1947
Born September 16, 1947
McKeesport, PA, USA
Gary Ross Notable
b. September 16, 1947 · Chicago Cubs 1968–1969, San Diego Padres 1969–1974, California Angels 1975–1977
Gary Ross played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1968 and closing with the California Angels in 1977. His longest stay was with the San Diego Padres, from 1969 to 1974.
He went 25 and 47 with a 3.92 earned run average, pitching 713.7 innings in 283 games. He struck out 378 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 283 games he batted .115, with 7 hits and 2 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in McKeesport, PA, USA on September 16, 1947. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | CHC | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .091 |
| 1969 | CHC/SDP | 48 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .000 |
| 1970 | SDP | 33 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 1971 | SDP | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1972 | SDP | 60 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .154 |
| 1973 | SDP | 58 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1974 | SDP | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1975 | CAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | CAL | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | CAL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 283 | 61 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 0 | .115 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | CHC | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 41.0 | 44 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 4.17 |
| 1969 | CHC/SDP | 3 | 12 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 111.2 | 105 | 54 | 58 | 60 | 4.35 |
| 1970 | SDP | 2 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 62.1 | 72 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 5.20 |
| 1971 | SDP | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 24.1 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 2.96 |
| 1972 | SDP | 4 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 91.2 | 87 | 25 | 49 | 46 | 2.45 |
| 1973 | SDP | 4 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 76.1 | 93 | 46 | 33 | 44 | 5.42 |
| 1974 | SDP | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 4.50 |
| 1975 | CAL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5.40 |
| 1976 | CAL | 8 | 16 | 34 | 31 | 0 | 225.0 | 224 | 75 | 58 | 100 | 3.00 |
| 1977 | CAL | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 58.1 | 83 | 36 | 11 | 30 | 5.55 |
| Career | — | 25 | 47 | 283 | 59 | 7 | 713.2 | 764 | 311 | 288 | 378 | 3.92 |
On this day & linked events
1968
Major-league debut: Gary Ross
Gary Ross made a major-league debut on June 28, 1968.
1975
Oakland Athletics Combined No-Hitter, 1975
Vida Blue, Glenn Abbott, Paul Lindblad and Rollie Fingers threw a combined no-hitter for the Oakland Athletics against the California Angels on September 28, 1975, winning 5–0.
1977
Final major-league game: Gary Ross
Gary Ross played a final major-league game on July 8, 1977.
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