George Riley

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 210lb (188cm, 95kg)

Born: October 6, 1956 in Philadelphia, PA us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 4th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from South HS (Philadelphia, PA).

High School: South HS (Philadelphia, PA)

Debut: September 15, 1979 (Age 22-344d, 14,258th in major league history)
vs. PHI 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: May 4, 1986 (Age 29-210d)
vs. HOU 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1984 season

Full Name: George Michael Riley

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.7

ERA

4.97

87.0

WHIP

1.655

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1974	17	CHC-min	Rk	0	3	.000	3.43	5	4		1	0	0	21.0	18	14	8	0	8	0	16	1	0	2				1.238	7.7	0.0	3.4	6.9	2.00	CBF GULF
1975	18	CHC-min	A	10	10	.500	3.60	28	26		4	0	0	155.0	141	75	62	7	81	0	84	16	0	5				1.432	8.2	0.4	4.7	4.9	1.04	KEY FLOR
1976	19	CHC-min	A,AA	8	15	.348	4.64	28	27		7	3	1	161.0	183	110	83	3	83	0	105	6	1	6				1.652	10.2	0.2	4.6	5.9	1.27	POM,MDL FLOR,TL
1977	20	CHC-min	AA,AAA	3	1	.750	4.40	39	1		0	0	6	88.0	94	48	43	7	44	2	68	2	1	4				1.568	9.6	0.7	4.5	7.0	1.55	MDL,WCH TL,AA
1978	21	CHC-min	AA,AAA	8	8	.500	5.40	34	12		3	0	0	105.0	124	68	63	17	62	0	67	0	0	7				1.771	10.6	1.5	5.3	5.7	1.08	MDL,WCH TL,AA
1979	22	CHC-min	AAA	3	8	.273	6.08	38	6		0	0	5	74.0	75	53	50	6	53	4	53	3	2	4				1.730	9.1	0.7	6.4	6.4	1.00	WCH AA
1979	22	CHC	NL	0	1	.000	5.54	4	1	0	0	0	0	13.0	16	9	8	1	6	1	5	2	0	0	59	77	4.81	1.692	11.1	0.7	4.2	3.5	0.83
1980	23	CHC-min	AAA	3	3	.500	4.40	28	0		0	0	4	47.0	60	23	23	7	19	6	32	3	0	1				1.681	11.5	1.3	3.6	6.1	1.68	WCH AA
1980	23	CHC	NL	0	4	.000	5.75	22	0	10	0	0	0	36.0	41	29	23	2	20	5	18	2	1	0	166	69	4.31	1.694	10.3	0.5	5.0	4.5	0.90

1981	24	CHW-min	A	0	3	.000	3.60	7	5	2	0	0	1	30.0	30	13	12	3	13	0	27	0	1	2				1.433	9.0	0.9	3.9	8.1	2.08	APP MIDW
1982	25	PHI-min	AA	2	3	.400	3.53	37	0	15	0	0	1	58.2	56	27	23	1	25	1	46	2	0	6				1.381	8.6	0.2	3.8	7.1	1.84	REA EL
1983	26	PHI-min	AA,AAA	13	5	.722	3.85	36	16	12	3	2	4	128.2	117	63	55	13	76	2	85	3	0	7				1.500	8.2	0.9	5.3	5.9	1.12	REA,POR EL,PCL
1984	27	PHI-min	AAA	11	7	.611	2.97	36	20	12	5	2	4	163.2	127	65	54	16	52	3	138	1	0	4				1.094	7.0	0.9	2.9	7.6	2.65	POR PCL
1984	27	SFG	NL	1	0	1.000	3.99	5	4	0	0	0	0	29.1	39	14	13	1	7	0	12	2	0	1	134	90	3.31	1.568	12.0	0.3	2.1	3.7	1.71

1985	28	SFG-min	AAA	6	7	.462	4.84	46	7	24	1	0	11	89.1	97	52	48	8	43	6	64	0	2	3				1.567	9.8	0.8	4.3	6.4	1.49	PHX PCL
1986	29	MON-min	AAA	0	2	.000	6.00	5	1	0	0	0	0	9.0	13	6	6	0	6	1	4	1	0	0				2.111	13.0	0.0	6.0	4.0	0.67	INA AA
1986	29	MON	NL	0	0		4.15	10	0	4	0	0	0	8.2	7	4	4	0	8	3	5	1	0	0	43	94	4.73	1.731	7.3	0.0	8.3	5.2	0.63
1987	30	PHI-min	AAA,AA	0	1	.000	5.04	17	3	5	1	0	0	25.0	31	19	14	5	7	2	13	0	0	0				1.520	11.2	1.8	2.5	4.7	1.86	MAI,REA IL,EL
4 Yrs				1	5	.167	4.97	41	5	14	0	0	0	87.0	103	56	48	4	41	9	40	7	1	1	402	78	4.09	1.655	10.7	0.4	4.2	4.1	0.98
162 Game Avg.				1	7	.167	4.97	61	7	21	0	0	0	129	152	83	71	6	61	13	59	10	1	1	594	78	4.09	1.655	10.7	0.4	4.2	4.1	0.98

CHC (2 yrs)				0	5	.000	5.69	26	1	10	0	0	0	49.0	57	38	31	3	26	6	23	4	1	0	225	71	4.44	1.694	10.5	0.6	4.8	4.2	0.88
SFG (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	3.99	5	4	0	0	0	0	29.1	39	14	13	1	7	0	12	2	0	1	134	90	3.31	1.568	12.0	0.3	2.1	3.7	1.71
MON (1 yr)				0	0		4.15	10	0	4	0	0	0	8.2	7	4	4	0	8	3	5	1	0	0	43	94	4.73	1.731	7.3	0.0	8.3	5.2	0.63

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