Gus Zernial
[edit] Biography
Gus Zernial (Gus Edward Zernial) was born on June 27, 1923 in Beaumont, Texas. He made his Major League debut on April 19, 1949 for the Chicago White Sox. In 1949, his rookie year, he hit .318 with 5 home runs and 38 RBI. Zernial played for the Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Athletics, Kansas City Athletics and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 11 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Gus Zernial's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1953, when he slugged 42 home runs, hit for a .284 average and knocked in 108 runs. However, others believe that it was 1951, when he slugged 33 home runs and knocked in 129 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1949
| CHI
| A
| 73
| 198
| 29
| 63
| 5
| 38
| .318
| .366
| .500
| 17
| 2
| 15
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1950
| CHI
| A
| 143
| 543
| 75
| 152
| 29
| 93
| .280
| .330
| .484
| 16
| 4
| 38
| 110
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16
|
| 1951
| PHI
| A
| 139
| 552
| 90
| 151
| 33
| 125
| .274
| .350
| .525
| 30
| 5
| 61
| 99
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 15
|
| 1951
| CHI
| A
| 4
| 19
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 4
| .105
| .190
| .105
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| TOT
| A
| 143
| 571
| 92
| 153
| 33
| 129
| .268
| .345
| .511
| 30
| 5
| 63
| 101
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 15
|
| 1952
| PHI
| A
| 145
| 549
| 76
| 144
| 29
| 100
| .262
| .347
| .452
| 15
| 1
| 70
| 87
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 13
|
| 1953
| PHI
| A
| 147
| 556
| 85
| 158
| 42
| 108
| .284
| .355
| .559
| 21
| 3
| 57
| 79
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 12
|
| 1954
| PHI
| A
| 97
| 336
| 42
| 84
| 14
| 62
| .250
| .316
| .411
| 8
| 2
| 30
| 60
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
|
| 1955
| KC
| A
| 120
| 413
| 62
| 105
| 30
| 84
| .254
| .304
| .508
| 9
| 3
| 30
| 90
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 17
|
| 1956
| KC
| A
| 109
| 272
| 36
| 61
| 16
| 44
| .224
| .315
| .445
| 12
| 0
| 33
| 66
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 5
|
| 1957
| KC
| A
| 131
| 437
| 56
| 103
| 27
| 69
| .236
| .290
| .471
| 20
| 1
| 34
| 84
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 12
|
| 1958
| DET
| A
| 66
| 124
| 8
| 40
| 5
| 23
| .323
| .351
| .516
| 7
| 1
| 6
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1959
| DET
| A
| 60
| 132
| 11
| 30
| 7
| 26
| .227
| .262
| .417
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 1234
| 4131
| 572
| 1093
| 237
| 776
| .265
| .329
| .486
| 159
| 22
| 383
| 755
| 24
| 3
| 15
| 3
| 106
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1949
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 73
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1950
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 137
| 0
| 0
| 306
| 9
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1951
| PHI
| A
| OF
| 138
| 0
| 0
| 321
| 17
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1951
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1951
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1951
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 142
| 0
| 0
| 334
| 18
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1952
| PHI
| A
| OF
| 141
| 0
| 0
| 302
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1953
| PHI
| A
| OF
| 141
| 0
| 0
| 300
| 17
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1954
| PHI
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| PHI
| A
| OF
| 90
| 0
| 0
| 180
| 4
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1955
| KC
| A
| OF
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 231
| 9
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1956
| KC
| A
| OF
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 111
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1957
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1957
| KC
| A
| OF
| 113
| 111
| 941
| 213
| 4
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1957
| KC
| A
| LF
| 113
| 111
| 941
| 211
| 4
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1958
| DET
| A
| OF
| 24
| 24
| 163
| 30
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1958
| DET
| A
| LF
| 24
| 24
| 163
| 32
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1959
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 32
| 31
| 215
| 197
| 10
| 6
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1959
| DET
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| DET
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 35
| 31
| 222
| 206
| 11
| 7
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 137
| 135
| 1104
| 243
| 5
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1007
| 135
| 1106
| 2081
| 81
| 71
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Cleveland Indians from Atlanta (Southern Association) in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 1, 1946).
- Sold by Cleveland Indians to Chicago White Sox (April 23, 1947).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Dave Philley to Philadelphia Athletics as part of 3-team trade in which Philadelphia Athletics sent Lou Brissie to Cleveland Indians; Cleveland Indians sent Sam Zoldak and Ray Murray to Philadelphia Athletics; Cleveland Indians sent Minnie Minoso to Chicago White Sox; and Philadelphia Athletics sent Paul Lehner to Chicago White Sox (April 30, 1951).
- Traded by Kansas City Athletics with Billy Martin, Tom Morgan, Lou Skizas, Mickey McDermott and Tim Thompson to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Bill Tuttle, Jim Small, Duke Maas, John Tsitouris, Frank House, Kent Hadley and a player to be named later (November 20, 1957); Kansas City Athletics received Jim McManus (April 3, 1958).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (October 26, 1959).
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