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Cody Ross

Cody Ross Notable

b. December 23, 1980 · Detroit Tigers 2003, Los Angeles Dodgers 2005–2006, Cincinnati Reds 2006, Florida Marlins 2006–2010, San Francisco Giants 2010–2011, Boston Red Sox 2012, Arizona Diamondbacks 2013–2014, Oakland Athletics 2015

Cody Ross played for eight clubs across 13 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 2003 and closing with the Oakland Athletics in 2015. His longest stay was with the Florida Marlins, from 2006 to 2010.

Across 1,073 games he batted .262, with 904 hits and 449 runs. He finished with 132 home runs, 211 doubles and 33 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 0.00 earned run average, pitching 1 inning in 1 game.

He played 972 games in the outfield, with 1,823 putouts and 21 errors.

He hit three home runs in a game in 2006.

He was born in Portales, NM, USA on December 23, 1980. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
NLCS MVP 1 2010

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
2003 DET 61914 101 5130 .211
2005 LAD 142514 100 11100 .160
2006 CIN/FLA/LAD 1012693461 12213 4622651 .227
2007 FLA 661733558 19012 3920382 .335
2008 FLA 14546159120 29522 73331166 .260
2009 FLA 15155973151 37124 90341225 .270
2010 FLA/SFG 15352571141 28314 65371219 .269
2011 SFG 1214055497 25014 5249965 .240
2012 BOS 13047670127 34122 81421292 .267
2013 ARI 943173388 1718 3825503 .278
2014 ARI 832021551 802 1515440 .252
2015 OAK 92232 000 3360 .091
Career 10733453449904 21113132 50828280033 .262

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
2009 FLA 0010 01.01 0000.00
Career 0010 01.01 000 0.00

On this day & linked events

1980

Born December 23, 1980

Portales, NM, USA

2003

Major-league debut: Cody Ross

Cody Ross made a major-league debut on July 4, 2003.

2006

Cody Ross's Three-Home-Run Game, 2006

Cody Ross hit three home runs for the Florida Marlins against the New York Mets on September 11, 2006.

2015

Final major-league game: Cody Ross

Cody Ross played a final major-league game on May 1, 2015.

Image: SD Dirk on Flickr, CC BY 2.0