Zoilo Versalles

Zoilo Versalles
Versalles in 1963.
Shortstop
Born: (1939-12-18)December 18, 1939
Vedado, Cuba
Died: June 9, 1995(1995-06-09) (aged 55)
Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: August 1, 1959, for the Washington Senators
NPB: July 19, 1972, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Last appearance
MLB: September 28, 1971, for the Atlanta Braves
NPB: October 7, 1972, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
MLB statistics
Batting average.242
Home runs95
Runs batted in471
NPB statistics
Batting average.189
Home runs4
Runs batted in10
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Zoilo Casanova Versalles Rodriguez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsojlo βeɾˈsaʝes];[1] December 18, 1939 – June 9, 1995), nicknamed "Zorro", was a Cuban professional baseball player. He played as a shortstop in Major League Baseball, most notably for the Minnesota Twins/Washington Senators. He was the catalyst who led the 1965 Twins to their first World Series after moving from Washington to Minnesota. The same year he also won the American League Most Valuable Player award.

  1. ^ "Zoilo Versalles Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.