Ávila was elected as the mayor of his home city of Veracruz. He later served two three-year terms in the Mexican national legislature. In 1999, The Sporting News chose Ávila as the second baseman on its All-Star Latin American team. In 2004, Ávila died at age 80 in Veracruz. The cause of death was complications from diabetes and a lung ailment. In 2010, Ávila was posthumously inducted in the Latino Baseball Hall of Fame. See also List of Major League Baseball batting champions List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders References External links , or Retrosheet 1924 births 2004 deaths American League All-Stars American League batting champions Angeles de Puebla players Atlanta Braves scouts Baltimore Orioles players Baltimore Orioles (IL) players Baseball players from Veracruz Boston Red Sox players Cleveland Indians players Deaths from diabetes Major League Baseball players from Mexico Major League Baseball second basemen Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame inductees Mexican expatriate baseball players in the United States Mexican League baseball second basemen Milwaukee Braves players Tigres del México players