Bobby Estalella
Full name: Roberto Estalella Ventoza
Also known as: Bobby · Bobby Estalella
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 173 cm
- Weight
- 82 kg
- Born
- 1911-04-25 · Cardenas, Matanzas
- Died
- 1991-01-06
- Debut
- 1935-09-07
Bobby Estalella was a Cuban baseball player, born on 25 April 1911 in Cardenas, Matanzas. His full name is recorded as Roberto Estalella Ventoza. He died on 6 January 1991. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 9 seasons in the American League, between 1935 and 1949. Most of that was with Washington Senators, 4 seasons of it, with the remainder for Philadelphia Athletics and St. Louis Browns.
Across his recorded career he batted .282, with 620 hits, 44 home runs and 311 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .299, in 1945 (451 AB). His most home runs in a season was 11, in 1943.
Career summary
- Seasons 9 (1935–1949)
- Leagues American League
- TeamsPhiladelphia Athletics, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.282 / .383 / .421
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Washington Senators | American League | 15 | 68 | 51 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .314 | .485 | .471 | .956 |
| 1936 | Washington Senators | American League | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .222 | .462 | .667 | 1.129 |
| 1939 | Washington Senators | American League | 82 | 324 | 280 | 51 | 77 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 131 | .275 | .365 | .468 | .833 |
| 1941 | St. Louis Browns | American League | 46 | 101 | 83 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | .241 | .376 | .337 | .713 |
| 1942 | Washington Senators | American League | 133 | 517 | 429 | 68 | 119 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 65 | 5 | 3 | 85 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 177 | .277 | .400 | .413 | .813 |
| 1943 | Philadelphia Athletics | American League | 117 | 424 | 367 | 43 | 95 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 63 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 150 | .259 | .352 | .409 | .761 |
| 1944 | Philadelphia Athletics | American League | 140 | 574 | 506 | 54 | 151 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 60 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 60 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 207 | .298 | .374 | .409 | .783 |
| 1945 | Philadelphia Athletics | American League | 126 | 527 | 451 | 45 | 135 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 52 | 1 | 6 | 74 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 196 | .299 | .399 | .435 | .834 |
| 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics | American League | 8 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .250 | .286 | .250 | .536 |
| Career total | — | American League | 680 | 2569 | 2196 | 279 | 620 | 106 | 33 | 44 | 311 | 13 | 18 | 350 | 249 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 924 | .282 | .383 | .421 | .804 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Bobby Estalella born?
Bobby Estalella was born on 1911-04-25 in Cardenas, Matanzas.
Which teams did Bobby Estalella play for?
Bobby Estalella appears for Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators across 9 recorded seasons.
What are Bobby Estalella's career statistics?
In 9 recorded seasons Bobby Estalella batted .282 with 620 hits, 44 home runs and 311 runs batted in.
Sources and licences
- Identity data from the Chadwick Bureau Register, made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License v1.0. ODC-By-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org". custom-permissive (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
