By Art Berke
Every Thursday we have been paying tribute to White Sox standouts of the past, spotlighting a different letter of the alphabet each week.
Today we conclude the series, focusing on two popular Sox whose last names begin with the letter Z — Gus Zernial and Richie Zisk.
Gus Zernial, OF, White Sox (1949–1951), Philadelphia/Kansas City A’s, Tigers
Gus Zernial, nicknamed “Ozark Ike” after a popular comic strip character of the day, was one of the American League’s true power hitters.
Zernial played parts of his first three major-league seasons with the White Sox and in 1950 smashed a then-White Sox single-season record of 29 homers along with 93 RBI and a .