Bobby Avila
Bobby Avila
Full name: Roberto Francisco (Gonzalez) Avila
Born: April 2, 1924, Veracruz, Veracruz (Mexico)
Died October 26, 2004, Veracruz, Veracruz (Mexico)
Buried at San Pedro & San Pablo Church Columbarium, Veracruz, Veracruz (Mexico)
First Game: April 30, 1949; Final Game: September 29, 1959
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 10" Weight: 175
TSN AL Player of the Year (1954)
2B on TSN All-Star Team (1954)
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Bobby Avila
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1949 CLE A 31 14 3 3 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 .214 .267 .214 0.0 1949 CLE A
1950 CLE A 80 201 39 60 10 2 1 21 29 17 1 8 8 5 0 .299 .390 .383 -0.3 1950 CLE A
1951 CLE A 141 542 76 165 21 3 10 58 60 31 0 13 16 14 8 .304 .374 .410 1.9 1951 CLE A
1952 CLE A 150 597 102 179 26 11 7 45 67 36 1 19 16 12 10 .300 .371 .415 0.6 1952 CLE A
1953 CLE A 141 559 85 160 22 3 8 55 58 27 2 14 18 10 8 .286 .355 .379 2.3 1953 CLE A
1954 CLE A 143 555 112 189 27 2 15 67 59 31 1 19 4 9 9 7 .341 .402 .477 4.8 1954 CLE A
1955 CLE A 141 537 83 146 22 4 13 61 82 1 47 2 18 4 17 1 4 .272 .368 .400 1.2 1955 CLE A
1956 CLE A 138 513 74 115 14 2 10 54 70 0 68 5 8 1 12 17 4 .224 .323 .318 -1.3 1956 CLE A
1957 CLE A 129 463 60 124 19 3 5 48 46 2 47 1 16 2 10 2 4 .268 .334 .354 -1.0 1957 CLE A
1958 CLE A 113 375 54 95 21 3 5 30 55 0 45 1 12 2 5 5 7 .253 .349 .365 -0.5 1958 CLE A
1959 BAL A 20 47 1 8 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 .170 .235 .170 -0.8 1959 BAL A
1959 BOS A 22 45 7 11 0 0 3 6 6 0 11 0 0 0 3 0 0 .244 .333 .444 0.0 1959 BOS A
1959 MIL N 51 172 29 41 3 2 3 19 24 0 31 0 7 1 1 3 0 .238 .330 .331 -0.8 1959 MIL N
1959 TOT A 42 92 8 19 0 0 3 6 10 0 16 0 0 0 8 0 0 .207 .284 .304 -0.8 1959 TOT A
1959 Total 93 264 37 60 3 2 6 25 34 0 47 0 7 1 9 3 0 .227 .314 .322 -1.6 1959 Total
Total NL 51 172 29 41 3 2 3 19 24 0 31 0 7 1 1 3 0 .238 .330 .331 -0.8 Total NL
Total AL 1249 4448 696 1255 182 33 77 448 537 3i 368 14 127 13i120 75 52 .282 .360 .390 6.9 Total AL
Total 1300 4620 725 1296 185 35 80 467 561 3i 399 14 134 14i121 78 52 .281 .359 .388 6.1 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1954 CLE A Daily Splits 4 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .133 .235 .133 1954 CLE A
All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1952 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1952 AL
1954 AL Daily Splits 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 .750 1.000 1954 AL
1955 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 1955 AL
Total Splits 3 6 1 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .625 .667 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1949 CLE A 2B 5 5 7 0 1 1.000
1950 CLE A 2B 62 153 135 5 46 .983
1950 CLE A SS 2 4 2 0 1 1.000
1951 CLE A 2B 136 349 417 14 87 .982
1952 CLE A 2B 149 355 431 28 81 .966
1953 CLE A 2B 140 346 445 11 114 .986
1954 CLE A 2B 141 356 406 19 100 .976
1954 CLE A SS 7 5 4 2 2 .818
1955 CLE A 2B 141 348 342 13 108 .982
1956 CLE A 2B 135 322 351 16 83 .977
1957 CLE A 2B 107 280 254 9 72 .983
1957 CLE A 3B 16 13 16 2 2 .935
1958 CLE A 2B 82 175 177 5 62 .986
1958 CLE A 3B 33 18 48 4 6 .943
1959 BAL A OF 10 12 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 9
1959 BAL A 2B 8 9 10 1 2 .950
1959 BAL A 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000
1959 BOS A 2B 11 19 20 1 8 .975
1959 MIL N 2B 51 103 131 8 21 .967
1959 TOT A 2B 19 28 30 2 10 .967
1959 Total 2B 70 131 161 10 31 .967
Total 2B 1168 2820 3126 130 785 .979
Total 3B 50 31 65 6 8 .941
Total OF 10 12 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 9
Total SS 9 9 6 2 3 .882
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1954 CLE A Daily 2B 4 4 4 35.1 12 7 0 1 0 1.000
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1952 AL Daily 2B 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 -
1954 AL Daily 2B 1 1 0 7 1 1 0 1 0 1.000
1955 AL Daily 2B 1 0 0 6 1 2 0 0 0 1.000
Total 2B 3 2 1 18 2 3 0 1 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Transactions Transactions
Traded by Cleveland Indians to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Russ Heman and
$30000 (December 2, 1958 ).
Claimed on waivers by Boston Red Sox from Baltimore Orioles (May 21, 1959 ).
Claimed on waivers by Milwaukee Braves from Boston Red Sox (July 21, 1959 ).
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