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Bobby Avila
Roberto Francisco (Gonzales) Avila
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: April 2, 1924 in Veracruz, 30, Mexico (All Transactions)
Debut: April 30, 1949
Final Game: September 29, 1959
Died: October 26, 2004 in Veracruz, 30, Mexico
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1949 25 CLE AL 31 15 14 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 3 .214 .267 .214 .481 29 3 1 0 0 /4
1950 26 CLE AL 80 239 201 39 60 10 2 1 21 5 0 29 17 .299 .390 .383 .773 101 77 8 1 8 4/6
1951 27 CLE AL 141 615 542 76 165 21 3 10 58 14 8 60 31 .304 .374 .410 .783 116 222 16 0 13 *4 MVP-10
1952 28 CLE AL 150 684 597 102 179 26 11 7 45 12 10 67 36 .300 .371 .415 .787 124 248 16 1 19 *4 AS,MVP-29
1953 29 CLE AL 141 633 559 85 160 22 3 8 55 10 8 58 27 .286 .355 .379 .735 100 212 18 2 14 *4
1954 30 CLE AL 143 638 555 112 189 27 2 15 67 9 7 59 31 .341 .402 .477 .880 139 265 9 1 19 4 *4/6 AS,MVP-3
1955 31 CLE AL 141 643 537 83 146 22 4 13 61 1 4 82 47 .272 .368 .400 .768 104 215 17 2 18 4 1 *4 AS
1956 32 CLE AL 138 597 513 74 115 14 2 10 54 17 4 70 68 .224 .323 .318 .640 69 163 12 5 8 1 0 *4
1957 33 CLE AL 129 528 463 60 124 19 3 5 48 2 4 46 47 .268 .334 .354 .688 89 164 10 1 16 2 2 *45
1958 34 CLE AL 113 445 375 54 95 21 3 5 30 5 7 55 45 .253 .349 .365 .714 98 137 5 1 12 2 0 45
1959 35 TOT 93 306 264 37 60 3 2 6 25 3 0 34 47 .227 .314 .322 .636 76 85 9 0 7 1 0 4/957
1959 35 TOT AL 42 102 92 8 19 0 0 3 6 0 0 10 16 .207 .284 .304 .589 62 28 8 0 0 0 0 4/957
1959 35 BAL AL 20 51 47 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 .170 .235 .170 .406 15 8 5 0 0 0 0 /9457
1959 35 BOS AL 22 51 45 7 11 0 0 3 6 0 0 6 11 .244 .333 .444 .778 109 20 3 0 0 0 0 4
1959 35 MLN NL 51 204 172 29 41 3 2 3 19 3 0 24 31 .238 .330 .331 .661 84 57 1 0 7 1 0 4
11 Seasons 1300 5343 4620 725 1296 185 35 80 467 78 52 561 399 .281 .359 .388 .747 104 1791 121 14 134 14 3
162 Game Avg. 162 666 576 90 162 23 4 10 58 10 6 70 50 .281 .359 .388 .747 104 223 15 2 17
CLE (10 yrs) 1207 5037 4356 688 1236 182 33 74 442 75 52 527 352 .284 .362 .392 .754 105 1706 112 14 127 13 3
MLN (1 yr) 51 204 172 29 41 3 2 3 19 3 0 24 31 .238 .330 .331 .661 84 57 1 0 7 1 0
BOS (1 yr) 22 51 45 7 11 0 0 3 6 0 0 6 11 .244 .333 .444 .778 109 20 3 0 0 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 20 51 47 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 .170 .235 .170 .406 15 8 5 0 0 0 0
AL (11 yrs) 1249 5139 4448 696 1255 182 33 77 448 75 52 537 368 .282 .360 .390 .750 104 1734 120 14 127 13 3
NL (1 yr) 51 204 172 29 41 3 2 3 19 3 0 24 31 .238 .330 .331 .661 84 57 1 0 7 1 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1954 30 CLE AL WS NYG L 4 18 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .133 .235 .133 .369 2 0 0 1 0 0
1 WS 4 18 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .133 .235 .133 .369 2 0 0 1 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1949 CLE AL 25 2B 5 12 5 7 0 1 1.000 2.40 .975 5.12
