Ernie Orsatti

Ernest Ralph Orsatti

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 7½", Weight 154 lb.
• High School Manual Arts High School
• Debut September 4, 1927
• Final Game September 28, 1935
• Born September 8, 1902 in Los Angeles, CA USA
• Died September 4, 1968 in Canoga Park, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Outfielder Ernie Orsatti was a stuntman and bit player in Hollywood before his baseball career, and afterwards ran a successful talent agency with his brothers. He got his start in baseball through comedian Buster Keaton, who was a baseball fan and also part-owner of the Vernon Tigers of the Pacific Coast League.

Notable Achievements

• Won two World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals (1931 & 1934)

Further Reading

• Lawrence Baldassaro: "Ernie Orsatti", in Charles F. Faber, ed.: The 1934 St. Louis Cardinals: The World Champion Gas House Gang, SABR, Phoenix, AZ, 2014, pp. 191-195. ISBN 978-1-933599-731

Related Sites

• Ernie Orsatti at the SABR Bio Project