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Gus Zernial

Gus Edward Zernial (Ozark Ike)

All-Star Player

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Weight: 210 lb.

Born: June 27, 1923 in Beaumont, TX
High School: Beaumont (Beaumont, TX) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1949
Final Game: September 25, 1959
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1949 26 CHW AL 73 213 198 29 63 17 2 5 38 0 1 15 26 .318 .366 .500 .866 131 99 2 0 0
1950 27 CHW AL 143 584 543 75 152 16 4 29 93 0 2 38 110 .280 .330 .484 .815 109 263 16 3 0 *
1951 28 TOT AL 143 638 571 92 153 30 5 33 129 2 2 63 101 .268 .345 .511 .856 128 292 15 4 0 * MVP-20
1951 28 CHW AL 4 21 19 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 2 .105 .190 .105 .296 -18 2 0 0 0
1951 28 PHA AL 139 617 552 90 151 30 5 33 125 2 2 61 99 .274 .350 .525 .875 132 290 15 4 0 *
1952 29 PHA AL 145 621 549 76 144 15 1 29 100 5 1 70 87 .262 .347 .452 .799 116 248 13 1 1 *
1953 30 PHA AL 147 617 556 85 158 21 3 42 108 4 0 57 79 .284 .355 .559 .914 141 311 12 4 0 * AS,MVP-18
1954 31 PHA AL 97 373 336 42 84 8 2 14 62 0 0 30 60 .250 .316 .411 .727 99 138 8 4 0 3 7/3
1955 32 KCA AL 120 454 413 62 105 9 3 30 84 1 0 30 90 .254 .304 .508 .812 116 210 17 3 0 8 1 *7
1956 33 KCA AL 109 311 272 36 61 12 0 16 44 2 0 33 66 .224 .315 .445 .760 99 121 5 4 0 2 2 7
1957 34 KCA AL 131 478 437 56 103 20 1 27 69 1 1 34 84 .236 .290 .471 .761 104 206 12 1 2 4 0 *7/3
1958 35 DET AL 66 131 124 8 40 7 1 5 23 0 0 6 25 .323 .351 .516 .867 130 64 3 0 0 1 0 7
1959 36 DET AL 60 141 132 11 30 4 0 7 26 0 0 7 27 .227 .262 .417 .679 79 55 3 0 0 2 0 3/9
11 Seasons 1234 4561 4131 572 1093 159 22 237 776 15 7 383 755 .265 .329 .486 .815 116 2007 106 24 3 20 3
162 Game Avg. 162 599 542 75 143 21 3 31 102 2 1 50 99 .265 .329 .486 .815 116 263 14 3 0
KCA (7 yrs) 888 3471 3115 447 806 115 15 191 592 15 4 315 565 .259 .329 .489 .819 118 1524 82 21 3 17 3
CHW (3 yrs) 220 818 760 106 217 33 6 34 135 0 3 55 138 .286 .336 .479 .815 112 364 18 3 0
DET (2 yrs) 126 272 256 19 70 11 1 12 49 0 0 13 52 .273 .305 .465 .770 104 119 6 0 0 3 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1949 CHW AL 26 OF 46 77 73 4 0 0 1.000 1.67 .979 2.27 46-0-0
1950 CHW AL 27 OF 137 325 306 9 10 2 .969 2.30 .979 2.34 137-0-0
1951 TOT AL 28 OF 142 362 334 18 10 3 .972 2.48 .977 2.23 142-0-0 MVP-20
1951 CHW AL 28 OF 4 15 13 1 1 0 .933 3.50 .980 2.22 4-0-0
1951 PHA AL 28 OF 138 347 321 17 9 3 .974 2.45 .977 2.23 138-0-0
1952 PHA AL 29 OF 141 317 302 6 9 0 .972 2.18 .980 2.18 141-0-0
1953 PHA AL 30 OF 141 326 300 17 9 2 .972 2.25 .981 2.18 141-0-0 AS,MVP-18
1954 PHA AL 31 LF 90 87 753.1 192 179 4 9 1 .953 -9.9 -15.8 -6.9 -0.3 -6.6 -3 2.19 2.03 .978 2.26 1.93
1954 PHA AL 31 OF 90 87 753.1 193 180 4 9 1 .953 -9.9 -15.8 -6.9 -0.3 -6.6 -3 2.20 2.04 .980 2.39 2.17
1954 PHA AL 31 1B 2 0 7.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -85.7 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 6.43 2.50 .980 9.64 8.00
1955 KCA AL 32 LF 103 102 860.1 251 234 8 9 5 .964 -2.0 -2.8 2.0 1.1 0.9 -4 2.53 2.35 .980 2.26 1.78
1955 KCA AL 32 OF 103 102 860.1 249 231 9 9 4 .964 -2.0 -2.8 2.0 1.1 0.9 -4 2.51 2.33 .982 2.40 2.08
1956 KCA AL 33 LF 69 69 525.1 123 112 9 2 1 .984 -2.1 -4.8 -3.1 -3.4 0.3 1 2.07 1.75 .977 2.10 1.69
1956 KCA AL 33 OF 69 69 525.1 122 111 9 2 1 .984 -2.1 -4.8 -3.1 -3.4 0.3 1 2.06 1.74 .979 2.34 2.04
1957 KCA AL 34 LF 113 111 941.0 226 211 4 11 1 .951 -8.8 -11.2 -1.8 -3.5 1.7 -7 2.06 1.90 .981 2.10 1.70
1957 KCA AL 34 OF 113 111 941.0 228 213 4 11 1 .952 -8.8 -11.2 -1.8 -3.5 1.7 -7 2.08 1.92 .981 2.24 1.97
1957 KCA AL 34 1B 1 0 7.0 6 4 1 1 0 .833 -0.6 -102.9 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 6.43 5.00 1.000 9.64 8.40
1958 DET AL 35 LF 24 24 163.0 35 32 1 2 0 .943 -5.5 -40.5 -3.5 -1.1 -2.3 -2 1.82 1.38 .980 2.09 1.62
1958 DET AL 35 OF 24 24 163.0 33 30 1 2 0 .939 -5.5 -40.5 -3.5 -1.1 -2.3 -2 1.71 1.29 .982 2.27 1.94
1959 DET AL 36 1B 32 31 215.0 213 197 10 6 20 .972 -1.2 -6.7 -1.2 -0.4 -0.8 0 8.67 6.47 .990 9.84 8.27
1959 DET AL 36 OF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 60.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 2.25 2.00
1959 DET AL 36 RF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 60.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.60
11 Seasons OF 1007 393 3245.0 2233 2081 81 71 14 .968 -28.2 -10.4 -13.2 -7.2 -5.9 -15 6.00 2.15 .980 2.33 2.16 1006-0-1
5 Seasons (incomplete) LF 399 393 3243.0 827 768 26 33 8 .960 -28.3 -10.5 -13.3 -7.2 -6.0 -15 2.20 1.99 .979 2.18 1.77
3 Seasons 1B 35 31 229.0 224 206 11 7 20 .969 -2.3 -12.1 -2.3 -1.5 -0.8 0 8.53 6.20 .990 9.83 8.26
1 Season RF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 60.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.60
11 Seasons TOT 1042 424 3474.0 2457 2287 92 78 34 .968 -30.5 -10.5 -15.5 -8.7 -6.7 -15 0 6.16 2.28 .949 2.83 2.37 1006-0-1
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1953 (LF)

