Bobby Estalella (outfielder)
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Roberto Estalella Ventoza [es-tah-LAY-yah] (April 25, 1911 – January 6, 1991) was a
Early life
Born in
by his medium-frame, stocky and compact body. Standing 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m) tall and weighing 180 pounds (82 kg), he threw and batted right-handed.Professional career
Estalella's
With Philadelphia, Estalella hit .298 in
Chandler mentioned a lifetime suspension for them, but when the penalty was reduced in 1949, Estalella came back to the majors.Although Estalella vigorously denied it during his life,[6] several current baseball writers now consider him to have been the first player of some African ancestry to have played in the Major Leagues in the 20th century.[6][7][8]
Career stats
In the major leagues, Estalella was a career .282 hitter with 44 home runs and 308 RBI in 680 games played. His 620 MLB hits included 106 doubles and 33 triples. He also compiled a respectable 1.423 walk-to-strikeout ratio (350-to-246) and a .383 on-base percentage. He led AL centerfielders in fielding percentage in both 1944 (.993) and 1945 (.990).
Personal
His grandson, also named Bobby Estalella, was a catcher who also played in Major League Baseball between 1996 and 2004.[6]
Bobby Estalella died in Hialeah, Florida at the age of 79.
See also
References
- ^ "Roberto "Tarzán" Estalella". www.juanperez.com. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ Alvarez, Alfredo (April 19, 2018). "Roberto Estalella, hombre de dinamita en sus muñecas". Con Las Bases Llenas (in Spanish). Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "Bobby Estalella Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "ROBERTO ESTALELLA: EL TARZÁN DE LA PELOTA CUBANA". Pelota Cubana. March 19, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ a b "Bobby Estalella – Society for American Baseball Research". Archived from the original on June 25, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ a b c Heuer, Robert. "The Cuban Slide". Chicago Reader. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ Kohn, Asher (March 25, 2016). "How we can learn about race relations from Cuban baseball". Medium. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "Latinos in Baseball-Notes". University of Michigan. Archived from the original on January 18, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Bobby Estalella at SABR (Baseball BioProject)
- Before El Duque There was Luque and Before Robinson There was Estalella
- Bobby Estalella at Find a Grave