Al Zarilla Notable

b. May 1, 1919 · St. Louis Browns 1943–1944, 1946–1949, 1952, Boston Red Sox 1949–1950, 1952–1953, Chicago White Sox 1951–1952

Al Zarilla played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1943 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1953.

Across 1,120 games he batted .276, with 975 hits and 507 runs. He finished with 61 home runs, 186 doubles and 33 stolen bases.

He played 978 games in the outfield, with 1,869 putouts and 51 errors.

He was an All-Star in 1948.

He was born in Los Angeles, CA, USA on May 1, 1919, and died on August 28, 1996. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1948

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1943	SLB	70	228	27	58	7	1	2	17	17	20	1	.254
1944	SLB	100	288	43	86	13	6	6	45	29	33	1	.299
1946	SLB	125	371	46	96	14	9	4	43	27	37	3	.259
1947	SLB	127	380	34	85	15	6	3	38	40	45	3	.224
1948	SLB	144	529	77	174	39	3	12	74	48	48	11	.329
1949	BOS/SLB	139	530	78	147	33	4	10	77	56	53	5	.277
1950	BOS	130	471	92	153	32	10	9	74	76	47	2	.325
1951	CHW	120	382	56	98	21	2	10	60	60	57	2	.257
1952	BOS/CHW/SLB	108	289	43	65	10	2	5	24	48	29	5	.225
1953	BOS	57	67	11	13	2	0	0	4	14	13	0	.194
Career	—	1120	3535	507	975	186	43	61	456	415	382	33	.276

On this day & linked events

1919

Born May 1, 1919

Los Angeles, CA, USA

1996

Died August 28, 1996

1943

Major-league debut: Al Zarilla

Al Zarilla made a major-league debut on June 30, 1943.

1953

Final major-league game: Al Zarilla

Al Zarilla played a final major-league game on September 26, 1953.