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Don Newcombe League
9-16-2165
Jim "Life of" Riley Shortstop
Retired (1978, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .276 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .729 Status Deceased (2014) Option Years 0  
H 615 Age at Death 72 Date of Birth 08-20-1942
HR 36 Drafted Round 2, Pick 21
(1960)		 Majors Svc Time 8 years
(60 games)
RBI 241
SB 96
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L C  Velocity C-   Mentor vR A+
Speed A- Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B D- (9.3%) LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B D  (14.7%) CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1969 LHP 20 43 8 0 0 0 3 1 9 .408 .222 .186 .000 .186
1969 RHP 39 118 33 6 2 0 14 21 23 .757 .393 .364 .085 .280
1970 LHP 51 121 31 5 0 1 12 10 22 .635 .313 .322 .066 .256
1970 RHP 113 330 100 17 3 7 41 28 53 .792 .356 .436 .133 .303
1971 LHP 55 116 26 3 0 4 18 6 19 .622 .268 .353 .129 .224
1971 RHP 122 314 78 10 4 5 42 34 39 .674 .320 .354 .105 .248
1972 LHP 44 87 23 7 0 1 6 13 19 .739 .360 .379 .115 .264
1972 RHP 110 209 62 7 3 6 28 23 27 .810 .365 .445 .148 .297
1973 LHP 44 91 25 1 1 0 7 8 23 .638 .330 .308 .033 .275
1973 RHP 120 336 107 20 5 9 32 34 49 .868 .380 .488 .170 .318
1974 LHP 10 11 5 1 0 0 2 3 2 1.117 .571 .545 .091 .455
1974 RHP 87 113 36 6 2 1 7 9 10 .799 .366 .434 .115 .319
1975 LHP 14 17 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .353 .176 .176 .000 .176
1975 RHP 66 65 14 0 1 1 5 8 13 .594 .301 .292 .077 .215
1976 LHP 3 6 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 1.500 .667 .833 .167 .667
1976 RHP 95 119 27 4 0 0 10 16 23 .579 .319 .261 .034 .227
1977 LHP 14 26 8 2 1 0 3 2 7 .819 .357 .462 .154 .308
1977 RHP 64 106 25 3 1 1 8 8 19 .607 .296 .311 .075 .236
Total LHP 255 518 133 20 2 6 54 43 107 .653 .316 .338 .081 .257
Total RHP 816 1710 482 73 21 30 187 181 256 .752 .350 .402 .120 .282
Total 936 2228 615 93 23 36 241 224 363 .729 .342 .387 .111 .276
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1978-11-01Jim "Life of" Riley has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1978-04-14The Pittsburgh Crawfords have waived Jim "Life of" Riley.
1978-04-01The Pittsburgh Crawfords have designated Jim "Life of" Riley for assignment.
1976-07-05A trade has been completed between the New York Red Foxx and the Pittsburgh Crawfords. The Pittsburgh Crawfords receive Ray Barone, Jim "Life of" Riley, Dick Plank, Brian Nunamaker from the New York Red Foxx in exchange for Eddie Lucadello, Chuck Swanson.
1970-04-01The New York Red Foxx have renamed Jim Riley to Jim "Life of" Riley.
1969-07-29A trade has been completed between the New York Red Foxx and the Chicago American Giants. The Chicago American Giants receive Red "State" Sivess from the New York Red Foxx in exchange for Jim Riley, Draft Pick - 1972 Round 3 (CHA).