José Zardón
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José Antonio (Sanchez) Zardón (born May 20, 1923 in Havana, Cuba), is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the 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.
Season and career totals include 54 games played, a .290 batting average (38-for-131), 13 runs batted in, 13 runs scored, and a .374 slugging percentage. In his 43 outfield appearances he handled 106 of 109 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 history. [1]
[edit] Trivia
- Five other players made their major league debut the same day as Zardón...Ken Gables, Vic Lombardi, Otho Nitcholas, Bill Salkeld, and Jim Wilson.
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