Zoilo Versalles

Shortstop 1959–1971 2× All-Star

1,246H

95HR

.242AVG

471RBI

.657OPS

Zoilo Versalles, born in Havana, Cuba, played 13 seasons (1959–1971) primarily as a shortstop, mostly with the Minnesota Twins, Washington Senators, Los Angeles Dodgers. He collected 1,246 hits and 95 home runs with a .242 batting average, ranking 17th in hits among Cuban-born players. He was selected to 2 All-Star games.

Born: December 18, 1939 · Havana, Cuba · 181 major leaguers from Havana
Bats / Throws: R / R
Teams: Minnesota Twins, Washington Senators, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves
Died: 1995

Batting

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG
1959	Washington Senators	29	59	4	9	0	0	1	1	1	4	15	.153
1960	Washington Senators	15	45	2	6	2	2	0	4	0	2	5	.133
1961	Minnesota Twins	129	510	65	143	25	5	7	53	16	25	61	.280
1962	Minnesota Twins	160	568	69	137	18	3	17	67	5	37	71	.241
1963	Minnesota Twins	159	621	74	162	31	13	10	54	7	33	66	.261
1964	Minnesota Twins	160	659	94	171	33	10	20	64	14	42	88	.259
1965	Minnesota Twins	160	666	126	182	45	12	19	77	27	41	122	.273
1966	Minnesota Twins	137	543	73	135	20	6	7	36	10	40	85	.249
1967	Minnesota Twins	160	581	63	116	16	7	6	50	5	33	113	.200
1968	Los Angeles Dodgers	122	403	29	79	16	3	2	24	6	26	84	.196
1969	Cleveland Indians / Washington Senators	103	292	30	69	13	2	1	19	4	24	60	.236
1971	Atlanta Braves	66	194	21	37	11	0	5	22	2	11	40	.191
Career		1,400	5,141	650	1,246	230	63	95	471	97	318	810	.242

More Cuban shortstops of his era

Bert Campaneris1964–1983 · 2,249 H, 79 HR Leo Cárdenas1960–1975 · 1,725 H, 118 HR Chico Fernandez1956–1963 · 666 H, 40 HR Willy Miranda1951–1959 · 423 H, 6 HR Jackie Hernandez1965–1973 · 308 H, 12 HR Marty Martinez1962–1972 · 230 H, 0 HR