Gary Ross
[edit] Biography
Born on September 16, 1947 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, Gary Ross (Gary Douglas Ross) played for the Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres and California Angels over the course of his 10 year career. Ross broke into the bigs on June 28, 1968 with the Chicago Cubs, and put up a 4.35 ERA in 111.2 innings pitched in 1969, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Gary Ross's best season was 1976, when he posted a 3.00 ERA and struck out 100 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1968
| CHI
| N
| 13
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 4.17
| 31
| 22
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 41
| 44
| 1
| 25
| 3
| 4
| 0
|
| 1969
| SD
| N
| 46
| 7
| 3
| 12
| 4.19
| 58
| 58
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 109.2
| 104
| 5
| 56
| 8
| 3
| 5
|
| 1969
| CHI
| N
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 13.50
| 2
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1969
| TOT
| N
| 48
| 8
| 3
| 12
| 4.35
| 60
| 61
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 111.2
| 105
| 5
| 58
| 8
| 4
| 5
|
| 1970
| SD
| N
| 33
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 5.20
| 39
| 37
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 62.1
| 72
| 8
| 36
| 10
| 4
| 3
|
| 1971
| SD
| N
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 2.96
| 13
| 10
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 24.1
| 27
| 0
| 11
| 2
| 2
| 1
|
| 1972
| SD
| N
| 60
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 2.45
| 46
| 35
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 91.2
| 87
| 2
| 49
| 12
| 6
| 4
|
| 1973
| SD
| N
| 58
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 5.42
| 44
| 51
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 76.1
| 93
| 8
| 33
| 8
| 4
| 4
|
| 1974
| SD
| N
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.50
| 11
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 23
| 1
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| CAL
| A
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5.40
| 4
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| 34
| 31
| 8
| 16
| 3.00
| 100
| 89
| 75
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 225
| 224
| 12
| 58
| 5
| 0
| 5
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| 14
| 12
| 2
| 4
| 5.55
| 30
| 41
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 58.1
| 83
| 10
| 11
| 1
| 2
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 234
| 15
| 15
| 26
| 4.17
| 244
| 226
| 197
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 425.1
| 451
| 25
| 218
| 47
| 24
| 17
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 49
| 44
| 10
| 21
| 3.56
| 134
| 133
| 114
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 288.1
| 313
| 23
| 70
| 6
| 2
| 7
|
| Total
|
|
| 283
| 59
| 25
| 47
| 3.92
| 378
| 359
| 311
| 8
| 2
| 7
| 713.2
| 764
| 48
| 288
| 53
| 26
| 24
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1968
| CHI
| N
| P
| 13
| 5
| 41
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| SD
| N
| P
| 46
| 7
| 109.2
| 6
| 27
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 4
| 1
| .943
|
| 1969
| CHI
| N
| P
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1969
| TOT
| N
| P
| 48
| 8
| 111.2
| 6
| 27
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 4
| 1
| .943
|
| 1970
| SD
| N
| P
| 33
| 2
| 62.1
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| SD
| N
| P
| 13
| 0
| 24.1
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| SD
| N
| P
| 60
| 0
| 91.2
| 10
| 16
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 3
| 1
| .963
|
| 1973
| SD
| N
| P
| 58
| 0
| 76.1
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| SD
| N
| P
| 9
| 0
| 18
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| CAL
| A
| P
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| P
| 34
| 31
| 225
| 23
| 55
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 33
| 7
| 0
| .987
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| P
| 14
| 12
| 58.1
| 9
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 5
| 1
| .905
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 283
| 59
| 713.2
| 65
| 144
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 7
| 69
| 33
| 5
| .972
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1968
| CHI
| N
| 13
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .091
| .091
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| SD
| N
| 46
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .042
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| CHI
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| TOT
| N
| 48
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .042
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| SD
| N
| 33
| 8
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .500
| .500
| .625
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1971
| SD
| N
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| SD
| N
| 60
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .154
| .154
| .154
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| SD
| N
| 58
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| SD
| N
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| CAL
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 234
| 61
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 4
| .115
| .129
| .131
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 22
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 283
| 61
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 4
| .115
| .129
| .131
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 22
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Atlanta Braves in the 33rd round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 7, 1966).
- Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (7th pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (January 28, 1967).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Joe Niekro and Frankie Libran to San Diego Padres in exchange for Dick Selma (April 25, 1969).
- Traded by San Diego Padres to California Angels in exchange for Bobby Valentine and a player to be named later (September 17, 1975); San Diego Padres received Rudy Meoli (November 4, 1975).
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