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Name	Team	Age
Rene Rivera	Retired (1980, Age 34)	Died (2011, Age 65)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 47 (1968)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jimmy Wynn League	0	2 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	B-	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	C	D+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	B+	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	F	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D+	0	1/28/1946
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	1
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D  (13.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1968	C-	C	C-	B-	D-	C+	C
1969	C-	C+	C-	B	D	B-	C
1970	C	C+	C-	B	D	B-	C
1971	C	C+	C	B+	D	B-	C
1972	C	C+	C	B+	D+	B-	C
1973	C	C+	C	B+	D+	B-	C
1974	C	C+	C	B+	D+	B-	C
1975	C	C+	C	B+	D+	B-	C
1976	C	C+	C	B+	D+	B-	C
1978	C	C+	C	B+	D+	B-	C
1979	C	C+	C	B+	D+	B-	C
1980	C	C+	C	B+	D+	B-	C

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1980-11-01	Rene Rivera has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1978-04-21	The New York Yankees have waived Rene Rivera.
1977-10-03	The New York Yankees have acquired Rene Rivera from the waiver wire.
1977-04-08	The New York Yankees have waived Rene Rivera.
1976-06-15	The New York Yankees have acquired Rene Rivera from the waiver wire.
1976-04-09	The Pittsburgh Wolfpack have waived Rene Rivera.
1976-04-01	The Pittsburgh Wolfpack have promoted Chuck Amato to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Wolfpack have promoted Dee LaPoint to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Wolfpack have sent Eric Garber to the minors. The Pittsburgh Wolfpack have sent Jim Logan to the minors. The Pittsburgh Wolfpack have designated Rene Rivera for assignment.
1974-04-01	The Pittsburgh Wolfpack have promoted Rene Rivera to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Wolfpack have designated Otto Gonzalez for assignment.
1973-06-20	The Pittsburgh Wolfpack have acquired Rene Rivera from the waiver wire.
1973-05-06	The Cincinnati Black Sox have acquired Wayne Jordan from the waiver wire. The Cincinnati Black Sox have waived Rene Rivera.
1973-03-05	The Cincinnati Red Stockings have renamed Lou Mielke to Rene Rivera.