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Zoilo Versalles

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Full Name: Zoilo Casanova (Rodriguez) Versalles Primary Position: SS
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/146 First Game: August 1, 1959
Birthdate: December 18, 1939 Final Game: September 28, 1971
Birthplace: Havana, Cuba MLB Experience: 12 years
Died: June 9, 1995
Deathplace: Bloomington, Minnesota
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Zoilo Casanova Versalles Rodriguez (December 18, 1939 - June 9, 1995) was a Cuban shortstop in Major League Baseball, considered to be a great fielder, solid leadoff man, and a brilliant baserunner. He was the sparkplug that led the 1965 Twins to their first World Series. He was voted the American League Most Valuable Player in 1965. He had a hard time adjusting to life in the U.S; he was eternally homesick for his native Cuba. In 1967 he was traded by Minnesota and that led to his decline as a major talent. He went from team to team until he formally retired in 1972. He was born in El Vedado, Cuba and died in 1995 in Bloomington, Minnesota.

He played for the Minnesota Twins from 1961-1967, the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1968, the Cleveland Indians and Washington Senators in 1969, and the Atlanta Braves in 1971. He led the Twins to their first-ever World Series against the Dodgers and was the AL MVP in 1965. He led the American League in at-bats, runs scored, doubles and triples. He had a batting average of .252 during his six years with the Twins. Bill James points out that Versalles' MVP season makes him the player with the fewest career win shares (134) to win an MVP award.[1] He had 1,046 hits, scored 564 runs, had 86 homers, 401 RBI's, and stole 84 bases in a total of 1,065 games. He was inducted into the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame in 2006.


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[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1959 WAS A 29 59 4 9 1 1 .153 .219 .203 0 0 4 15 1 0 1 0 0
1960 WAS A 15 45 2 6 0 4 .133 .170 .267 2 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 0
1961 MIN A 129 510 65 143 7 53 .280 .314 .390 25 5 25 61 1 4 16 2 8
1962 MIN A 160 568 69 137 17 67 .241 .287 .373 18 3 37 71 2 10 5 8 13
1963 MIN A 159 621 74 162 10 54 .261 .303 .401 31 13 33 66 5 7 7 2 11
1964 MIN A 160 659 94 171 20 64 .259 .311 .431 33 10 42 88 8 7 14 1 5
1965 MIN A 160 666 126 182 19 77 .273 .319 .462 45 12 41 122 7 6 27 3 7
1966 MIN A 137 543 73 135 7 36 .249 .307 .346 20 6 40 85 7 3 10 2 11
1967 MIN A 160 581 63 116 6 50 .200 .249 .282 16 7 33 113 6 3 5 2 15
1968 LA N 122 403 29 79 2 24 .196 .244 .266 16 3 26 84 0 6 6 4 7
1969 WAS A 31 75 9 20 0 6 .267 .304 .320 2 1 3 13 1 0 1 0 1
1969 CLE A 72 217 21 49 1 13 .226 .298 .300 11 1 21 47 2 0 3 1 7
1969 TOT A 103 292 30 69 1 19 .236 .299 .305 13 2 24 60 3 0 4 1 8
1971 ATL N 66 194 21 37 5 22 .191 .233 .325 11 0 11 40 0 4 2 1 7
Total NL 188 597 50 116 7 46 .194 .241 .285 27 3 37 124 0 10 8 5 14
Total AL 1212 4544 600 1130 88 425 .249 .297 .378 203 60 281 686 40 40 89 21 78
Total 1400 5141 650 1246 95 471 .242 .290 .367 230 63 318 810 40 50 97 26 92

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1959 WAS A SS 29 19 161.1 41 59 6 13 0 0 0 0 0 .943
1960 WAS A SS 15 15 117 30 42 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 .935
1961 MIN A SS 129 126 1091.2 229 371 30 74 0 0 0 0 0 .952
1962 MIN A SS 160 157 1400.1 335 501 26 127 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1963 MIN A SS 159 157 1410.1 301 448 30 87 0 0 0 0 0 .961
1964 MIN A SS 160 158 1424 271 427 31 89 0 0 0 0 0 .957
1965 MIN A SS 160 158 1406.1 248 487 39 105 0 0 0 0 0 .950
1966 MIN A SS 135 135 1176.2 195 377 35 69 0 0 0 0 0 .942
1967 MIN A SS 159 152 1348 229 454 30 81 0 0 0 0 0 .958
1968 LA N SS 119 116 1008.2 204 380 28 62 0 0 0 0 0 .954
1969 WAS A 2B 6 4 32 9 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 WAS A 3B 5 2 32.1 1 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .846
1969 WAS A SS 13 9 87 10 33 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .935
1969 CLE A SS 3 2 22.2 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 CLE A 2B 47 37 309 72 83 4 16 0 0 0 0 0 .975
1969 CLE A 3B 30 20 194.1 28 42 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 .972
1969 TOT A 3B 35 22 226.2 29 52 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 .953
1969 TOT A SS 16 11 109.2 11 39 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .943
1969 TOT A 2B 53 41 341 81 94 4 17 0 0 0 0 0 .978
1971 ATL N SS 24 23 198.2 32 60 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 .948
1971 ATL N 2B 1 1 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 ATL N 3B 30 29 248.1 29 45 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 .902
Total 3B 65 51 475 58 97 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 .928
Total SS 1265 1227 10852.2 2126 3645 268 727 0 0 0 0 0 .956
Total 2B 54 42 350 83 96 4 17 0 0 0 0 0 .978

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Washington Senators (1958).
  • Traded by Minnesota Twins with Mudcat Grant to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for John Roseboro, Ron Perranoski and Bob Miller (November 28, 1967).
  • Selected by San Diego Padres from Los Angeles Dodgers (20th pick overall) in the expansion draft (October 14, 1968).
  • Traded by San Diego Padres to Cleveland Indians (December 2, 1968) completing trade in which Cleveland Indians traded Bill Davis to San Diego Padres in exchange for a player to be named later (October 21, 1968).
  • Sold by Cleveland Indians to Washington Senators (July 26, 1969).
  • Released by Washington Senators (April 6, 1970).
  • Released by Atlanta Braves (December 21, 1971).

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