Gus Zernial

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1949-1959 (1949-1959)
Proper Name
Gus Edward Zernial
Nickname
Ozark Ike
Positions
OF (1007) ... 1B (35)
Height / Weight
6-3 / 210
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Birthdate
Death Date
January 20,2011   Age:  87.207
High School
Beaumont United (Beaumont,TX)
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
zerng101
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Gus Zernial [Gus Edward Zernial] played 11 seasons in the Major Leagues between 1949-1959. Zernial was born on June 27th, 1923He died on January 20th, 2011 at the age of 87. He attended Beaumont United High School in Beaumont, Texas. Made his Major League Debut on April 18th, 1950 at the age of 26. His most frequent teammate throughout his career, based on statistics listed below was Alex Kellner [7 seasons]. Zernial played 7 seasons with the Athletics organization, 3 seasons with the Chicago White Sox and 2 seasons with the Detroit Tigers. Hit a career high 42 home runs with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1953. Had a career high 129 runs batted in with the Chicago White Sox,Philadelphia Athletics in 1951. Had a career high .284 Batting Average for the ...
Philadelphia Athletics in 1953. Had a career high .914 OPS for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1953. Led the American League (MLB) with 110 Strikeouts in 1950. Led the American League (MLB) with 33 Home Runs, 129 Runs Batted In, 101 Strikeouts, 68 Extra Base Hits and a .252 ISO in 1951.

Career Transactions: Sold by Cleveland Indians to Chicago White Sox on April 23rd, 1947. Traded from Chicago White Sox with Sam Zoldak, Ray Murray and Dave Philley to Philadelphia Athletics for Minnie Minoso and Paul Lehner on April 30th, 1951. Traded from Kansas City Athletics with Billy Martin, Tom Morgan, Lou Skizas, Mickey McDermott and Tim Thompson to Detroit Tigers for Bill Tuttle, Jim Small, Duke Maas, John Tsitouris, Frank House, Kent Hadley and Jim McManus (4/3/1958) on November 20th, 1957.

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yearteam nameleaguelevelmlb#ageposlnptbc+gabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1949Chicago White SoxALMLBCHA62611573198296317253801152600002992132439.318.366.500.866.253.182.0007.0412.211.7339.60
1950Chicago White SoxALMLBCHA6277/45/679106143543751521642993023811030001626358449103.280.330.484.814.271.204.0006.5118.842.8918.72
1951Chicago White SoxALMLBCHA6287/411541922000400220000022102.105.190.105.295.105.000.0009.529.521.000.00
1951Philadelphia AthleticsALMLBPHA19287/4/511513955290151305331252261994000152906176883.274.350.525.875.362.251.0009.8916.051.6216.73
1952Philadelphia AthleticsALMLBPHA19297/411414554976144151291005170871100132486214599.262.347.452.799.324.190.00011.2714.011.2418.93
1953Philadelphia AthleticsALMLBPHA19307/4/56912214755685158213421084057794000123116176692.284.355.559.914.385.275.0009.2412.801.3913.24
1954Philadelphia AthleticsALMLBPHA19317/345/9100973364284821462003060403081383732460.250.316.411.727.250.161.2648.0416.092.0024.00
1955Kansas City AthleticsALMLBKC130327/43/9786109120413621059330841030903081172104544263.254.304.508.812.329.254.2496.6119.823.0013.77
1956Kansas City AthleticsALMLBKC130337H/3/9587610410927236611201644203366402251213112833.224.315.445.760.349.221.23410.6121.222.0017.00
1957Kansas City AthleticsALMLBKC130347/3/89121051314375610320127691134841240122064784855.236.290.471.761.314.235.2307.1117.572.4716.19
1958Detroit TigersALMLBDET935H7/9/5468237119*66124840715230062500103641311327.323.351.516.867.242.193.3684.5819.084.1724.80
1959Detroit TigersALMLBDET9363H/6/9457294*601321130407260072700203551411119.227.262.417.679.242.190.2304.9619.153.8618.86
Tot:MLB (11 yrs) MLB      1234413157210931592223777615738375524320310620074561418675.265.329.486.815.316.221.2718.4016.551.9717.43
Tot:AL (11 yrs) AL      1234413157210931592223777615738375524320310620074561418675.265.329.486.815.316.221.2718.4016.551.9717.43
Avg:MLB - 162 game avg MLB      162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
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yearteam nameleaguecategoryagegabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1953American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar30120100000001000001201.500.500.5001.000.000.0001.0000.0050.000.000.00
Tot:AllStar (1 Yrs) AllStar 120100000001000001201.500.500.5001.000.000.0001.0000.0050.00

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