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1951 AL (20, 4%)
1953 AL (18, 5%)
0.09 Career Shares (926th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1951 AL  .511 (3rd)
1953 AL  .559 (2nd)
1955 AL  .508 (3rd)
1957 AL  .471 (8th)
Career  .486 (151st)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1951 AL  .856 (10th)
1953 AL  .914 (3rd)

At Bats s c a p y
1951 AL  571 (7th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1951 AL  92 (8th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1951 AL  292 (2nd)
1952 AL  248 (8th)
1953 AL  311 (3rd)

Doubles s c a p y
1951 AL  30 (9th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1950 AL  29 (5th)
1951 AL  33 (1st)
1952 AL  29 (4th)
1953 AL  42 (2nd)
1955 AL  30 (2nd)
1957 AL  27 (5th)
Career  237 (221st)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1951 AL  129 (1st)
1952 AL  100 (4th)
1953 AL  108 (4th)
1955 AL  84 (9th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1950 AL  110 (1st)
1951 AL  101 (1st)
1952 AL  87 (4th)
1953 AL  79 (4th)
1955 AL  90 (4th)
1957 AL  84 (4th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1953 AL  141 (6th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1951 AL  100 (5th)
1952 AL  86 (10th)
1953 AL  110 (3rd)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1953 AL  28 (7th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1953 AL  2.8 (7th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1951 AL  68 (1st)
1953 AL  66 (3rd)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1951 AL  .640 (10th)
1953 AL  .706 (4th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1955 AL  8 (2nd)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1955 AL  17 (6th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1952 AL  8.5 (9th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1950 AL  18.7 (4th)
1951 AL  17.3 (1st)
1952 AL  18.9 (5th)
1953 AL  13.2 (1st)
1955 AL  13.8 (1st)
1957 AL  16.2 (4th)
Career  17.4 (57th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1951 AL  435 (7th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 8 (276), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 58 (429), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 28 (617), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 18 (907), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

November 1, 1946: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians from Atlanta (Southern Association) in the 1946 rule 5 draft.

April 23, 1947: Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from the Cleveland Indians.

April 30, 1951: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Chicago White Sox with Dave Philley to the Philadelphia Athletics. The Philadelphia Athletics sent Paul Lehner to the Chicago White Sox. The Philadelphia Athletics sent Lou Brissie to the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians sent Minnie Minoso to the Chicago White Sox. The Cleveland Indians sent Ray Murray and Sam Zoldak to the Philadelphia Athletics.

November 20, 1957: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics with Billy Martin, Mickey McDermott, Tom Morgan, Lou Skizas and Tim Thompson to the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later, Kent Hadley, Frank House, Duke Maas, Jim Small, John Tsitouris and Bill Tuttle. The Detroit Tigers sent Jim McManus (April 3, 1958) to the Kansas City Athletics to complete the trade.

October 26, 1959: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

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Name and misspellings: Gus Ozark Edward Gus Ike Zernial

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