1950 CLE AL 26 2B 62 293 153 135 5 46 .983 4.65 .976 5.39
1950 CLE AL 26 SS 2 6 4 2 0 1 1.000 3.00 .967 4.75
1951 CLE AL 27 2B 136 780 349 417 14 87 .982 5.63 .978 5.35 MVP-10
1952 CLE AL 28 2B 149 814 355 431 28 81 .966 5.28 .978 5.13 AS,MVP-29
1953 CLE AL 29 2B 140 802 346 445 11 114 .986 5.65 .979 5.13
1954 CLE AL 30 2B 141 139 1224.1 781 356 406 19 100 .976 4.8 4.7 4.8 3.5 1.2 0 5.60 5.40 .976 5.37 4.84 AS,MVP-3
1954 CLE AL 30 SS 7 0 25.0 11 5 4 2 2 .818 -1.3 -62.4 -1.3 -1.5 0.2 0 3.24 1.29 .964 5.00 4.31 AS,MVP-3
1955 CLE AL 31 2B 141 139 1236.1 703 348 342 13 108 .982 -10.5 -10.2 -12.5 -3.3 -9.1 2 5.02 4.89 .976 5.37 4.87 AS
1956 CLE AL 32 2B 135 130 1154.0 689 322 351 16 83 .977 7.3 7.6 7.3 0.4 7.0 0 5.25 4.99 .973 5.44 4.74
1957 CLE AL 33 2B 107 105 915.0 543 280 254 9 72 .983 -2.2 -2.9 -5.2 -3.9 -1.3 3 5.25 4.99 .980 5.39 4.84
1957 CLE AL 33 3B 16 13 125.0 31 13 16 2 2 .935 -2.8 -26.9 -2.8 -0.5 -2.3 0 2.09 1.81 .952 3.23 2.77
1958 CLE AL 34 2B 82 71 638.2 357 175 177 5 62 .986 -2.6 -4.9 -3.6 0.8 -4.4 1 4.96 4.29 .978 5.26 4.68
1958 CLE AL 34 3B 33 25 193.1 70 18 48 4 6 .943 -1.0 -6.2 -1.0 0.3 -1.3 0 3.07 2.00 .951 3.11 2.59
1959 TOT 35 2B 70 56 535.2 302 131 161 10 31 .967 -7.4 -16.6 -6.4 -7.4 1.1 -1 4.91 4.17 .976 5.27 4.77
1959 TOT AL 35 2B 19 11 125.0 60 28 30 2 10 .967 -1.4 -13.4 -1.4 -0.5 -0.8 0 4.18 3.05 .975 5.28 4.73
1959 BAL AL 35 OF 10 9 60.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -6.0 -0.3 -1.0 0.6 0 1.80 1.20 .983 2.22 1.96
1959 BAL AL 35 RF 9 9 58.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -6.2 -0.3 -1.0 0.6 0 1.86 1.33 .975 1.89 1.64
1959 BAL AL 35 2B 8 2 37.0 20 9 10 1 2 .950 0.3 9.7 0.3 0.3 0.1 0 4.62 2.38 .975 5.28 4.72
1959 BAL AL 35 3B 1 0 1.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.3 270.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 6.75 1.00 .900 3.38 2.70
1959 BAL AL 35 LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.70
1959 BOS AL 35 2B 11 9 88.0 40 19 20 1 8 .975 -1.7 -23.2 -1.7 -0.8 -0.9 0 3.99 3.55 .975 5.29 4.73
1959 MLN NL 35 2B 51 45 410.2 242 103 131 8 21 .967 -6.0 -17.5 -5.0 -6.9 1.9 -1 5.13 4.59 .976 5.27 4.78
11 Seasons 2B 1168 640 5704.0 6076 2820 3126 130 785 .979 -10.6 -2.2 -15.6 -9.9 -5.5 5 9.38 5.09 .977 5.37 4.98
3 Seasons 3B 50 38 319.2 102 31 65 6 8 .941 -3.5 -13.1 -3.5 -0.2 -3.3 0 2.70 1.92 .951 3.16 2.65
1 Season OF 10 9 60.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -6.0 -0.3 -1.0 0.6 0 1.80 1.20 .983 2.22 1.96
1 Season RF 9 9 58.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -6.2 -0.3 -1.0 0.6 0 1.86 1.33 .975 1.89 1.64
2 Seasons SS 9 0 25.0 17 9 6 2 3 .882 -1.3 -62.4 -1.3 -1.5 0.2 0 5.40 1.67 .965 5.00 4.41
1 Season LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.70
11 Seasons TOT 1237 687 6108.2 6207 2872 3197 138 796 .978 -15.7 -3.1 -20.7 -12.6 -8.0 0 5 8.94 4.91 .954 5.22 4.86
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1952 (2B)
1954 (2B)
1955 *

