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Mickey Rivers

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 165lb (178cm, 74kg)

Born: October 30, 1948 in Miami, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (13th) of the 1968 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Miami Dade College (Miami, FL), the New York Mets in the 8th round of the 1968 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Miami Dade College (Miami, FL), the Washington Senators in the 1st round (8th) of the 1969 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Miami Dade College (Miami, FL) and the Atlanta Braves in the 2nd round of the 1969 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Miami Dade College (Miami, FL).

High School: Miami Northwestern HS (Miami, FL)

Schools: Miami Dade College (Miami, FL), Miami Dade College, North Campus (Miami, FL)

Debut: August 4, 1970 (Age 21-278d, 13,030th in major league history)
vs. OAK 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1984 (Age 35-336d)
vs. CAL 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: John Milton Rivers

Nicknames: Mick the Quick

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

32.7

5629

1660

.295

785

RBI

499

267

OBP

.327

SLG

.397

OPS

.724

OPS+

106

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	NYY	@	TEX	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	CF
2	2	Apr 9	NYY	@	TEX	W,7-1	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
3	3	Apr 10	NYY	@	TEX	L,2-5	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
4	4	Apr 11	NYY	@	MIL	L,6-9	CG	35	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
5	5	Apr 12	NYY	@	MIL	L,3-5	GS	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
6	6	Apr 13	NYY		CHW	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
7	7	Apr 15	NYY		CHW	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
8	8	Apr 16	NYY		CHW	W,3-0	GS	20	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
9	9	Apr 17	NYY		BAL	L,1-6	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
10	10	Apr 18	NYY		BAL	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
11	11	Apr 19	NYY	@	TOR	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
12	12	Apr 21	NYY		MIL	L,2-9	CG	39	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
13	13	Apr 22	NYY		MIL	W,4-3	CG	47	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
14	14	Apr 23	NYY		MIL	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
15	15	Apr 24	NYY	@	BAL	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
16	16	Apr 25	NYY	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
17	17	Apr 28	NYY	@	MIN	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
18	19 (1)	Apr 30	NYY	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	20	May 1	NYY		KCR	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
20	21	May 2	NYY		KCR	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
21	22	May 3	NYY		KCR	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
22	23	May 5	NYY		TEX	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
23	24	May 6	NYY		TEX	L,5-9	CG	45	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	CF
24	25	May 7	NYY		TEX	W,3-2	CG	46	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
25	26	May 9	NYY		MIN	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
26	27	May 12	NYY	@	KCR	L,3-4	GS	21	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
27	28	May 13	NYY	@	KCR	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
28	29	May 14	NYY	@	KCR	L,9-10	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
29	33 (3)	May 18	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-3	GF	15	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR CF
30	34	May 19	NYY	@	TOR	W,11-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
31	35	May 20	NYY	@	TOR	L,8-10	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
32	36	May 21 (1)	NYY	@	TOR	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
33	37	May 21 (2)	NYY	@	TOR	W,9-1	GS	22	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
34	38	May 23	NYY		CLE	W,10-1	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
35	39	May 25	NYY		CLE	W,9-3	GS	31	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
36	40	May 26	NYY		TOR	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
37	41	May 27	NYY		TOR	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
38	42	May 28 (1)	NYY		TOR	W,5-3	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
39	43	May 28 (2)	NYY		TOR	W,6-5	CG	57	13.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
40	44	May 29	NYY	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	28	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
41	45	May 30	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
42	46	May 31	NYY		BAL	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	47	Jun 1	NYY		BAL	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
44	48	Jun 2	NYY	@	OAK	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
45	49	Jun 3	NYY	@	OAK	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
46	50	Jun 4	NYY	@	OAK	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
47	52 (1)	Jun 6	NYY	@	SEA	L,3-4	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
48	53	Jun 7	NYY	@	SEA	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
49	54	Jun 9	NYY	@	CAL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
50	55	Jun 10	NYY	@	CAL	L,3-4	GS	31	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
51	56	Jun 11	NYY	@	CAL	L,6-9	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
52	57	Jun 12	NYY		OAK	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
53	59 (1)	Jun 14	NYY		SEA	W,11-9	GF	11	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
54	60	Jun 15	NYY		SEA	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
55	61	Jun 16	NYY		CAL	L,7-10	CG	46	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
56	78 (16)	Jul 2 (2)	NYY		DET	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
57	79	Jul 3	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-9	CG	42	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
58	80	Jul 5	NYY	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
59	81	Jul 6	NYY	@	TEX	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
60	82	Jul 7	NYY	@	MIL	L,0-6	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
61	83	Jul 8	NYY	@	MIL	L,5-6	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
62	84	Jul 9	NYY	@	MIL	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
63	85	Jul 13	NYY		CHW	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
