1915
Born February 3, 1915
Norwood, NC, USA
Buck Ross Notable
Buck Ross divided 10 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Philadelphia Athletics from 1936, then the Chicago White Sox through 1945.
He went 56 and 95 with a 4.94 earned run average, pitching 1,365 innings in 237 games. He struck out 360, completed 65 of his 182 starts and threw 6 shutouts. Across 237 games he batted .154, with 69 hits and 24 runs. He finished with 3 home runs and 11 doubles.
He was born in Norwood, NC, USA on February 3, 1915, and died on November 23, 1978. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | PHA | 30 | 71 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 0 | .169 |
| 1937 | PHA | 28 | 49 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 0 | .102 |
| 1938 | PHA | 29 | 63 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .190 |
| 1939 | PHA | 29 | 58 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .207 |
| 1940 | PHA | 24 | 53 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .132 |
| 1941 | CHW/PHA | 21 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .212 |
| 1942 | CHW | 22 | 38 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .158 |
| 1943 | CHW | 21 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 0 | .087 |
| 1944 | CHW | 20 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .077 |
| 1945 | CHW | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .182 |
| Career | — | 237 | 448 | 24 | 69 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 141 | 0 | .154 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | PHA | 9 | 14 | 30 | 27 | 0 | 200.2 | 253 | 130 | 83 | 47 | 5.83 |
| 1937 | PHA | 5 | 10 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 147.1 | 183 | 80 | 63 | 37 | 4.89 |
| 1938 | PHA | 9 | 16 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 184.1 | 218 | 109 | 80 | 54 | 5.32 |
| 1939 | PHA | 6 | 14 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 174.0 | 216 | 116 | 95 | 43 | 6.00 |
| 1940 | PHA | 5 | 10 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 156.1 | 160 | 76 | 60 | 43 | 4.38 |
| 1941 | CHW/PHA | 3 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 112.1 | 109 | 46 | 45 | 30 | 3.69 |
| 1942 | CHW | 5 | 7 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 113.1 | 118 | 63 | 39 | 37 | 5.00 |
| 1943 | CHW | 11 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 149.1 | 140 | 53 | 56 | 41 | 3.19 |
| 1944 | CHW | 2 | 7 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 90.1 | 97 | 52 | 35 | 20 | 5.18 |
| 1945 | CHW | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 37.1 | 51 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 5.79 |
| Career | — | 56 | 95 | 237 | 182 | 2 | 1365.1 | 1545 | 749 | 573 | 360 | 4.94 |
On this day & linked events
1978
Died November 23, 1978
1936
Major-league debut: Buck Ross
Buck Ross made a major-league debut on May 7, 1936.
1945
Final major-league game: Buck Ross
Buck Ross played a final major-league game on September 10, 1945.