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Bombo Rivera

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 187lb (178cm, 84kg)

Born: August 2, 1952 in Ponce, Puerto Rico pr

High School: Ponce (Ponce, Puerto Rico)

Debut: April 17, 1975 (Age 22-258d, 13,620th in major league history)
vs. PIT 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1982 (Age 30-062d)
vs. OAK 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1976 season

Full Name: Jesus Manuel Rivera

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.5

831

220

.265

109

RBI

OBP

.323

SLG

.374

OPS

.697

OPS+

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	2 (1)	Apr 6	MIN	@	SEA	W,5-4	GF	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF
2	3	Apr 7	MIN	@	SEA	L,3-6	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
3	5 (1)	Apr 9	MIN	@	SEA	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
4	6	Apr 10	MIN	@	CAL	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
5	8 (1)	Apr 12	MIN	@	CAL	L,5-9	GS	35	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
6	10 (1)	Apr 14	MIN		SEA	W,14-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
7	13 (2)	Apr 16 (2)	MIN		SEA	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
8	15 (1)	Apr 19	MIN		OAK	L,5-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
9	16	Apr 21	MIN		CAL	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
10	17	Apr 22	MIN		CAL	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	31 (13)	May 10	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-7	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
12	33 (1)	May 14	MIN		BOS	L,2-6	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
13	35 (1)	May 16	MIN		BAL	W,8-1	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
14	37 (1)	May 19	MIN	@	KCR	W,5-3	GS	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF LF
15	39 (1)	May 21	MIN	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
16	40	May 22	MIN		TEX	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
17	41	May 23	MIN		TEX	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
18	42	May 24	MIN		TEX	L,2-3	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
19	44 (1)	May 28	MIN		KCR	L,7-8	GS	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
20	45	May 29 (1)	MIN	@	TEX	L,1-7	GF	5	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF
21	46	May 29 (2)	MIN	@	TEX	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
22	47	May 30	MIN	@	TEX	W,2-0	GF	12	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	PR RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	48	Jun 1	MIN	@	TEX	L,7-10	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
24	49	Jun 2	MIN	@	DET	W,4-2	GF	24	5.0	5	0	0	5	0	PH LF
25	50	Jun 3	MIN	@	DET	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
26	52 (1)	Jun 7	MIN		CHW	L,3-8	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
27	53	Jun 8	MIN		CHW	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
28	54	Jun 9	MIN	@	CLE	L,3-7	GS	27	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
29	56 (1)	Jun 11	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	43	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
30	57	Jun 13 (1)	MIN	@	TOR	W,2-0	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
31	58	Jun 13 (2)	MIN	@	TOR	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH LF
32	59	Jun 14	MIN		CLE	W,8-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
33	60	Jun 16	MIN		DET	W,5-2	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
34	63 (2)	Jun 20	MIN		CAL	L,5-10	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
35	65 (1)	Jun 22	MIN		CAL	L,2-4	CG	53	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
36	66	Jun 23	MIN	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
37	67	Jun 24	MIN	@	CHW	L,4-7	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
38	69 (1)	Jun 25 (2)	MIN	@	CHW	W,9-6	GS	37	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	73 (3)	Jul 2 (1)	MIN		CHW	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
40	74	Jul 2 (2)	MIN		CHW	W,9-5	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
41	75	Jul 3	MIN		MIL	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
42	76	Jul 4	MIN		MIL	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
43	78 (1)	Jul 7 (1)	MIN	@	OAK	W,3-2	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
44	80 (1)	Jul 8	MIN	@	OAK	W,9-8	GF	31	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	PH LF
45	81	Jul 9	MIN	@	OAK	W,7-0	GF	17	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH LF
46	82	Jul 13	MIN	@	BAL	L,6-8	GS	31	7.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
47	83	Jul 14	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
48	84	Jul 15	MIN	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
49	87 (2)	Jul 17	MIN	@	BOS	L,2-3	GF	9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
50	89 (1)	Jul 20	MIN		NYY	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
51	90	Jul 21	MIN		BAL	L,4-5	GS	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
52	91	Jul 22	MIN		BAL	W,5-4	GS	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF LF
53	93 (1)	Jul 24 (1)	MIN		BOS	W,5-4	GS	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF LF
54	94	Jul 24 (2)	MIN		BOS	L,2-4	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF RF
55	95	Jul 25	MIN		BOS	W,5-2	GS	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
56	96	Jul 26	MIN		TOR	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
57	97	Jul 27	MIN		TOR	W,6-3	GF	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
58	100 (2)	Jul 30 (1)	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS	31	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
59	101	Jul 30 (2)	MIN	@	NYY	W,2-0	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	104 (2)	Aug 3	MIN	@	SEA	L,5-6	CG	38	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
61	105	Aug 4	MIN	@	CAL	L,3-12	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
62	106	Aug 5 (1)	MIN	@	CAL	W,4-3	GS	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
63	108 (1)	Aug 6	MIN	@	CAL	L,3-4	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
64	110 (1)	Aug 8	MIN		SEA	W,10-2	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
65	114 (3)	Aug 12	MIN		OAK	W,6-3	GF	18	4.0	1	0	1	2	0	PH RF
66	116 (1)	Aug 13 (2)	MIN		OAK	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
67	117	Aug 14	MIN	@	CLE	L,3-4	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
68	118	Aug 15	MIN	@	CLE	W,9-8	GS	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF LF
69	120 (1)	Aug 16 (2)	MIN		KCR	L,7-11	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
70	121	Aug 17	MIN		KCR	W,6-5	CG	41	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
71	122	Aug 18	MIN		TOR	W,4-3	GS	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
72	123	Aug 19	MIN		TOR	W,5-0	GS	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
73	124	Aug 20	MIN		TOR	L,2-6	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
74	125	Aug 21	MIN		DET	L,6-9	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
75	133 (7)	Aug 31	MIN	@	DET	W,4-1	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
76	134	Sep 1	MIN		CLE	L,1-4	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
77	135	Sep 2	MIN		CLE	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
78	136	Sep 3 (1)	MIN		CLE	W,12-3	GF	14	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH LF
79	138 (1)	Sep 4	MIN		CHW	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
80	139	Sep 5	MIN		CHW	L,3-4	GS	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF LF
81	140	Sep 6	MIN		CHW	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
82	142 (1)	Sep 9	MIN		MIL	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
83	143	Sep 10	MIN		MIL	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
84	144	Sep 11	MIN	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
85	145	Sep 12	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
86	146	Sep 15	MIN	@	MIL	W,10-3	GS	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
87	147	Sep 16	MIN	@	MIL	W,5-2	GF	25	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	PR LF
88	148	Sep 17	MIN	@	MIL	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
89	152 (3)	Sep 21	MIN		TEX	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
90	155 (2)	Sep 23	MIN		KCR	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
91	157 (1)	Sep 25	MIN	@	TEX	L,2-3	GS	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
92	158	Sep 26	MIN	@	TEX	W,6-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
93	161 (2)	Sep 30	MIN	@	KCR	W,7-3	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
94	162	Oct 1	MIN	@	KCR	L,0-1	GS	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
							104gm		604.0	163	5	3	171	0