Adrián Zabala

Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=darkblue
bgcolor2=maroon
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Adrian Zabala
position=Pitcher
bats=Left
throws=Left
debutdate=August 11
debutyear=by|1945
debutteam=New York Giants
finaldate=September 24
finalyear=by|1949
finalteam=New York Giants
stat1label=ERA
stat1value=5.02
stat2label=Record
stat2value=4-7
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=27
teams=
*New York Giants (1945, 1949)
highlights=
*Threw a complete game shutout on July 31, 1949

Adrián (Rodriguez) Zabala (August 26 1916 - January 4 2002) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Giants in by|1945 and by|1949. The 5'11", 165 pound left-hander was a native of San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba.

Zabala pitched in parts of two seasons for the Giants. He made his Major League debut on August 11, 1945, starting and winning 10-1 against the St. Louis Cardinals at the Polo Grounds.

Perhaps his finest Major League effort came on July 31, 1949. Zabala started the second game of a doubleheader vs. the Cincinnati Reds at Crosley Field and pitched a complete game shutout, winning 9-0.

Career totals include 26 games pitched, 4 wins, 7 losses, 9 starts, 3 complete games, 1 shutout, 8 games finished, and 1 save. He allowed 47 earned runs in 84.1 innings pitched, giving him an ERA of 5.02.

Zabala died at the age of 85 in Jacksonville, Florida.

External links

*baseballstats|br=z/zabalad01.shtml
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pzabaa101.htm Retrosheet]
* [http://thedeadballera.com/Obits/Zabala.Adrian.Obit.html The Deadball Era]