Zoilo Versalles
Full name: Zoilo Casanova Versalles Rodriguez
Also known as: Zoilo · Zoilo Versalles · Zorro
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 66 kg
- Born
- 1939-12-18 · Havana, La Habana
- Died
- 1995-06-09
- Debut
- 1959-08-01
Zoilo Versalles was a Cuban baseball player, born on 18 December 1939 in Havana, La Habana. His full name is recorded as Zoilo Casanova Versalles Rodriguez. He is also listed as Zorro. He died on 9 June 1995. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 12 seasons in the American League and National League, between 1959 and 1971. Most of that was with Minnesota Twins, 7 seasons of it, with the remainder for Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Guardians, Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Senators.
Across his recorded career he batted .242, with 1,246 hits, 95 home runs and 471 runs batted in. His 97 stolen bases are the 12th highest total among the 156 Cuban-born major leaguers in this record. His 1,246 hits are the 17th highest total among the 288 Cuban-born major leaguers in this record. His highest recorded season average was .280, in 1961 (510 AB). His most home runs in a season was 20, in 1964.
Career summary
- Seasons 12 (1959–1971)
- Leagues American League, National League
- TeamsAtlanta Braves, Cleveland Guardians, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, Washington Senators
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.249 / .297 / .378
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Washington Senators | American League | 29 | 64 | 59 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .153 | .219 | .203 | .422 |
| 1960 | Washington Senators | American League | 15 | 47 | 45 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .133 | .170 | .267 | .437 |
| 1961 | Minnesota Twins | American League | 129 | 542 | 510 | 66 | 143 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 61 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 199 | .280 | .314 | .390 | .704 |
| 1962 | Minnesota Twins | American League | 160 | 624 | 568 | 69 | 137 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 67 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 71 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 212 | .241 | .287 | .373 | .660 |
| 1963 | Minnesota Twins | American League | 159 | 667 | 621 | 74 | 162 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 54 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 66 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 249 | .261 | .305 | .401 | .706 |
| 1964 | Minnesota Twins | American League | 160 | 717 | 659 | 94 | 171 | 33 | 10 | 20 | 64 | 15 | 4 | 41 | 88 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 284 | .259 | .310 | .431 | .741 |
| 1965 | Minnesota Twins | American League | 160 | 728 | 666 | 126 | 182 | 45 | 12 | 19 | 77 | 26 | 5 | 41 | 122 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 308 | .273 | .319 | .462 | .781 |
| 1966 | Minnesota Twins | American League | 137 | 596 | 543 | 72 | 135 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 85 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 188 | .249 | .307 | .346 | .653 |
| 1967 | Minnesota Twins | American League | 160 | 626 | 581 | 63 | 116 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 113 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 164 | .200 | .249 | .282 | .531 |
| 1968 | Los Angeles Dodgers | National League | 122 | 436 | 403 | 29 | 79 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 84 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 107 | .196 | .244 | .266 | .510 |
| 1969 | Cleveland Guardians | American League | 72 | 242 | 217 | 21 | 49 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | .226 | .298 | .300 | .598 |
| 1969 | Washington Senators | American League | 31 | 79 | 75 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .267 | .304 | .320 | .624 |
| 1971 | Atlanta Braves | National League | 66 | 210 | 194 | 21 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 63 | .191 | .233 | .325 | .558 |
| Career total | — | American League | 1212 | 4932 | 4544 | 600 | 1130 | 203 | 60 | 88 | 425 | 89 | 43 | 281 | 686 | 40 | 21 | 40 | 27 | 1717 | .249 | .297 | .378 | .675 |
| Career total | — | National League | 188 | 646 | 597 | 50 | 116 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 124 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 170 | .194 | .241 | .285 | .526 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Zoilo Versalles born?
Zoilo Versalles was born on 1939-12-18 in Havana, La Habana.
Which teams did Zoilo Versalles play for?
Zoilo Versalles appears for Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Guardians, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, Washington Senators across 12 recorded seasons.
What are Zoilo Versalles's career statistics?
In 12 recorded seasons Zoilo Versalles batted .249 with 1130 hits, 88 home runs and 425 runs batted in.
Sources and licences
- Identity data from the Chadwick Bureau Register, made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License v1.0. ODC-By-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Biographical detail from EcuRed, the Cuban encyclopedia, used under its non-commercial licence. custom-noncommercial (retrieved 2026-09-21)
- The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org". custom-permissive (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
