1937
Born April 17, 1937
Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.
Roberto Peña Notable
b. April 17, 1937 · Chicago Cubs 1965–1966, Philadelphia Phillies 1968, San Diego Padres 1969, Oakland Athletics 1970, Milwaukee Brewers 1970–1971
Roberto Peña played for five clubs across seven seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1965 and closing with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1971.
Across 587 games he batted .245, with 467 hits and 174 runs. He finished with 13 home runs, 65 doubles and 10 stolen bases.
He played 387 games at shortstop, with 1,106 assists and 67 errors. He turned 223 double plays.
He was born in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R. on April 17, 1937, and died on July 23, 1982. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | CHC | 51 | 170 | 17 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 1 | .218 |
| 1966 | CHC | 6 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .176 |
| 1968 | PHI | 138 | 500 | 56 | 130 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 34 | 63 | 3 | .260 |
| 1969 | SDP | 139 | 472 | 44 | 118 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 63 | 0 | .250 |
| 1970 | MIL/OAK | 140 | 474 | 40 | 114 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 28 | 49 | 4 | .241 |
| 1971 | MIL | 113 | 274 | 17 | 65 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 37 | 2 | .237 |
| Career | — | 587 | 1907 | 174 | 467 | 65 | 10 | 13 | 154 | 114 | 235 | 10 | .245 |
On this day & linked events
1982