He played his final major league game at the age of 34 with Boston in the 1953 season. Zarilla is also remembered for a call by Dizzy Dean, the former Cardinals pitching ace turned Browns broadcaster, who saw him slide into third base, and yelled, "Zarilla slud into third!" In a ten-season MLB career, Zarilla posted a .276 batting average with 61 home runs and 456 RBI in 1120 games played. He posted a career .974 fielding percentage at all three outfield positions. Zarilla scouted for multiple MLB teams after his playing career, and spent one season, , on the coaching staff of his old teammate Ted Williams, then the manager of the Washington Senators. He died in Honolulu, Hawaii, at the age of 77.