Roberto Ortiz (baseball)

Roberto Gonzalo Ortiz Núñez (June 30, 1915 – September 15, 1971) was a Cuban professional baseball player. He was an outfielder over parts of six seasons (1941–44, 1949–50) with the Washington Senators and Philadelphia Athletics. For his career, he compiled a .255 batting average in 659 at bats, with eight home runs and 78 runs batted in.

Roberto Ortiz
Outfielder
Born: (1915-06-30)June 30, 1915
Camagüey, Cuba
Died: September 15, 1971(1971-09-15) (aged 56)
Miami, Florida, US
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 6, 1941, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
September 2, 1950, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average.255
Home runs8
Runs batted in78
Teams
Member of the Mexican Professional
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction1973

He was born in Camagüey, Cuba, and died in Miami at the age of 56.

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