Gus Zernial Autographs
Gus Zernial was a professional baseball player who played for the Athletics, White Sox, Tigers, and Kansas City Athletics during his career from 1949 to 1960. He was born on June 27th, 1923, in Beaumont, Texas. Zernial started his professional baseball career playing for the Fort Worth Cats in the Texas League. In 1947, he was discovered by the Chicago Cubs and signed on for their minor league team. However, he could not be drafted by the Cubs as they already had a well-established outfield lineup. It wasn't until 1949 that Zernial got his MLB break with the Philadelphia Athletics.
Zernial made his mark in MLB during the 1950s with a strong batting record. In 1951, he hit 33 home runs and 129 RBIs, and in 1953, he hit 42 home runs and 108 RBIs while playing for the White Sox. He had one of his career highlights in 1956 while playing for the Athletics against the Cleveland Indians. During a rare triple-header played in just one day, Zernial hit three home runs that helped the Athletics win two of the games. Throughout his baseball career, Zernial had a batting average of .265 with 237 home runs and 776 RBIs in 1272 games.
After retiring from baseball, Zernial worked as a sports analyst and commentator for the Oakland Athletics, and later worked as a marketing director for the Arizona State Parks Department. Zernial passed away on January 20th, 2011, at the age of 87, in Fresno, California. He will always be remembered as one of the great power hitters of his generation and for his performance in the 1956 triple-header.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Gus Zernial (1954 RED HEART SIGNED GUS ZERNIAL PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS AUTOGRAPH NICE ONE) was sold in March 2026 for $307.50 while the cheapest item (Gus Zernial Phila. Athletics Signed Topps 1953 Archives) found a new owner for $0.32 in September 2009. The month with the most items sold (17) was July 2025 with an average selling price of $25.00 for an autographed item of Gus Zernial. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2021 with $114.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.50 was February 2012. In average, an autographed item from Gus Zernial is worth $8.61.
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Latest News about Gus Zernial
Grizzlies Launch Gus Zernial Ambassador Program (05/20/2011): FRESNO, CA - The Fresno Grizzlies, Triple-A affiliate of the 2010 World Champion San Francisco Giants, announced today that they are launching the Gus Zernial Ambassador Program. 
PASSINGS: Edgar Tafel, Gus Zernial, Alan Sloane (01/26/2011): Edgar Tafel, architect key to saving Wright works, dies at 98; Gus Zernial, major league All-Star and home run leader, dies at 87; Alan Sloane, L.A. weatherman and broadcaster, dies at 84 Edgar Tafel Family and friends say goodbye to Gus Zernial (01/26/2011): Gus Zernial died last week from heart failure. The former Channel 30 sportscaster was 87. Gus Zernial Remembered in Clovis (01/26/2011): Funeral services are underway Wednesday for the major league outfielder who went on to be an ambassador for the Fresno Grizzlies. Funeral for Gus Zernial today in Clovis (01/26/2011): Funeral services for former major league baseball player Gus Zernial begin this morning at 11 o'clock at Clovis Hills Community Church.
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PASSINGS: Edgar Tafel, Gus Zernial, Alan Sloane (01/2011): Edgar Tafel, architect key to saving Wright works, dies at 98; Gus Zernial, major league All-Star and home run leader, dies at 87; Alan Sloane, L.A. weatherman and broadcaster, dies at 84 Edgar Tafel
