Ernest Riles
Ernest Riles (born October 2, 1960) is an American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman. From 1985 through 1993, Riles played for the Milwaukee Brewers (1985–1988), San Francisco Giants (1988–1990), Oakland Athletics (1991), Houston Astros (1992) and Boston Red Sox (1993) of the Major League Baseball(MLB). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
| Ernest Riles | |||
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| Shortstop / Third baseman | |||
| Born: October 2, 1960 Cairo, Georgia[1] | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 14, 1985, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 3, 1993, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .254 | ||
| Home runs | 48 | ||
| Runs batted in | 284 | ||
| Teams | |||
Career
He was signed by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1981 Major League Baseball Draft. In 1983, he led the Texas League in batting average (.349), on-base percentage (.450) and OPS (.958), being promoted to Triple-A Pacific Coast League the next year.
Riles debuted with the Brewers in the 1985 mid-season. In his first major league stint, he hit .286 and finished third in the American League Rookie of the Year vote behind Ozzie Guillén and Teddy Higuera.
After frequent trips to the disabled list, Riles was traded by Milwaukee to the San Francisco Giants for outfielder Jeffrey Leonard in the 1988 mid-season. Riles belted the 10,000th home run in Giants history during a 21–2 rout of the Cardinals.[2] Riles played in the 1989 World Series as a member of the Giants. Riles started the first two games of the World Series as the Designated Hitter for the Giants. Riles also played with Oakland and Houston, and ended his major league career with the Boston Red Sox in the 1993 season.
In a nine-season major league career, Riles was a .254 hitter with 48 home runs and 284 RBI in 919 games played.
Post-Season Appearances
Facts
- Riles is one of three people to be from Cairo, Georgia and play Major League Baseball. The others are Hall of Fame member Jackie Robinson and infielder Willie Harris who is his nephew.
- Before being drafted, he attended Middle Georgia College, which also was home of future big leaguers as Andy Abad, Kal Daniels and Jody Davis.
- Was named "1985 Brewers' Rookie of the Year".
References
- https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=rileser01
- "1988 Topps baseball card # 676".
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Baseball Library
- The Baseball Page