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Orlando Cepeda League (Majors)
8-19-2309
Gary Rivera Left Field
Retired (1967, Age 33)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .252 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .715 Status Deceased (2001) Option Years 0  
H 1109 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 11-29-1933
HR 123 Drafted Round 3, Pick 72
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 3 years
(0 games)
RBI 509
SB 45
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR C 
Speed B+ Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL C 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 1
1B D- (5.2%) LF A+ (100%) Arm A- WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 5
3B --- RF A  (90.4%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1953 Minors 20 0.00 1 / 1 1 / 1 3 / 5 2 / 5 3 / 5 1 / 1 2 / 2 13 / 20
1954 Minors 21 0.00 8 / 10 11 / 11 4 / 6 6 / 8 8 / 10 8 / 12 12 / 12 57 / 69
1955 Minors 22 0.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 1 2 / 3
1955 Majors 22 0.00 7 / 12 2 / 6 3 / 5 3 / 7 1 / 5 2 / 5 7 / 7 25 / 47
1956 Minors 23 0.00 3 / 5 7 / 11 3 / 4 1 / 3 7 / 8 4 / 7 6 / 6 31 / 44
1957 Majors 24 0.00 2 / 3 4 / 5 2 / 4 2 / 4 1 / 2 6 / 9 3 / 4 20 / 31
1958 Majors 25 0.00 4 / 5 4 / 9 2 / 6 4 / 7 6 / 17 6 / 10 6 / 10 32 / 64
1959 Majors 26 0.00 6 / 11 5 / 10 0 / 4 1 / 6 2 / 7 4 / 11 5 / 14 23 / 63
1960 Majors 27 0.00 2 / 8 0 / 9 4 / 11 0 / 3 2 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 12 8 / 61
1961 Majors 28 0.00 2 / 3 1 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 6 1 / 6 0 / 4 4 / 31
1962 Majors 29 0.00 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 8 2 / 10 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 5 2 / 44
1963 Majors 30 0.00 1 / 11 0 / 4 1 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 9 1 / 8 2 / 7 5 / 49
1964 Majors 31 0.00 0 / 3 0 / 4 1 / 5 0 / 4 1 / 5 0 / 8 0 / 4 2 / 33
1965 Majors 32 0.00 1 / 5 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 1 / 17
1966 Majors 33 0.00 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 17
1967 Majors 34 0.00 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 23
Total 0 0 0 37 / 91 35 / 88 24 / 77 21 / 73 31 / 97 33 / 96 44 / 94 225 / 616
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Gary Rivera has retired from the Brooklyn 44s
1957-03-31The Pittsburgh 44s have promoted Gary Rivera to the major league team. The Pittsburgh 44s have promoted Tom Grimshaw to the major league team. The Pittsburgh 44s have promoted Tom Watlington to the major league team. The Pittsburgh 44s have sent Tom Smith to the minors.
1956-04-03The Pittsburgh 44s have promoted Tom Smith to the major league team. The Pittsburgh 44s have sent Gary Rivera to the minors.
1955-04-15The Pittsburgh 44s have promoted Gary Rivera to the major league team.