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Bobby Avila
Roberto Francisco (Gonzales) Avila

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 175 lb.

Debut April 30, 1949
Final Game September 29, 1959
Born April 2, 1924 in Veracruz, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Mexico
Died October 26, 2004 in Veracruz, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Mexico

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1949 25 CLE AL  31   14    3    3   0  0   0    3   0  0   1   3  .214  .267  .214   29    3   0           0   1
 1950 26 CLE AL  80  201   39   60  10  2   1   21   5  0  29  17  .299  .390  .383  101   77   8           1   8
 1951 27 CLE AL 141  542   76  165  21  3  10   58  14  8  60  31  .304  .374  .410  116  222  13           0  16 MVP-10
 1952 28 CLE AL 150  597  102  179  26 11   7   45  12 10  67  36  .300  .371  .415  124  248  19           1  16 MVP-29,AS
 1953 29 CLE AL 141  559   85  160  22  3   8   55  10  8  58  27  .286  .355  .379  100  212  14           2  18
 1954 30 CLE AL 143  555  112  189  27  2  15   67   9  7  59  31  .341  .402  .477  139  265  19   4       1   9 MVP-3,AS
 1955 31 CLE AL 141  537   83  146  22  4  13   61   1  4  82  47  .272  .368  .400  104  215  18   4   1   2  17 AS
 1956 32 CLE AL 138  513   74  115  14  2  10   54  17  4  70  68  .224  .323  .318   69  163   8   1   0   5  12
 1957 33 CLE AL 129  463   60  124  19  3   5   48   2  4  46  47  .268  .334  .354   89  164  16   2   2   1  10
 1958 34 CLE AL 113  375   54   95  21  3   5   30   5  7  55  45  .253  .349  .365   98  137  12   2   0   1   5
 1959 35 TOT     93  264   37   60   3  2   6   25   3  0  34  47  .227  .314  .322   76   85   7   1   0   0   9
         TOT AL  42   92    8   19   0  0   3    6   0  0  10  16  .207  .284  .304   62   28   0   0   0   0   8
         BAL AL  20   47    1    8   0  0   0    0   0  0   4   5  .170  .235  .170   15    8   0   0   0   0   5
         BOS AL  22   45    7   11   0  0   3    6   0  0   6  11  .244  .333  .444  109   20   0   0   0   0   3
         MLN NL  51  172   29   41   3  2   3   19   3  0  24  31  .238  .330  .331   84   57   7   1   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons    1300 4620  725 1296 185 35  80  467  78 52 561 399  .281  .359  .388  104 1791 134  14   3  14 121
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        576   90  162  23  4  10   58  10  6  70  50  .281  .359  .388  104  223  17   2   0   2  15
 Career High    150  597  112  189  27 11  15   67  17 10  82  68  .341  .402  .477  139  265  19   4   2   5  18
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1949 25 CLE AL   15   12    1   2.2   105| .214  .268| .267  .360| .214  .390| .481  .750|  29  .209  -1.5  -0.1   0%
 1950 26 CLE AL  239  157   31   5.2   111| .299  .275| .390  .361| .383  .412| .773  .773| 101  .525   1.6   0.1 100%
 1951 27 CLE AL  615  414   83   5.4    98| .304  .261| .374  .342| .410  .383| .784  .725| 116  .581  13.0   1.3  63%
 1952 28 CLE AL  684  463   90   5.2    91| .300  .253| .371  .332| .415  .369| .786  .701| 124  .606  19.9   2.1  54%
 1953 29 CLE AL  633  439   74   4.5   101| .286  .267| .355  .343| .379  .393| .734  .736| 100  .506   0.8   0.1  55%
 1954 30 CLE AL  638  405  106   7.0   100| .341  .268| .402  .344| .477  .391| .879  .735| 139  .714  30.8   3.1  56%
 1955 31 CLE AL  643  434   81   5.0   106| .272  .271| .368  .351| .400  .404| .768  .755| 104  .539   4.4   0.4  20%
 1956 32 CLE AL  597  423   57   3.6   108| .224  .270| .323  .352| .318  .411| .641  .763|  69  .372 -23.5  -2.3  80%
 1957 33 CLE AL  528  371   55   4.0    99| .268  .263| .334  .335| .354  .397| .688  .732|  89  .459  -6.9  -0.7  33%
 1958 34 CLE AL  445  306   50   4.4    97| .253  .260| .349  .329| .365  .396| .714  .725|  98  .507   1.1   0.1  41%
 1959 35 TOT     306  221   29   3.5    98| .227  .260| .314  .328| .322  .401| .636  .729|  76  .384  -8.3  -0.9 100%
         TOT AL  102   81    7   2.3    99| .207  .261| .284  .332| .304  .399| .588  .731|  62  .237  -5.1  -0.6   0%
         BAL AL   51   44    1   0.6    96| .170  .257| .235  .328| .170  .393| .405  .720|  15  .026  -5.5  -0.6   0%
         BOS AL   51   37    6   4.4   102| .244  .265| .333  .337| .444  .405| .777  .742| 109  .496   0.3   0.0   0%
         MLN NL  204  140   22   4.2    98| .238  .260| .330  .325| .331  .403| .661  .728|  84  .457  -3.2  -0.3 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     5343 3645  657   4.8   100| .281  .264| .359  .342| .388  .394| .747  .735| 104  .537  31.5   3.2  60%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1949 25 CLE AL  2B    5      5    7    0    1 1.000  .976  2.40  5.12                        
 1950 26 CLE AL  2B   62    153  135    5   46  .983  .976  4.65  5.39                        
                 SS    2      4    2    0    1 1.000  .968  3.00  4.75                        
 1951 27 CLE AL  2B  136    349  417   14   87  .982  .978  5.63  5.35                        
 1952 28 CLE AL  2B  149    355  431   28   81  .966  .978  5.28  5.13                         AS
 1953 29 CLE AL  2B  140    346  445   11  114  .986  .979  5.65  5.13                        
 1954 30 CLE AL  2B  141    356  406   19  100  .976  .976  5.40  4.84                         AS
                 SS    7      5    4    2    2  .818  .957  1.29  4.31                         AS
 1955 31 CLE AL  2B  141    348  342   13  108  .982  .976  4.89  4.87                         AS
 1956 32 CLE AL  2B  135    322  351   16   83  .977  .973  4.99  4.74  5.25  5.44  130 1154.0
 1957 33 CLE AL  2B  107    280  254    9   72  .983  .980  4.99  4.84  5.25  5.39  105  915.0
                 3B   16     13   16    2    2  .935  .951  1.81  2.77  2.09  3.23   13  125.0
 1958 34 CLE AL  2B   82    175  177    5   62  .986  .978  4.29  4.68  4.96  5.26   71  638.7
                 3B   33     18   48    4    6  .943  .951  2.00  2.59  3.07  3.11   25  193.3
 1959 35 TOT     2B   70    131  161   10   31  .967  .976  4.17  4.77  4.91  5.27   56  535.7
         TOT AL  2B   19     28   30    2   10  .967  .975  3.05  4.73  4.18  5.28   11  125.0
         BAL AL  OF   10     12    0    0    0 1.000  .984  1.20  1.96  1.80  2.22    9   60.0
                 RF    9     12    0    0    0 1.000  .976  1.33  1.64  1.86  1.89    9   58.0
                 2B    8      9   10    1    2  .950  .974  2.38  4.72  4.62  5.28    2   37.0
                 3B    1      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  2.70  6.92  3.46    0    1.3
                 LF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.70  0.00  2.25    0    2.0
         BOS AL  2B   11     19   20    1    8  .975  .975  3.55  4.73  3.99  5.29    9   88.0
         MLN NL  2B   51    103  131    8   21  .967  .976  4.59  4.78  5.13  5.27   45  410.7

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1949 25 CLE AL  2B    5      5    7    0    1 1.000  .976  2.40  5.12                        
 1950 26 CLE AL  2B   62    153  135    5   46  .983  .976  4.65  5.39                        
 1951 27 CLE AL  2B  136    349  417   14   87  .982  .978  5.63  5.35                        
 1952 28 CLE AL  2B  149    355  431   28   81  .966  .978  5.28  5.13                        
 1953 29 CLE AL  2B  140    346  445   11  114  .986  .979  5.65  5.13                        
 1954 30 CLE AL  2B  141    356  406   19  100  .976  .976  5.40  4.84                        
 1955 31 CLE AL  2B  141    348  342   13  108  .982  .976  4.89  4.87                        
 1956 32 CLE AL  2B  135    322  351   16   83  .977  .973  4.99  4.74  5.25  5.44  130 1154.0
 1957 33 CLE AL  2B  107    280  254    9   72  .983  .980  4.99  4.84  5.25  5.39  105  915.0
 1958 34 CLE AL  2B   82    175  177    5   62  .986  .978  4.29  4.68  4.96  5.26   71  638.7
 1959 35 TOT     2B   70    131  161   10   31  .967  .976  4.17  4.77  4.91  5.27   56  535.7
         TOT AL  2B   19     28   30    2   10  .967  .975  3.05  4.73  4.18  5.28   11  125.0
         BAL AL  2B    8      9   10    1    2  .950  .974  2.38  4.72  4.62  5.28    2   37.0
         BOS AL  2B   11     19   20    1    8  .975  .975  3.55  4.73  3.99  5.29    9   88.0
         MLN NL  2B   51    103  131    8   21  .967  .976  4.59  4.78  5.13  5.27   45  410.7