64	86	Jul 14	NYY		CHW	W,7-6	CG	45	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
65	87	Jul 15	NYY		KCR	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
66	88	Jul 16	NYY		KCR	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
67	89	Jul 17	NYY		KCR	L,7-9	CG	55	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
68	90	Jul 19	NYY	@	MIN	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
69	91	Jul 20	NYY	@	MIN	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
70	92	Jul 21	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
71	93	Jul 22	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
72	94	Jul 23	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-1	GS	25	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
73	95	Jul 24	NYY	@	KCR	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
74	96	Jul 25	NYY	@	KCR	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
75	97	Jul 26	NYY		CLE	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
76	98	Jul 27 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,11-0	GS	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
77	100 (1)	Jul 28	NYY		MIN	L,5-7	CG	44	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
78	101	Jul 29	NYY		MIN	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
79	102	Jul 30 (1)	NYY		MIN	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
80	104 (1)	Jul 31	NYY		TEX	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
81	105	Aug 1	NYY		TEX	W,8-1	GS	23	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
82	106	Aug 2 susp	NYY		BOS	L,5-7	CG	67	17.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
83	107	Aug 3	NYY		BOS	L,1-8	CG	35	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
84	108	Aug 4	NYY		BAL	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
85	109	Aug 5	NYY		BAL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
86	110	Aug 6	NYY		BAL	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
87	111	Aug 8	NYY		MIL	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
88	112	Aug 9	NYY		MIL	W,8-7	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
89	113	Aug 10	NYY		MIL	W,9-0	GS	22	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
90	114	Aug 11	NYY	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	20	5.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
91	115	Aug 12	NYY	@	BAL	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
92	116	Aug 13	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	26	6.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
93	117	Aug 14	NYY	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
94	118	Aug 15	NYY	@	OAK	W,6-0	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
95	119	Aug 16	NYY	@	OAK	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
96	120	Aug 18	NYY	@	SEA	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	CF
97	121	Aug 19	NYY	@	SEA	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
98	123 (1)	Aug 22	NYY	@	CAL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
99	124	Aug 23	NYY	@	CAL	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
100	125	Aug 25	NYY		OAK	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
101	126	Aug 26	NYY		OAK	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
102	127	Aug 27	NYY		OAK	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
103	128	Aug 28	NYY		CAL	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
104	129	Aug 29	NYY		CAL	W,4-3	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
105	130	Aug 30	NYY	@	BAL	W,5-4	GF	9	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
106	131	Aug 31	NYY	@	BAL	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
107	132	Sep 1	NYY		SEA	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
108	133	Sep 2	NYY		SEA	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
109	134	Sep 3	NYY		SEA	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
110	135	Sep 4 (1)	NYY		DET	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
111	136	Sep 4 (2)	NYY		DET	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
112	137	Sep 5	NYY		DET	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	CF
113	138	Sep 6	NYY		DET	W,8-2	GS	27	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
114	139	Sep 7	NYY	@	BOS	W,15-3	GS	26	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
115	140	Sep 8	NYY	@	BOS	W,13-2	GS	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
116	141	Sep 9	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-0	GS	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
117	142	Sep 10	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-4	GS	28	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
118	143	Sep 12	NYY	@	DET	L,4-7	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
119	144	Sep 13	NYY	@	DET	W,7-3	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
120	145	Sep 14	NYY	@	DET	W,4-2	GS	25	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
121	146	Sep 15	NYY		BOS	W,4-0	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
122	147	Sep 16	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
123	148	Sep 17	NYY		BOS	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
124	149	Sep 18	NYY		MIL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
125	150	Sep 19	NYY		MIL	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
126	151	Sep 20 (1)	NYY	@	TOR	L,1-8	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
127	152	Sep 20 (2)	NYY	@	TOR	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
128	153	Sep 21	NYY	@	TOR	W,7-1	GS	26	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
129	154	Sep 22	NYY	@	CLE	L,7-8	CG	46	9.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
130	155	Sep 23	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-10	GS	34	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
131	156	Sep 24	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-0	GS	24	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
132	157	Sep 26	NYY		TOR	W,4-1	GS	24	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
133	158	Sep 27	NYY		TOR	W,5-1	GS	25	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
134	159	Sep 28	NYY		TOR	W,3-1	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
135	160	Sep 29	NYY		CLE	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
136	161	Sep 30	NYY		CLE	W,7-0	GS	23	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
137	162	Oct 1	NYY		CLE	L,2-9	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
138	163	Oct 2	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-4	GS	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
							138gm		1134.2	380	7	8	395	2