- José Zardón
José Antonio (Sanchez) Zardón (born
May 20 ,1923 inHavana, Cuba ), is a formerMajor League Baseball outfielder who played for the Washington Senators in by|1945. The 22-year-oldrookie stood 6'0" and weighed 150 pounds.Zardón is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the Major Leagues during
World War II . He made hisMajor League debut on April 18, 1945 in a road game against the Philadelphia Athletics atShibe Park .Season and career totals include 54
games played , a .290batting average (38-for-131), 13runs batted in , 13 runs scored, and a .374slugging percentage . In his 43 outfield appearances he handled 106 of 109 chances successfully, and his .972fielding percentage was just a shade below the league average.Zardón was a member of the 1947 Havana Cubans, considered one of the top teams in minor league history. [http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/app/milb/history/top100.jsp?idx=92]
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