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PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 4:46 pm 
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Part of the 1959 Go-Go White Sox crew and one heck of an outfielder..

http://m.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article/ ... ra-passes/

CHICAGO -- Jim Rivera, an outfielder on the White Sox 1959 American League pennant-winning squad, passed away Monday night at the age of 96 in Fort Wayne, Ind.

"Jungle Jim" played for the White Sox from 1952-61, hitting .257 with 134 doubles, 50 triples, 77 home runs, 382 RBIs and 146 stolen bases over 1,010 games.
Rivera appeared in all five games of the 1959 World Series vs. the Dodgers, including three starts in right field. He also played for the St. Louis Browns in '52 and the Kansas City Athletics in '61. Rivera led the AL in triples (16) in 1953 and stolen bases in 1955 (25).
His best season was in 1953, when Rivera hit .259 with 11 homers, 78 RBIs, 26 doubles, 16 triples and 22 steals. Rivera finished with 523 career strikeouts against 365 walks over 4,008 career plate appearances.

"Sadly, yet another former White Sox star from our 1959 American League pennant-winning team has passed away, as Jim Rivera joined many of his teammates last night," the White Sox said in a statement released Tuesday. "Jim was a key member of the Go-Go White Sox teams of the 1950s, teaming with fellow outfielders Minnie Minoso, Jim Landis and others.
"It was amazing to see the friendship and camaraderie among those men whenever they gathered together at a Sox game, even if it was decades after they last played together. We imagine they are having quite a clubhouse meeting today. We extend our condolences to Nancy Rivera and the entire Rivera family on his passing."

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 5:11 pm 
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Why would anyone choose to spend time in Fort Wayne, Indiana?

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Regular Reader wrote:
Why would anyone choose to spend time in Fort Wayne, Indiana?


No idea. It's like the worst of Indiana, Michigan and Ohio had a baby.

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 6:45 pm 
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A little WWN and Jungle Jim....Roger Hornsby said that Rivera was the only player he'd pay to see play :shock:


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PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 6:57 pm 
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Walt Williams Neck wrote:
A little WWN and Jungle Jim....Roger Hornsby said that Rivera was the only player he'd pay to see play :shock:


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Jesus.

I meant to add a question mark. Like how was Jesus back when you knew him.

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 7:22 pm 
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That's from The Cave of Altamira in Spain, right?

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Hank Scorpio wrote:
Walt Williams Neck wrote:
A little WWN and Jungle Jim....Roger Hornsby said that Rivera was the only player he'd pay to see play :shock:


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Jesus.

I meant to add a question mark. Like how was Jesus back when you knew him.

Couldn't hit Uncle Charlie....or he would have been a God

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Don Tiny wrote:
That's from The Cave of Altamira in Spain, right?

:lol:

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 8:24 pm 
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Bad year for former Sox outfielders named Jim

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Walt Williams Neck wrote:
A little WWN and Jungle Jim....Roger Hornsby said that Rivera was the only player he'd pay to see play :shock:

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Didn't people have faces back in the olden days? :scratch:

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 9:56 am 
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Bad year for former Sox outfielders named Jim



No kidding! Piersal, Landis, Rivera...If I'm Jim Morrison, I'm walking around on eggshells, and getting a checkup soon!

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 1:21 pm 
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How many outfielders named 'Jungle Jim' did the '59 Sox have?

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