What years did Al Zarilla play?

Al Zarilla played in Major League Baseball from 1943 to 1953.

Was Al Zarilla a pitcher?

No. Al Zarilla was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Al Zarilla hit?

Al Zarilla hit 61 career home runs with 975 hits.

What teams did Al Zarilla play for?

Al Zarilla played for 3 teams: the St. Louis Browns (1943–1944, 1946–1949, 1952), the Boston Red Sox (1949–1950, 1952–1953), and the Chicago White Sox (1951–1952).

Did Al Zarilla win an MVP award?

No. Al Zarilla did not win the MVP award.

What awards did Al Zarilla win?

Al Zarilla was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Al Zarilla's career stats?

In 1,120 games, Al Zarilla had 975 hits, 61 home runs, 456 RBI, 507 runs, and 33 stolen bases, with a .276 batting average.

What position did Al Zarilla play?

Al Zarilla played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Al Zarilla and how much did he weigh?

Al Zarilla was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 180 pounds.

How many home runs did Al Zarilla hit each season?

Al Zarilla's home runs by season: 2 in 1943, 6 in 1944, 4 in 1946, 3 in 1947, 12 in 1948, 10 in 1949, 9 in 1950, 10 in 1951, 5 in 1952, and 0 in 1953. His most in one season was 12, in 1948.

What was Al Zarilla's career batting average?

Al Zarilla batted .276 over his career, with 975 hits in 3,535 at bats.

How many RBI did Al Zarilla have?

Al Zarilla drove in 456 runs in his career.

Is Al Zarilla in the Hall of Fame?

No. Al Zarilla has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

How many All-Star Games did Al Zarilla make?

Al Zarilla was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

Al Zarilla

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1943-1953)

Al Zarilla was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1943 to 1953 for the St. Louis Browns, the Boston Red Sox, and the Chicago White Sox, a span of 11 seasons. In 1,120 career games, he hit .276 with 975 hits, 61 home runs, and 456 RBI. Al Zarilla was an All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 5,271.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 15, 2026

AVG .276

HR 61

RBI 456

H 975

OPS .761

PIV 5,271

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 180 lb
Born: 5/1/1919 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Died: 8/28/1996 in Honolulu, HI, USA
MLB Debut: 1943-06-30
Last Game: 1953-09-26
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Allen Lee Zarilla

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Career Batting Statistics

Al Zarilla — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,120	3,535	507	975	186	43	61	456	33	415	382	.276	.357	.405	.761	5,271

Career AVG .276 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — +5.8% above league average.

Career OBP .357 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — +6.7% above league average.

Career SLG .405 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — +8.0% above league average.

Career OPS .761 vs. league average .709 across their career seasons — +7.4% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Al Zarilla Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1943	SLA	AL	70	228	27	58	7	1	2	17	1	17	20	.254	.255 (-1%)	.324 (-5%)	.346 (-8%)	.671 (-6%)	-219.4
1944	SLA	AL	100	288	43	86	13	6	6	45	1	29	33	.299	.261 (+14%)	.325 (+15%)	.357 (+25%)	.683 (+20%)	1085.6
1946	SLA	AL	125	371	46	96	14	9	4	43	3	27	37	.259	.256 (+1%)	.328 (-6%)	.358 (+5%)	.687 (avg)	-101.6
1947	SLA	AL	127	380	34	85	15	6	3	38	3	40	45	.224	.262 (-15%)	.336 (-10%)	.376 (-15%)	.712 (-13%)	-792.8
1948	SLA	AL	144	529	77	174	39	3	12	74	11	48	48	.329	.263 (+25%)	.340 (+14%)	.379 (+27%)	.719 (+21%)	2215.1
1949	SLA	AL	15	56	10	14	1	0	1	6	1	8	2	.250	.262 (-5%)	.343 (+3%)	.384 (-16%)	.727 (-7%)	-41.7
1949	BOS	AL	124	474	68	133	32	4	9	71	4	48	51	.281	.262 (+7%)	.343 (+2%)	.384 (+10%)	.727 (+6%)	-41.7
1950	BOS	AL	130	471	92	153	32	10	9	74	2	76	47	.325	.265 (+22%)	.346 (+22%)	.401 (+23%)	.747 (+22%)	2342.1
1951	CHA	AL	120	382	56	98	21	2	10	60	2	60	57	.257	.260 (-2%)	.336 (+8%)	.385 (+4%)	.721 (+6%)	561.4
1952	CHA	AL	39	99	14	23	4	1	2	7	1	14	6	.232	.252 (-8%)	.326 (+2%)	.369 (-4%)	.696 (-1%)	-2.3
1952	SLA	AL	48	130	20	31	6	0	1	9	2	27	15	.238	.252 (-6%)	.326 (+14%)	.369 (-17%)	.696 (-2%)	-2.3
1952	BOS	AL	21	60	9	11	0	1	2	8	2	7	8	.183	.252 (-27%)	.326 (-18%)	.369 (-14%)	.696 (-16%)	-2.3
1953	BOS	AL	57	67	11	13	2	0	0	4	0	14	13	.194	.264 (-27%)	.335 (-1%)	.397 (-44%)	.733 (-24%)	-216.3
Career · 13 seasons			1,120	3,535	507	975	186	43	61	456	33	415	382	.276	—	—	—	—	4,784

