1951 Topps Red Back #36 - Gus Zernial

Gus Zernial (b. 1923 - d. 2011) played in the majors from 1949 to 1959 for the White Sox, A's (Philadelphia and Kansas City) and Tigers.  He had 1,093 hits, 237 home runs and a .265 batting average in his career.  He finished as high as 18th in the AL MVP voting (1953) and was also an All Star that season.  Quite the power hitter, Zernial led the league in 1951 with 33 home runs.  His career high was 42 in 1953 when he finished second in the home run race to Al Rosen's 43 homers.

Deceased: 28

1955 Topps #110 - Gus Zernial (Updated)

Power hitting leftfielder Guz Zernial (b. 1923 - d. 2011) played in the majors from 1949 to 1959 for the White Sox, A's and Tigers. He led the league in home runs in 1951 with 33. He had 1,093 hits, 237 home runs and a .265 batting average. He has the second most home runs by a player with a last name that starts with Z, behind Todd Zeile's 253.

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Unfortunately, Gus Zernial passed away the other day, so I had to update this one.