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- What did he do to deserve a 1976 Kellogg's card?
- Led the AL in steals (70) and in triples (13) in 1975
- Batted .284 in 155 games
- 1976 Highlights:
- Traded to the New York Yankees before the 1976 season and was instrumental in the Yankees' first AL East title
- Batted .312 with 31 doubles and 95 runs scored
- Made the AL All Star team and was 1 for 2 in the game
- Finished third behind Thurman Munson and George Brett in AL MVP voting
- Batted .348 (8 for 23) with five runs scored in the American League Championship Series
- Contrary to the speculation on the back of this card, Rivers stole "only" 43 bases for the Yankees in 1976. But he also batted .312, scored 95 runs, made the AL All Star team, and finished third in MVP voting.
- Mickey had good years in 1977 and in 1978 before being traded to the Texas Rangers during the 1979 season.
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- Mickey Rivers dominated the stolen base race in 1975. He was 30 SBs ahead of Claudell Washington. It was the only season in which "Mick the Quick" would lead the league in stolen bases. Rivers stole 267 bases in his career--for some reason I thought he stole more.
- Claudell Washington stole 312 bases in his career. He had a lifetime success rate of 70%.
- Amos Otis led the AL in stolen bases in 1971 and stole 341 bases in his career.
- Mick the Quick played outfield for 15 seasons (1970-1984) for three teams. He got his start with the California Angels, splitting time between AAA and the majors from 1970-1973. Mickey stuck with the Angels in 1974 and led the AL with 11 triples. He also stole 30 bases that year.
- Mickey's last year with the Angels (1975) was a good one. He led the league in triples again (13) and also led in stolen bases (70). After the 1975 season, Rivers was traded with Ed Figueroa to the New York Yankees for Bobby Bonds.
- Rivers had his only All-Star season in 1976. He batted .312 with 43 stolen bases and 95 runs scored. Mickey was 3rd in MVP voting. He had good years in 1977 and 1978 as the Yankee starting center fielder.
- In August 1979 Mickey was traded with a bunch of players to be named later to the Rangers for Oscar Gamble and another bunch of players to be named later. He had a good year in 1980, batting .333 with 210 hits and 96 runs scored. Mickey batted .286 in 1981, which was his last year as a full-time outfielder. He batted only 68 times in 1982 (he had knee and ankle injuries). Mickey played more as a DH than as an outfielder in 1983 and 1984 and then was released in spring training of 1985.
- Mickey put up some good numbers in three American League Championship Series, batting .386 in 57 at bats. He didn't do as well in the World Series, batting .238 in 63 at bats.
