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Mickey Rivers Baseball Biographical Information
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| Signed
By: |
| Johnny
Groth, Atlanta Braves 1969 |
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| Pro Teams: |
| Magic
Valley Cowboys (Atlanta Braves A Pioneer League)
El Paso Sun Kings
(California Angels AA Texas League)
Salt Lake City Angels (California
Angels AAA Pacific Coast League)
California Angels (American League), New
York Yankees (American League)
American League All-Star Team, Texas
Rangers (American League)
West Palm Beach Tropics (Senior
League)
New
York Yankees (Major League Spring Training Coach)
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| Jersey
Numbers He Wore: |
| 1968-69
Miami-Dade Community College Falcons (12, but has been seen in photographs
wearing 2)
1970 California
Angels Spring Training (64)
1971California Angels
Spring Training (3)
California Angels
1972-73 (5)
Salt Lake
Angels 1972-74 (15, 25)
California Angels & New York Yankees
1974-79 (17)
Texas Rangers 1979 (19)
Texas Rangers 1979-84 (17)
West Palm Beach
Tropics 1989-90 (17)
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| Agents: |
| Charlie
Dye (Mickey's First Agent)
Nick
Buoniconti (NFL Hall of Famer and TV analyst)
Howard Mandell, Esq.
(retired agent and current City Attorney for Montgomery, AL)
Rich Scott
and Mike Frost (2000-02)
Sandrell Rivers (Current)
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| Major
League Debut: |
| For
the California Angels @ Oakland A's August 4, 1970 (went 0-2, debuted as a
PH and then played RF) |
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| Major
League Regular: |
| California Angels
1974 |
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| Major
League Service: |
| 12 Years, 98 Days |
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| First
Major League Hit: |
| For
the California Angels @ Chicago White Sox September 9, 1970 |
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| First Major
League Home Run: |
| For
the California Angels @ Washington Senators August 15, 1971 off Pete
Broberg. |
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| First
Major League Stolen Base: |
| For
the California Angels @ Cleveland Indians September 28, 1970 |
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| All-Star
Appearances: |
| For
the New York Yankees in Philadelphia, PA on July 13, 1976. He
finished 4th in AL votes for outfielders receiving 1,431,346 votes |
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| Last Game
as a California Angel: |
| For
the California Angels @ Oakland A's on September 28, 1975 |
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| First Game
as New York Yankee: |
| For
the New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals on April 7, 1976 |
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| Last Game
as New York Yankee: |
| For
the New York Yankees @ Milwaukee Brewers on July 29, 1979 |
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| First
Game as Texas Ranger: |
| For
the Texas Rangers vs. Detroit Tigers on July 30, 1979 |
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| Major
League Departure: |
| For
the Texas Rangers vs. California Angels on September 30, 1984 (went
0-3, striking out twice) |
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