Bob Rivich/pagetext

From SABR Encyclopedia

Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Career highlights 1.4 Outside of baseball 1.5 Contract signing 1.6 Relatives 2 Sources

[edit] Profile

[edit] Personal

• Resided in East Chicago, Indiana in 1954.
• Self-identified as being of Croatian ancestry.
• Listed hobbies as hunting and fishing.

[edit] Pre-professional career

• Graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1949.
• Played baseball and basketball in high school.
• Played American Legion ball in East Chicago.

[edit] Career highlights

• Had 11 RBI in one game, May 22, 1954

[edit] Outside of baseball

• Was a truck driver during the off-season in 1954.

[edit] Contract signing

• Was signed to his first contract by Adolph Matulis of the Chicago Cubs.

[edit] Relatives

• Brother of Joseph Rivich.

[edit] Sources

• 1954 California League Gold Book (Sixth Edition).
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