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Bobby Estalella

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b. April 25, 1911 · Washington Senators 1935–1936, 1939, 1942, St. Louis Browns 1941, Philadelphia Athletics 1943–1945, 1949

Estalella put together his best season for Philadelphia in 1944, hitting .298 with 151 hits, seven home runs and 60 runs batted in across 140 games. He followed it by hitting .299 with 135 hits and 74 walks in 1945, receiving Most Valuable Player votes.

Nine seasons gave him 620 hits, 106 doubles, 44 home runs, 308 runs batted in, 350 walks and a .282 average. He played 482 games in the outfield and 93 at third base. His 85 walks for Washington in 1942 were his single-season high.

Estalella first reached the majors with Washington in 1935, but his nine seasons were spread across a fifteen-year span. He played for St. Louis in 1941, returned to the Senators in 1942 and then spent four seasons with the Athletics. An eight-game return to Philadelphia in 1949 closed his career. He died in 1991, at seventy-nine.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1935 WSH 1551716 202 101771 .314
1936 WSH 13922 020 0450 .222
1939 WSH 822805177 1868 4140272 .275
1941 SLB 4683720 610 1418130 .241
1942 WSH 13342968119 2458 6585425 .277
1943 PHA 1173674395 14411 6352441 .259
1944 PHA 14050654151 1797 6059603 .298
1945 PHA 12645145135 2568 5274461 .299
1949 PHA 82025 000 3120 .250
Career 6802196279620 1063344 30835024613 .282

On this day & linked events

1911

Born April 25, 1911

Cardenas, Matanzas, Cuba

1991

Died January 6, 1991

1935

Major-league debut: Bobby Estalella

Bobby Estalella made a major-league debut on September 7, 1935.

1949

Final major-league game: Bobby Estalella

Bobby Estalella played a final major-league game on September 16, 1949.

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