Mickey Rivers also known as Mick The Quick had a great career that spanned 15 seasons with a career .295 batting average. In 1975 Mickey stole 70 bases to lead the league in steals. Along with Ed Figueroa Rivers was dealt to the Yankees in the 1975-76 off-season for Bobby Bonds. The trade immediately paid dividends for the Yankees. Figueroa won 19 games and Rivers enjoyed a career year.
Mickey Rivers also known as Mick The Quick had a great career that spanned 15 seasons with a career .295 batting average. In 1975 Mickey stole 70 bases to lead the league in steals. Along with Ed Figueroa Rivers was dealt to the Yankees in the 1975-76 off-season for Bobby Bonds. The trade immediately paid dividends for the Yankees. Figueroa won 19 games and Rivers enjoyed a career year. Rivers was named to the All-Star team batted .312 stole 43 bases and posted then-career highs in home runs 8 and runs batted in 67. Mickey Rivers has hand signed this MLB Baseball and added the inscription Steinbrenner Yankee. A Steiner Sports Certificate of Authenticity is included.
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