Gus Zernial
Gus Edward Zernial
Born: June 27, 1923
Beaumont, TX USA
Deceased: 2011
Fresno, CA USA
Primary Position: LF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, LF, OF, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 210
Career: 1949-1959
Minor League Statistics
Gus Zernial compiled a career batting average of .265 with 237 home runs and 776 RBI in his 1234-game career with the Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Athletics, Kansas City Athletics and Detroit Tigers. He began playing during the 1949 season and last took the field during the 1959 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 73 | 213 | 198 | 29 | 63 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 26 | .318 | .366 | .500 | .866 | 99 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 143 | 584 | 543 | 75 | 152 | 16 | 4 | 29 | 93 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 110 | .280 | .330 | .484 | .815 | 263 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 4 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .105 | .190 | .105 | .296 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 139 | 617 | 552 | 90 | 151 | 30 | 5 | 33 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 99 | .274 | .350 | .525 | .875 | 290 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 145 | 621 | 549 | 76 | 144 | 15 | 1 | 29 | 100 | 5 | 1 | 70 | 87 | .262 | .347 | .452 | .799 | 248 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 147 | 617 | 556 | 85 | 158 | 21 | 3 | 42 | 108 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 79 | .284 | .355 | .559 | .914 | 311 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 97 | 373 | 336 | 42 | 84 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 60 | .250 | .316 | .411 | .727 | 138 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1955 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 120 | 454 | 413 | 62 | 105 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 90 | .254 | .304 | .508 | .812 | 210 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 1956 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 109 | 311 | 272 | 36 | 61 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 66 | .224 | .315 | .445 | .760 | 121 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1957 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 131 | 478 | 437 | 56 | 103 | 20 | 1 | 27 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 84 | .236 | .290 | .471 | .761 | 206 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1958 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 66 | 131 | 124 | 8 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 25 | .323 | .351 | .516 | .867 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 60 | 141 | 132 | 11 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 27 | .227 | .262 | .417 | .679 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 1234 | 4561 | 4131 | 572 | 1093 | 159 | 22 | 237 | 776 | 15 | 7 | 383 | 755 | .265 | .329 | .486 | .815 | 2007 | 106 | 24 | 3 | 20 | 3 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 46 | 0 | 0.0 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.674 | |
| 1950 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 137 | 0 | 0.0 | 306 | 9 | 10 | 2 | .969 | 2.299 | |
| 1951 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .933 | 3.500 | |
| 1951 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 138 | 0 | 0.0 | 321 | 17 | 9 | 3 | .974 | 2.449 | |
| 1952 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 141 | 0 | 0.0 | 302 | 6 | 9 | 0 | .972 | 2.184 | |
| 1953 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 141 | 0 | 0.0 | 300 | 17 | 9 | 2 | .972 | 2.248 | |
| 1954 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 90 | 87 | 753.3 | 180 | 4 | 9 | 1 | .953 | 2.198 | 2.044 |
| 1954 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 1B | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.429 | 2.500 |
| 1955 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | OF | 103 | 102 | 860.3 | 231 | 9 | 9 | 4 | .964 | 2.511 | 2.330 |
| 1956 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | OF | 69 | 69 | 525.3 | 111 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .984 | 2.056 | 1.739 |
| 1957 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | OF | 113 | 111 | 941.0 | 213 | 4 | 11 | 1 | .952 | 2.075 | 1.920 |
| 1957 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 1B | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 6.429 | 5.000 |
| 1958 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 24 | 24 | 163.0 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .939 | 1.712 | 1.292 |
| 1959 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 32 | 31 | 215.0 | 197 | 10 | 6 | 20 | .972 | 8.665 | 6.469 |
| 1959 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 1042 | 424 | 3474.0 | 2287 | 92 | 78 | 34 | .968 | 6.163 | 2.283 |
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