Bobby Ávila, born in Veracruz, Mexico, played 11 seasons (1949–1959) primarily as a second baseman, mostly with the Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox. He collected 1,296 hits and 80 home runs with a .281 batting average, ranking 4th in hits among Mexican-born players. He was selected to 3 All-Star games.
- Born
- April 2, 1924 · Veracruz, Mexico · 4 major leaguers from Veracruz
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Teams
- Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Braves
- Died
- 2004
Batting
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Cleveland Indians | 31 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .214 |
| 1950 | Cleveland Indians | 80 | 201 | 39 | 60 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 29 | 17 | .299 |
| 1951 | Cleveland Indians | 141 | 542 | 76 | 165 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 58 | 14 | 60 | 31 | .304 |
| 1952 | Cleveland Indians | 150 | 597 | 102 | 179 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 45 | 12 | 67 | 36 | .300 |
| 1953 | Cleveland Indians | 141 | 559 | 85 | 160 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 55 | 10 | 58 | 27 | .286 |
| 1954 | Cleveland Indians | 143 | 555 | 112 | 189 | 27 | 2 | 15 | 67 | 9 | 59 | 31 | .341 |
| 1955 | Cleveland Indians | 141 | 537 | 83 | 146 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 61 | 1 | 82 | 47 | .272 |
| 1956 | Cleveland Indians | 138 | 513 | 74 | 115 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 54 | 17 | 70 | 68 | .224 |
| 1957 | Cleveland Indians | 129 | 463 | 60 | 124 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 2 | 46 | 47 | .268 |
| 1958 | Cleveland Indians | 113 | 375 | 54 | 95 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 55 | 45 | .253 |
| 1959 | Baltimore Orioles / Boston Red Sox / Milwaukee Braves | 93 | 264 | 37 | 60 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 34 | 47 | .227 |
| Career | 1,300 | 4,620 | 725 | 1,296 | 185 | 35 | 80 | 467 | 78 | 561 | 399 | .281 |