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1951-AL-10-15%
1952-AL-29-1%
1954-AL-3-60%
0.76 Career Shares (305th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1951 AL--.304--8th
1952 AL--.300--8th
1954 AL--.341--1st

On-Base% s c a p y
1954 AL--.402--6th

Slugging % s c a p y
1954 AL--.477--9th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1954 AL--.880--5th

At Bats s c a p y
1952 AL--597--2nd
1954 AL--555--10th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1952 AL--684--3rd
1955 AL--643--8th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1952 AL--102--2nd
1954 AL--112--3rd

Hits s c a p y
1951 AL--165--6th
1952 AL--179--2nd
1953 AL--160--9th
1954 AL--189--3rd

Total Bases s c a p y
1952 AL--248--8th
1954 AL--265--7th

Doubles s c a p y
1952 AL--26--10th
1954 AL--27--7th

Triples s c a p y
1952 AL--11--1st

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1955 AL--82--10th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1951 AL--14--4th
1952 AL--12--6th
1953 AL--10--7th
1954 AL--9--8th
1956 AL--17--3rd

Singles s c a p y
1951 AL--131--5th
1952 AL--135--3rd
1953 AL--127--6th
1954 AL--145--4th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1954 AL--139--5th

Runs Created s c a p y
1952 AL--90--6th
1954 AL--106--4th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1954 AL--31--5th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1954 AL--3.1--5th

Times On Base s c a p y
1952 AL--247--6th
1954 AL--249--6th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1954 AL--.714--5th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1951 AL--13--4th
1952 AL--19--2nd
1953 AL--14--3rd
1954 AL--19--1st
1955 AL--18--1st
1956 AL--8--7th
1957 AL--16--2nd
1958 AL--12--2nd
Career--134--222nd

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1951 AL--16--6th
1952 AL--16--9th
1953 AL--18--7th
1955 AL--17--6th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1951 AL--8--5th
1952 AL--10--3rd
1953 AL--8--4th
1954 AL--7--9th
1958 AL--7--7th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1951 AL--11.7--4th
1952 AL--8.8--6th
1953 AL--8.9--7th
1954 AL--11.3--4th
1956 AL--12.6--5th

AB per SO s c a p y
1952 AL--16.583--9th
1953 AL--20.704--6th
1954 AL--17.903--8th

Outs Made s c a p y
1952 AL--463--5th
1955 AL--434--8th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 5 (393), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 52 (477), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 32 (557), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 20 (588), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1948 Season: Jumped from Puebla (Mexican) to the Cleveland Indians.

December 2, 1958: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Baltimore Orioles for Russ Heman and $30,000.

May 21, 1959: Selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Baltimore Orioles.

July 21, 1959: Selected off waivers by the Milwaukee Braves from the Boston Red Sox.

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