Career
He played for the Saint Louis Cardinals with a lifetime batting average of.306 in 701 games. He both batted and threw left-handed. He played in the 1928, 1930, 1931 and 1934 World Series.
He previously played for the 1925 Cedar Rapids, Iowa Bunnies minor league team with a batting average of.347 and 6 home runs.
He attended Los Angeles Manual Arts High School. Ernest Ralph Orsatti was the son of Morris Orsatti and Mary Manse, both born in Italy.
He had six siblings, including talent agent and producer Victor Orsatti.