1.61 1.84 2.37 2.21 111 1021.0 LF* 154 224 16 6 2 .976 .978 1.56 1.74 2.41 2.15 95 896.3 DH 4 Games not counted in Overall Total below CF* 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.60 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 300 490 25 16 4 .970 .979 1.72 2.11 2.42 2.44 206 1918
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Sac. Hits
1979 AL-13-8

HOF Standards: Batting - 4.0 (2750) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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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.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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