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Mickey Rivers

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 165lb (178cm, 74kg)

Born: October 30, 1948 in Miami, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (13th) of the 1968 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Miami Dade College (Miami, FL), the New York Mets in the 8th round of the 1968 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Miami Dade College (Miami, FL), the Washington Senators in the 1st round (8th) of the 1969 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Miami Dade College (Miami, FL) and the Atlanta Braves in the 2nd round of the 1969 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Miami Dade College (Miami, FL).

High School: Miami Northwestern HS (Miami, FL)

Schools: Miami Dade College (Miami, FL), Miami Dade College, North Campus (Miami, FL)

Debut: August 4, 1970 (Age 21-278d, 13,030th in major league history)
vs. OAK 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1984 (Age 35-336d)
vs. CAL 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: John Milton Rivers

Nicknames: Mick the Quick

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

32.7

5629

1660

.295

785

RBI

499

267

OBP

.327

SLG

.397

OPS

.724

OPS+

106

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	40-39 / in Starts: 34-33
Longest Hitting Streak	12 games
Longest On Base Streak	16 games
Most Games w/o HR	37 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 296 PAs	12
Actual Runners on Base	146 (87-43-16)
Avg. MLBer w/ 296 PAs	28
Avg. Runners on Base	180 (93-57-29)

Most Driven In
S Alomar	3
J Stephenson	2
J Fregosi	2
C Ruiz	1
R May	1
T Conigliaro	1
T Reynolds	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
J Spencer	7
J Fregosi	5
T GonzÃ¡lez	4
J Stephenson	4
K McMullen	3
B Cowan	2
B Parker	1
Self	1

