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 | | Roberto Francisco Avila González (April 2, 1924 - October 26, 2004) was a Major League Baseball second baseman and right-handed batter who played for the Cleveland Indians (1949-58), Baltimore Orioles (1959), Boston Red Sox (1959) and Milwaukee Braves (1959). |
 | | In that same season, the Indians faced the New York Giants in the World Series, which matched the two leagues' champion bats, Avila and Willie Mays; it was the third time that top batters in the majors played each other in the Series. |
 | | Born in Veracruz, Mexico, and listed at 5' 10", 175 lb., the diminutive ballplayer cemented his image as a local baseball idol among Indians fans. |
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