Died: January 14, 2001(2001-01-14) (aged 93) Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 28, 1933, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1933, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average
.200
Home runs
0
RBI
0
Teams
Philadelphia Athletics (1933)
Joseph John Zapustas (July 25, 1907 – January 14, 2001)[2][3] was a professional baseball player. He appeared in two games in Major League Baseball as an outfielder for the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1933 Philadelphia Athletics season. He had one hit in five at bats. He also played for the New York Giants of the NFL in 1933.
After retiring from football and baseball in 1939, Zapustas taught science and mathematics at high school, along with coaching the Quincy Manets semi-professional football team.[3] Zapustas also became a boxing referee, officiating in bouts featuring Rocky Marciano, Joe Louis and Sugar Ray Robinson.[3] Zapustas was the Director of Recreation for Randolph, Massachusetts between 1951 and 1991, and was honoured in 1998 by the local ice hockey rink being renamed the Joseph J. Zapustas Arena.[3]
^Glaser, Kyle (April 25, 2017). "Dovydas Neverauskas Is The First Of His Kind". BaseballAmerica.com. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
^"Joe Zapustas - Society for American Baseball Research". sabr.org. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
^ abcdRose, George (April 2004). One Hit Wonders: Baseball Stories. iUniverse. pp. 6–7. ISBN 9780595318070. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
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