Al Zarilla
[edit] Biography
Al Zarilla (Allen Lee Zarilla) was born on May 1, 1919 in Los Angeles, California. He made his Major League debut on June 30, 1943 for the St. Louis Browns. In 1943, his rookie year, he hit .254 with 2 home runs and 17 RBI. Zarilla played for the St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 10 year career.
Most people believe that Al Zarilla's best season was 1948, when he hit for a .329 average and knocked in 74 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1943
| STL
| A
| 70
| 228
| 27
| 58
| 2
| 17
| .254
| .309
| .320
| 7
| 1
| 17
| 20
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| 1944
| STL
| A
| 100
| 288
| 43
| 86
| 6
| 45
| .299
| .375
| .448
| 13
| 6
| 29
| 33
| 6
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1946
| STL
| A
| 125
| 371
| 46
| 96
| 4
| 43
| .259
| .311
| .377
| 14
| 9
| 27
| 37
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 7
|
| 1947
| STL
| A
| 127
| 380
| 34
| 85
| 3
| 38
| .224
| .303
| .318
| 15
| 6
| 40
| 45
| 3
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 4
|
| 1948
| STL
| A
| 144
| 529
| 77
| 174
| 12
| 74
| .329
| .389
| .482
| 39
| 3
| 48
| 48
| 4
| 15
| 11
| 0
| 8
|
| 1949
| STL
| A
| 15
| 56
| 10
| 14
| 1
| 6
| .250
| .354
| .321
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1949
| BOS
| A
| 124
| 474
| 68
| 133
| 9
| 71
| .281
| .352
| .422
| 32
| 4
| 48
| 51
| 4
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 14
|
| 1949
| TOT
| A
| 139
| 530
| 78
| 147
| 10
| 77
| .277
| .352
| .411
| 33
| 4
| 56
| 53
| 5
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 15
|
| 1950
| BOS
| A
| 130
| 471
| 92
| 153
| 9
| 74
| .325
| .423
| .493
| 32
| 10
| 76
| 47
| 4
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 5
|
| 1951
| CHI
| A
| 120
| 382
| 56
| 98
| 10
| 60
| .257
| .363
| .401
| 21
| 2
| 60
| 57
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 9
|
| 1952
| STL
| A
| 48
| 130
| 20
| 31
| 1
| 9
| .238
| .373
| .308
| 6
| 0
| 27
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| 1952
| CHI
| A
| 39
| 99
| 14
| 23
| 2
| 7
| .232
| .333
| .354
| 4
| 1
| 14
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1952
| BOS
| A
| 21
| 60
| 9
| 11
| 2
| 8
| .183
| .269
| .317
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| TOT
| A
| 108
| 289
| 43
| 65
| 5
| 24
| .225
| .339
| .325
| 10
| 2
| 48
| 29
| 2
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 4
|
| 1953
| BOS
| A
| 57
| 67
| 11
| 13
| 0
| 4
| .194
| .333
| .224
| 2
| 0
| 14
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 1120
| 3535
| 507
| 975
| 61
| 456
| .276
| .357
| .405
| 186
| 43
| 415
| 382
| 30
| 54
| 33
| 0
| 61
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1943
| STL
| A
| OF
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 123
| 5
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1944
| STL
| A
| OF
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 167
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1946
| STL
| A
| OF
| 107
| 0
| 0
| 236
| 13
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1947
| STL
| A
| OF
| 110
| 0
| 0
| 209
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1948
| STL
| A
| OF
| 136
| 0
| 0
| 322
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1949
| STL
| A
| OF
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1949
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 122
| 0
| 0
| 241
| 6
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1949
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1949
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 137
| 0
| 0
| 260
| 6
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1949
| TOT
| A
| CF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1949
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1950
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 128
| 0
| 0
| 230
| 12
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1951
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 117
| 0
| 0
| 164
| 7
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1952
| STL
| A
| OF
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 77
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1952
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 35
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1952
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 29
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1952
| TOT
| A
| CF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1952
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1952
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1952
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 86
| 0
| 0
| 141
| 10
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1953
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 978
| 0
| 0
| 1869
| 69
| 51
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Browns (1938).
- Traded by St. Louis Browns to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Stan Spence and cash (May 8, 1949).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Joe Dobson and Dick Littlefield to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Bill Wight and Ray Scarborough (December 10, 1950).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Willie Miranda to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Tom Wright and Leo Thomas (June 15, 1952).
- Sold by St. Louis Browns to Boston Red Sox (August 31, 1952).
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