1971 Batting Game Log

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1971 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	18	78 (77)	Jun 28	CAL		KCR	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	2	.74	0.074	.07	0.00%	0.67	CF
2	19	79	Jun 29	CAL		KCR	L,1-2	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.571	.571	.714	1.286	2	1.57	-0.023	.09	0.00%	-0.04	CF
3	20	80	Jun 30	CAL		KCR	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.364	.455	.818	1	1.72	-0.206	.09	-0.01%	-1.34	CF
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	21	81	Jul 1	CAL		KCR	L,4-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.333	.600	1	.85	-0.079	.08	0.00%	-0.71	CF
5	22	82	Jul 2	CAL		OAK	W,1-0	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.316	.294	.610	2	1.28	0.091	.10	0.00%	0.40	CF
6	23	83	Jul 3	CAL		OAK	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.304	.286	.590	2	.71	-0.034	.09	0.00%	0.41	CF
7	24	85 (1)	Jul 5	CAL		OAK	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200	.259	.240	.499	2	.73	-0.041	.03	0.00%	-0.61	CF
8	25	86	Jul 6	CAL	@	MIN	W,7-5	GS-8	4	4	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.290	.345	.635	1	1.44	0.184	.07	0.01%	1.01	CF
9	26	87	Jul 7	CAL	@	MIN	W,3-1	8-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.290	.345	.635	4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR LF
10	27	88	Jul 8	CAL	@	MIN	W,7-4	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.257	.303	.560	2	.71	-0.076	.06	0.00%	-1.18	CF
11	28	89	Jul 9	CAL	@	OAK	L,0-1	13-13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.250	.294	.544	8	2.21	-0.053	.28	0.00%	-0.20	PH
12	29	90	Jul 10	CAL	@	OAK	W,3-0	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.268	.333	.602	2	.58	0.043	.04	0.00%	0.54	RF
13	30	91	Jul 11 (1)	CAL	@	OAK	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.273	.333	.606	2	.86	0.014	.09	0.00%	0.08	CF
14	31	92	Jul 11 (2)	CAL	@	OAK	W,6-3	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.286	.326	.612	2	.54	0.037	.03	0.00%	0.08	CF RF
15	32	93	Jul 15	CAL		BAL	L,3-4	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.260	.302	.340	.642	2	1.69	0.253	.09	0.01%	1.87	CF
16	33	94	Jul 16	CAL		BAL	W,5-4	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.333	.389	.722	2	.67	0.122	.02	0.00%	1.08	CF RF
17	34	95	Jul 17	CAL		BAL	W,10-3	CG	5	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.322	.355	.407	.762	2	.55	0.036	.02	0.00%	1.72	CF
18	35	96	Jul 18	CAL		CLE	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.333	.381	.714	2	1.25	-0.142	.07	-0.01%	-0.87	CF
19	36	97	Jul 19	CAL		CLE	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.314	.358	.672	2	1.23	-0.113	.09	-0.01%	-0.73	CF
20	37	98	Jul 20	CAL		DET	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.282	.311	.352	.663	2	1.26	0.035	.08	0.00%	0.17	CF RF
21	38	99	Jul 21 (1)	CAL		DET	L,3-6	CG(11)	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.316	.347	.663	2	1.66	0.026	.10	0.00%	0.41	CF
22	39	100	Jul 21 (2)	CAL		DET	W,7-6	GS-8	5	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.337	.359	.696	2	.79	-0.003	.03	0.00%	1.02	CF
23	40	101	Jul 23	CAL	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.280	.322	.341	.663	2	1.20	-0.097	.07	0.00%	-0.84	RF
24	41	102	Jul 25 (1)	CAL	@	BAL	W,6-2	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.280	.322	.341	.663	4						RF
25	42	103	Jul 25 (2)	CAL	@	BAL	W,9-6	GS-11	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.308	.326	.633	2	1.40	-0.151	.03	0.00%	-1.65	CF LF
26	43	105 (1)	Jul 28	CAL	@	CLE	W,5-1	GS-5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.309	.318	.627	2	1.06	-0.066	.05	0.00%	-0.54	CF
27	44	106	Jul 29	CAL	@	CLE	W,7-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.309	.318	.627	4						LF
28	45	107	Jul 30	CAL	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.316	.319	.635	2	.75	-0.036	.07	0.00%	-0.05	CF
29	46	108	Jul 31	CAL	@	DET	W,3-2	12-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.264	.316	.319	.635	4						LF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	47	109	Aug 1	CAL	@	DET	L,3-4	4-GF(16)	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.253	.317	.305	.623	2	2.21	-0.036	.20	0.00%	-0.05	PH CF
31	48	110	Aug 2	CAL		MIL	W,3-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.308	.296	.604	2	.69	-0.059	.02	0.00%	-0.66	CF
32	49	111	Aug 3	CAL		MIL	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.245	.306	.294	.600	2	1.08	-0.033	.04	0.00%	-0.29	CF
33	50	112	Aug 4	CAL		CHW	L,3-10	7-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.310	.298	.608	9	.21	-0.006	.01	0.00%	0.10	PH RF
34	51	114 (1)	Aug 6	CAL		MIN	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.316	.324	.640	2	.57	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.30	CF
35	52	115	Aug 7	CAL		MIN	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.314	.339	.653	2	.60	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.51	RF
36	53	116	Aug 8	CAL		MIN	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.312	.336	.648	2	1.48	-0.082	.00	0.00%	-0.28	CF
37	54	117	Aug 10	CAL	@	NYY	W,7-6	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.308	.339	.647	2	1.07	0.027	.00	0.00%	0.40	CF
38	55	118	Aug 12 (1)	CAL	@	NYY	L,0-3	6-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.313	.344	.657	9	.82	0.039	.00	0.00%	0.36	PH
39	56	119	Aug 12 (2)	CAL	@	NYY	L,1-2	GS-10	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.309	.339	.647	2	1.75	-0.043	.00	0.00%	0.14	RF
40	57	120	Aug 13	CAL	@	WSA	L,0-4	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.305	.333	.638	2	1.31	-0.159	.00	0.00%	-1.80	CF
41	58	121	Aug 14	CAL	@	WSA	L,0-2	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.315	.333	.648	2	1.21	0.075	.00	0.00%	0.21	CF
42	59	122	Aug 15	CAL	@	WSA	W,4-3	CG(10)	5	5	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.318	.357	.675	2	1.47	0.156	.00	0.00%	1.01	CF RF
