Riles was a promising infielder with a good throwing arm and great bat speed, but a litany of injuries and ineffectiveness forced his retirement in 1995, at age 34.[citation needed] He was signed by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1981 amateur 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. \n', '

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. \n', '

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.\n', '

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