 1957 33 CLE AL  3B   16     13   16    2    2  .935  .951  1.81  2.77  2.09  3.23   13  125.0
 1958 34 CLE AL  3B   33     18   48    4    6  .943  .951  2.00  2.59  3.07  3.11   25  193.3
 1959 35 BAL AL  3B    1      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  2.70  6.92  3.46    0    1.3

 1959 35 BAL AL  LF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.70  0.00  2.25    0    2.0

 1959 35 BAL AL  OF   10     12    0    0    0 1.000  .984  1.20  1.96  1.80  2.22    9   60.0

 1959 35 BAL AL  RF    9     12    0    0    0 1.000  .976  1.33  1.64  1.86  1.89    9   58.0

 1950 26 CLE AL  SS    2      4    2    0    1 1.000  .968  3.00  4.75                        
 1954 30 CLE AL  SS    7      5    4    2    2  .818  .957  1.29  4.31                        

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total  2B*1168   2820 3126  130  785  .979  .977  5.09  4.98              362 3243.3
                 3B*  50     31   65    6    8  .941  .950  1.92  2.65               38  319.7
                 OF*  10     12    0    0    0 1.000  .984  1.20  1.96                9   60.0    1    0    9#
                 RF*   9     12    0    0    0 1.000  .976  1.33  1.64                9   58.0
                 SS    9      9    6    2    3  .882  .962  1.67  4.41                        
                 LF*   1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.70                0    2.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total      1237   2872 3197  138  796  .978  .977  4.91  4.86
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1954   WS    CLE NYG     L   4  15   1   2  0  0  0   0   2   1  .133  .235  .133   0  0   1   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1952   CLE AL   *   2   0   1  0  0  0   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 2B 
 1954   CLE AL   *   3   1   3  0  0  0   2   0   0   0  0   0   1   0 Starting 2B 
 1955   CLE AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   1   0  0   1   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 3/3      2   6   1   4  0  0  0   3   1   1   0  0   1   1   0  .667  .625  .667 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1952 (2B)
1954 (2B)
1955 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1951-AL-10-0.15
1952-AL-29-0.01
1954-AL-3-0.60
Car-305-0.76 shares

Batting Average
1951 AL-.304-8
1952 AL-.300-8
1954 AL-.341-1

On-base %
1954 AL-.402-6

Slugging %
1954 AL-.477-9

OPS
1954 AL-.880-5

At Bats
1952 AL-597-2
1954 AL-555-10

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1952 AL-684-3
1955 AL-643-8

Runs
1952 AL-102-2
1954 AL-112-3

Hits
1951 AL-165-6
1952 AL-179-2
1953 AL-160-9
1954 AL-189-3

Total Bases
1952 AL-248-8
1954 AL-265-7

Doubles
1952 AL-26-10
1954 AL-27-7

Triples
1952 AL-11-1

Bases on Balls
1955 AL-82-10

Stolen Bases
1951 AL-14-4
1952 AL-12-6
1953 AL-10-7
1954 AL-9-8
1956 AL-17-3

Singles
1951 AL-131-5
1952 AL-135-3
1953 AL-127-6
1954 AL-145-4

Adjusted OPS+
1954 AL-139-5

Runs Created
1952 AL-90-6
1954 AL-106-4

Adjusted Batting Runs
1954 AL-31-5

Batting Wins
1954 AL-3.1-5

Times on Base
1952 AL-247-6
1954 AL-249-6

Offensive Win%
1954 AL-.714-5

Sac. Hits
1951 AL-13-4
1952 AL-19-2
1953 AL-14-3
1954 AL-19-1
1955 AL-18-1
1956 AL-8-7
1957 AL-16-2
1958 AL-12-2

Grounded into Double Plays
1951 AL-16-6
1952 AL-16-9
1953 AL-18-7
1955 AL-17-6

Caught Stealing
1951 AL-8-5
1952 AL-10-3
1953 AL-8-4
1954 AL-7-9
1958 AL-7-7

Power/Speed Number
1951 AL-11.7-4
1952 AL-8.8-6
1953 AL-8.9-7
1954 AL-11.3-4
1956 AL-12.6-5

At Bats per Strikeout
1952 AL-16.6-9
1953 AL-20.7-6
1954 AL-17.9-8

Outs
1952 AL-463-5
1955 AL-434-8

    

Black Ink: Batting - 5 (367) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 52 (477) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 20.9 (589) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 32.5 (556) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

Before 1948 Season: Jumped from the 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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