Gus Zernial Notable

b. June 27, 1923 · Chicago White Sox 1949–1951, Philadelphia Athletics 1951–1954, Kansas City Athletics 1955–1957, Detroit Tigers 1958–1959

Gus Zernial played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1949 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1959.

Across 1,234 games he batted .265, with 1,093 hits and 572 runs. He finished with 237 home runs, 159 doubles and 15 stolen bases.

He led the league in home runs once, in 1951, with 33. He led the league in runs batted in once, in 1951, with 129. He played 1,007 games in the outfield, with 2,081 putouts and 71 errors.

He was an All-Star in 1953.

He was born in Beaumont, TX, USA on June 27, 1923, and died on January 20, 2011. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1953

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1949	CHW	73	198	29	63	17	2	5	38	15	26	0	.318
1950	CHW	143	543	75	152	16	4	29	93	38	110	0	.280
1951	CHW/PHA	143	571	92	153	30	5	33	129	63	101	2	.268
1952	PHA	145	549	76	144	15	1	29	100	70	87	5	.262
1953	PHA	147	556	85	158	21	3	42	108	57	79	4	.284
1954	PHA	97	336	42	84	8	2	14	62	30	60	0	.250
1955	KCA	120	413	62	105	9	3	30	84	30	90	1	.254
1956	KCA	109	272	36	61	12	0	16	44	33	66	2	.224
1957	KCA	131	437	56	103	20	1	27	69	34	84	1	.236
1958	DET	66	124	8	40	7	1	5	23	6	25	0	.323
1959	DET	60	132	11	30	4	0	7	26	7	27	0	.227
Career	—	1234	4131	572	1093	159	22	237	776	383	755	15	.265

On this day & linked events

1923

Born June 27, 1923

Beaumont, TX, USA

2011

Died January 20, 2011

1949

Major-league debut: Gus Zernial

Gus Zernial made a major-league debut on April 19, 1949.

1959

Final major-league game: Gus Zernial

Gus Zernial played a final major-league game on September 25, 1959.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain