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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   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1955 BRO
110
440
43
91
10
6
6
33
34
 89 2 2
2
 0 11
.563
.266
.298
.091
.207
1957 BRO
83
277
28
56
12
5
2
19
31
 61 2 1
1
 1 2
.589
.286
.303
.101
.202
1958 BRO
139
592
83
163
23
5
19
66
51
 110 4 2
4
 1 4
.763
.336
.427
.152
.275
1959 BRO
139
573
85
151
26
6
14
49
56
 97 2 3
2
 1 3
.733
.330
.403
.140
.264
1960 BRO
139
568
71
152
28
5
15
68
40
 89 3 4
2
 2 5
.731
.317
.414
.146
.268
1961 BRO
129
279
58
83
11
1
10
34
37
 36 2 1
4
 0 4
.834
.382
.452
.154
.297
1962 BRO
132
402
44
93
11
4
13
58
41
 84 2 2
2
 0 4
.680
.304
.376
.144
.231
1963 BRO
138
449
53
124
17
3
22
73
46
 69 1 3
1
 1 2
.817
.343
.474
.198
.276
1964 BRO
122
301
31
74
14
1
7
34
29
 42 2 2
6
 1 1
.683
.314
.369
.123
.246
1965 BRO
119
157
28
37
13
0
7
25
20
 38 0 1
6
 2 0
.772
.320
.452
.217
.236
1966 BRO
80
157
23
42
10
2
4
28
19
 28 2 3
6
 2 2
.781
.348
.433
.166
.268
1967 BRO
96
206
27
43
7
2
4
22
25
 32 0 0
9
 4 1
.615
.294
.320
.112
.209
Total
1426
4401
574
1109
182
40
123
509
429
 775 22 24
45
 15 39
.715
.320
.395
.143
.252
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.