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José Zardón
José Antonio Zardón Sánchez (May 20, 1923 – March 21, 2017) was a Cuban professional baseball outfielder. Born in Havana, Cuba, he played one season in Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators (1901–60), Washington Senators in 1945. The 22-year-old rookie stood 6'0" and weighed 150 pounds. Zardón is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II. He made his major league debut on April 18, 1945, in a road game against the Philadelphia Athletics at Shibe Park. His season, and career, totals include 54 games played, a .290 batting average (baseball), batting average (38-for-131), 13 runs batted in, 13 run (baseball), runs scored, and a .374 slugging percentage. In his 43 outfield appearances he handled 106 of 109 total chances, chances successfully, and his .972 fielding percentage was just a shade below the league average. Zardón was a member of the 1947 Havana Cubans, considered one of the top teams in minor league histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outfielder
An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to catch fly balls and ground balls then to return them to the infield for the out or before the runner advances, if there are any runners on the bases. As an outfielder, they normally play behind the six players located in the field. By convention, each of the nine defensive positions in baseball is numbered. The outfield positions are 7 (left field), 8 (center field) and 9 (right field). These numbers are shorthand designations useful in baseball scorekeeping and are not necessarily the same as the squad numbers worn on player uniforms. Outfielders named to the MLB All-Century Team are Hank Aaron, Ty Cobb, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Stan Musial, Pete Rose, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams and Ken Griffey Jr. Strategy Players can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
