Roberto Ortiz
Full name: Roberto Gonzalo Ortiz Nunez
Also known as: Roberto · Roberto Ortiz
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 193 cm
- Weight
- 91 kg
- Born
- 1915-06-30 · Camaguey
- Died
- 1971-09-15
- Debut
- 1941-09-06
Roberto Ortiz was a Cuban baseball player, born on 30 June 1915 in Camaguey. His full name is recorded as Roberto Gonzalo Ortiz Nunez. He died on 15 September 1971. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 6 seasons in the American League, between 1941 and 1950. Most of that was with Washington Senators, 6 seasons of it, with the remainder for Philadelphia Athletics.
Across his recorded career he batted .255, with 168 hits, 8 home runs and 79 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .279, in 1949 (129 AB). His most home runs in a season was 5, in 1944.
Career summary
- Seasons 6 (1941–1950)
- Leagues American League
- TeamsPhiladelphia Athletics, Washington Senators
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.255 / .310 / .349
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Washington Senators | American League | 22 | 82 | 79 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | .329 | .354 | .430 | .784 |
| 1942 | Washington Senators | American League | 20 | 48 | 42 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .167 | .271 | .405 | .676 |
| 1943 | Washington Senators | American League | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| 1944 | Washington Senators | American League | 85 | 348 | 316 | 36 | 80 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 47 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 114 | .253 | .312 | .361 | .673 |
| 1949 | Washington Senators | American League | 40 | 138 | 129 | 12 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | .279 | .326 | .326 | .652 |
| 1950 | Washington Senators | American League | 39 | 83 | 75 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .227 | .301 | .280 | .581 |
| 1950 | Philadelphia Athletics | American League | 6 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .071 | .071 | .071 | .142 |
| Career total | — | American League | 213 | 718 | 659 | 67 | 168 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 79 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 96 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 230 | .255 | .310 | .349 | .659 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Roberto Ortiz born?
Roberto Ortiz was born on 1915-06-30 in Camaguey.
Which teams did Roberto Ortiz play for?
Roberto Ortiz appears for Philadelphia Athletics, Washington Senators across 6 recorded seasons.
What are Roberto Ortiz's career statistics?
In 6 recorded seasons Roberto Ortiz batted .255 with 168 hits, 8 home runs and 79 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)
