Gus Zernial

Gus Zernial
Gus Zernial
	Zernial with Philadelphia
	Left fielder
	Born: June 27, 1923; Beaumont, Texas, U.S.
	Died: January 20, 2011 (aged 87); Fresno, California, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 19, 1949, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
	September 25, 1959, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.265
Home runs	237
Runs batted in	776
Teams
	Chicago White Sox (1949–1951); Philadelphia / Kansas City Athletics (1951–1957); Detroit Tigers (1958–1959);
Career highlights and awards
	All-Star (1953); AL home run leader (1951); AL RBI leader (1951); Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame;

Gus Edward Zernial (June 27, 1923 – January 20, 2011) was an American professional baseball player. He played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball, most notably for the Philadelphia Athletics with whom he remained when they moved west and became the Kansas City Athletics in 1955.

Nicknamed "Ozark Ike" after the popular comic strip character, Zernial was one of the most prolific power hitters of the 1950s, joining Hall of Famers Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra and Larry Doby in the American League for most home runs in the decade.

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