43	60	123	Aug 16	CAL	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.323	.361	.684	2	1.14	0.085	.00	0.00%	0.62	RF
44	61	124	Aug 17	CAL	@	BOS	W,4-3	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.323	.356	.679	2	.76	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.45	RF
45	62	125	Aug 18	CAL	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS-8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.264	.323	.351	.674	2	.68	0.015	.00	0.00%	0.00	CF
46	63	126	Aug 20	CAL		NYY	W,6-0	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.263	.325	.349	.674	2	.63	0.039	.00	0.00%	1.33	CF
47	64	127	Aug 21	CAL		NYY	W,2-1	CG(13)	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.322	.340	.661	2	1.73	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.43	CF
48	65	128	Aug 22	CAL		NYY	W,3-0	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.318	.335	.653	2	.94	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.44	RF
49	66	129	Aug 24	CAL		WSA	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.318	.335	.654	2	.86	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.09	CF
50	67	130	Aug 25	CAL		WSA	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.317	.333	.650	2	1.14	0.064	.00	0.00%	0.60	CF RF
51	68	131	Aug 26	CAL		WSA	L,3-8	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.317	.333	.650	2	.81	0.048	.00	0.00%	0.43	CF
52	69	132	Aug 27	CAL		BOS	W,1-0	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.323	.339	.662	2	.98	0.087	.00	0.00%	0.70	CF
53	70	133	Aug 28	CAL		BOS	L,2-6	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.321	.337	.658	9	.63	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.19	PH
54	71	134	Aug 29	CAL		BOS	W,2-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.267	.325	.341	.666	2	.88	0.139	.00	0.00%	1.25	CF
55	72	135	Aug 31	CAL		OAK	L,1-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.272	.328	.344	.673	2	.92	0.047	.00	0.00%	0.43	CF
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
56	73	136	Sep 1	CAL		OAK	L,0-7	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.332	.348	.679	2	.36	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.07	CF
57	74	137	Sep 3	CAL	@	MIL	W,6-2	GS-9	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.282	.335	.351	.686	2	1.38	0.169	.00	0.00%	1.25	CF
58	75	138	Sep 4	CAL	@	MIL	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.333	.349	.682	2	1.20	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.75	CF
59	76	139	Sep 5	CAL	@	MIL	L,4-6	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.327	.342	.669	2	1.32	-0.119	.00	0.00%	-0.94	CF
60	77	140	Sep 6	CAL	@	OAK	W,4-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.327	.338	.665	2	1.37	-0.105	.00	0.00%	-0.74	CF LF
61	78	141	Sep 7	CAL	@	OAK	W,6-1	7-GF	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.329	.345	.674	5	.41	0.033	.00	0.00%	0.79	PH RF
62	79	142	Sep 8	CAL	@	OAK	L,0-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.327	.340	.667	2	1.39	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.25	CF
63	80	143	Sep 9	CAL		MIL	W,3-2	CG(12)	5	5	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.329	.351	.680	2	1.82	0.588	.00	0.00%	1.67	CF
64	81	144	Sep 10	CAL		MIL	W,7-3	CG	5	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	.283	.339	.358	.698	2	.58	0.113	.00	0.00%	1.40	CF RF
65	82	145	Sep 11	CAL		MIL	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.333	.352	.685	2	.73	-0.070	.00	0.00%	-0.64	CF
66	83	146	Sep 12	CAL		MIL	L,3-4	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.335	.355	.689	2	1.96	0.072	.00	0.00%	0.75	CF
67	84	147	Sep 13 (1)	CAL		MIN	W,3-2	CG	4	4	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.286	.342	.366	.708	2	.67	0.086	.00	0.00%	1.15	CF
68	85	148	Sep 13 (2)	CAL		MIN	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.285	.340	.364	.704	2	1.23	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.28	RF
69	86	149	Sep 15	CAL	@	KCR	W,6-2	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.333	.356	.690	2	.27	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.96	CF
70	87	150	Sep 16	CAL	@	KCR	W,2-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.336	.359	.695	2	.70	0.043	.00	0.00%	0.20	CF
71	88	151	Sep 17	CAL	@	CHW	L,4-9	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.333	.353	.686	2	.58	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.66	CF
72	89	152	Sep 18	CAL	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.332	.355	.687	2	.76	-0.057	.00	0.00%	0.12	CF
73	90	153	Sep 19	CAL	@	CHW	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.327	.349	.677	2	.66	-0.064	.00	0.00%	-0.71	RF CF
74	91	154	Sep 21	CAL		KCR	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.322	.344	.666	2	.57	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.79	CF
75	92	155	Sep 22	CAL		KCR	L,3-10	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.324	.345	.669	2	.71	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.27	CF
76	93	157 (1)	Sep 24	CAL		CHW	W,4-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.320	.341	.661	2	1.00	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.51	RF
77	94	159 (1)	Sep 26	CAL		CHW	L,5-6	8-GF(10)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.318	.338	.656	7	1.49	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.39	PH CF
78	95	160	Sep 28	CAL	@	MIN	W,6-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.317	.337	.654	5	.21	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PH RF
79	96	161	Sep 29	CAL	@	MIN	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.265	.316	.336	.652	2	2.32	-0.233	.00	0.00%	-1.51	CF
							40-39		296	268	31	71	12	2	1	12	19	1	39	1	8	0	4	0	13	1	.265	.316	.336	.652		1.06	-0.014	.03	-0.01%	1.62

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