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Al Zarilla — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	10	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	.100

Playoff Batting by Year

Al Zarilla — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1944	WS	SLA	4	10	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	.100

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Al Zarilla — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	551	1711	262	490	29	234	.286
Away	569	1822	244	485	32	222	.266

Last 10 Games — Batting

Al Zarilla — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
1953-09-26	BOS	NYY	W	0	0	0	0	0
1953-09-20	BOS	NYY	L	0	1	0	0	0
1953-09-14	BOS	CHW	L	1	0	0	0	0
1953-09-13	BOS	CHW	W	1	0	0	0	0
1953-09-12	BOS	SLA	W	1	0	0	0	0
1953-09-07	BOS	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	1
1953-09-06	BOS	PHA	W	1	0	1	1	0
1953-09-03	BOS	DET	L	4	1	1	0	3
1953-09-01	BOS	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	0
1953-08-30	BOS	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Al Zarilla — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	978	0	1869	69	51	16

Season-by-Season Fielding

Al Zarilla — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1943	SLA	OF	60	123	5	5	2
1944	SLA	OF	79	167	4	4	1
1946	SLA	OF	107	236	13	7	6
1947	SLA	OF	110	209	6	3	0
1948	SLA	OF	136	322	5	13	0
1949	SLA	OF	15	19	0	0	0
1949	BOS	OF	122	241	6	4	4
1950	BOS	OF	128	230	12	6	1
1951	CHA	OF	117	164	7	3	2
1952	CHA	OF	32	35	2	1	0
1952	SLA	OF	35	77	5	2	0
1952	BOS	OF	19	29	3	2	0
1953	BOS	OF	18	17	1	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Al Zarilla Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Left Field	231
Center Field	134
Right Field	653

Award Voting History

Al Zarilla — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1948	Most Valuable Player	AL	18th	11.0	336	0

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Career Spans

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Al Zarilla: the record in brief

According to the bio, Al Zarilla debuted on June 30, 1943 and played a final game on September 26, 1953. Club by club, the record runs the St. Louis Browns (1943 through 1952), the Boston Red Sox (1949 through 1953), and the Chicago White Sox (1951 to 1952). Zarilla is listed as an outfielder at 5 feet, 11 inches and 180 pounds. Zarilla batted left-handed and threw right-handed, per the bio block. Zarilla was born on May 1, 1919, in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The bio records the death on August 28, 1996, in Honolulu, HI, USA. Zarilla's full given name, per the bio, is Allen Lee Zarilla.

Across 1,120 games at the plate, Zarilla's career line reads 975 hits in 3,535 at bats for a .276 average, along with 61 homers, 456 RBI, and 33 stolen bases. Zarilla got on base at a .357 rate and slugged .405 (.761 OPS). The league as a whole hit .261 across Zarilla's seasons, which puts the .276 career mark 5.8% above average.

Frequently Asked Questions about Al Zarilla

What years did Al Zarilla play?: Al Zarilla played in Major League Baseball from 1943 to 1953.
Was Al Zarilla a pitcher?: No. Al Zarilla was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Al Zarilla hit?: Al Zarilla hit 61 career home runs with 975 hits.
What teams did Al Zarilla play for?: Al Zarilla played for 3 teams: the St. Louis Browns (1943–1944, 1946–1949, 1952), the Boston Red Sox (1949–1950, 1952–1953), and the Chicago White Sox (1951–1952).
Did Al Zarilla win an MVP award?: No. Al Zarilla did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Al Zarilla win?: Al Zarilla was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Al Zarilla's career stats?: In 1,120 games, Al Zarilla had 975 hits, 61 home runs, 456 RBI, 507 runs, and 33 stolen bases, with a .276 batting average.
What position did Al Zarilla play?: Al Zarilla played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Al Zarilla and how much did he weigh?: Al Zarilla was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 180 pounds.
How many home runs did Al Zarilla hit each season?: Al Zarilla's home runs by season: 2 in 1943, 6 in 1944, 4 in 1946, 3 in 1947, 12 in 1948, 10 in 1949, 9 in 1950, 10 in 1951, 5 in 1952, and 0 in 1953. His most in one season was 12, in 1948.
What was Al Zarilla's career batting average?: Al Zarilla batted .276 over his career, with 975 hits in 3,535 at bats.
How many RBI did Al Zarilla have?: Al Zarilla drove in 456 runs in his career.
Is Al Zarilla in the Hall of Fame?: No. Al Zarilla has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Al Zarilla make?: Al Zarilla was selected to 1 All-Star Game.