Major League Baseball Player. For eleven seasons (1949 to 1959), he played at the left-field and first-base positions with the Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia/Kansas City Athletics and Detroit Tigers. He attended Beaumont High School (Texas), and served in the US Military during World War II, before marking his Major League debut with the White Sox on April 19th, 1949; he appeared in 73 games with them that season, recording 63 hits with a .318 batting average. Zernial established himself a supreme power hitter during the course of his career, as he produced six 20-or-better home run years (29 in 1950, 33 in 1951, 29 in 1952, 42 in 1953, 30 in 1955 and 27 in 1957), and reached or surpassed the century mark in runs driven in three consecutive seasons (129 in 1951, 100 in 1952 and 108 in 1953). He led the American League in home runs and RBIs in 1951, and achieved All-Star status in 1953. In 1,234 career regular season games, he amassed 1,093 hits, with 237 home runs, 776 RBIs and a .265 lifetime batting average. Following his playing career, Zernial served as an announcer with Fresno State University and Director of Community Development with the Minor League team the Fresno Grizzlies.
Major League Baseball Player. For eleven seasons (1949 to 1959), he played at the left-field and first-base positions with the Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia/Kansas City Athletics and Detroit Tigers. He attended Beaumont High School (Texas), and served in the US Military during World War II, before marking his Major League debut with the White Sox on April 19th, 1949; he appeared in 73 games with them that season, recording 63 hits with a .318 batting average. Zernial established himself a supreme power hitter during the course of his career, as he produced six 20-or-better home run years (29 in 1950, 33 in 1951, 29 in 1952, 42 in 1953, 30 in 1955 and 27 in 1957), and reached or surpassed the century mark in runs driven in three consecutive seasons (129 in 1951, 100 in 1952 and 108 in 1953). He led the American League in home runs and RBIs in 1951, and achieved All-Star status in 1953. In 1,234 career regular season games, he amassed 1,093 hits, with 237 home runs, 776 RBIs and a .265 lifetime batting average. Following his playing career, Zernial served as an announcer with Fresno State University and Director of Community Development with the Minor League team the Fresno Grizzlies.
Bio by: C.S.
Inscription
RM3 US Navy
World War II
Family Members
Siblings
Advertisement
See more Zernial memorials in:
Advertisement
