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 runs
95
Runs batted in
471
NPB statistics
Batting average
.189
Home runs
4
Runs batted in
10
Teams
Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins (1959–1967)
Los Angeles Dodgers (1968)
Cleveland Indians (1969)
Washington Senators (1969)
Atlanta Braves (1971)
Hiroshima Toyo Carp (1972)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (1963, 1965)
AL MVP (1965)
2× Gold Glove Award (1963, 1965)
Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame
Zoilo Casanova Versalles Rodriguez (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈsojloβeɾˈsaʝes];[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.
^"Zoilo Versalles Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
Allison, who had been stars in Washington, were joined by Tony Oliva and ZoiloVersalles, and later second baseman Rod Carew and pitchers Jim Kaat and Jim Perry...
although their defense committed 173 errors including 39 by shortstop ZoiloVersalles. Offensively Mele again had balance with good hitting, power and speed...
the 1965 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Killebrew and ZoiloVersalles led the Twins with .286 batting averages, and Killebrew hit a home...
Pascual, Pedro Ramos, Jim Kaat (elected to the Hall of Fame in 2021) and ZoiloVersalles. He also obtained young talent like Earl Battey, who was the team's...
Metropolitan Stadium). First baseman Harmon Killebrew, shortstop ZoiloVersalles, outfielders Tony Oliva and Jimmie Hall, catcher Earl Battey, and pitcher...
production both in the field and at the plate, (along with teammate ZoiloVersalles, Rod Carew, and Joe Mauer) and the only one not to win the MVP in the...
Johan Santana: "Jo-Jo" or "Supernatural" or "Cytana"[citation needed] ZoiloVersalles: "Zorro" Frank Viola: "Sweet Music" Byron Buxton: "Byro" Nelson Cruz:...
of talented players: Harmon Killebrew, Bob Allison, Camilo Pascual, ZoiloVersalles, Jim Kaat, Earl Battey, and Lenny Green. Tony Oliva, who would go on...
there, he became friends with teammate, and fellow Cuban, shortstop ZoiloVersalles, who quickly became convinced that Oliva was "the new Ty Cobb", citing...
Pitching Winner Baseball Hall of Fame Pud Galvin Most Valuable Player ZoiloVersalles, Minnesota Twins, SS (AL) Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants, OF (NL)...
with future Baseball Hall of Fame member Harmon Killebrew, future MVP ZoiloVersalles, and All-Stars Bob Allison, Camilo Pascual, and Jim Kaat to form the...
Battey Jim Kaat† N/A 1963 Vic Power Bobby Richardson Brooks Robinson*† ZoiloVersalles Jim Landis Al Kaline† Carl Yastrzemski† Elston Howard Jim Kaat† N/A...
non-Japanese player on its roster (excluding Japanese-Americans). ZoiloVersalles, the 1965 American League MVP, was the first non-Japanese player to...
and occasional starter for five different big-league clubs. He and ZoiloVersalles were traded by the Twins to the Dodgers for John Roseboro, Ron Perranoski...
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