Ross Youngs

Ross Youngs
Youngs with the Giants in 1920
Right fielder
Born: (1897-04-10)April 10, 1897
Shiner, Texas, U.S.
Died: October 22, 1927(1927-10-22) (aged 30)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 25, 1917, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
August 10, 1926, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average.322
Home runs42
Runs batted in592
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Teams
Career highlights and awards
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction1972
Election methodVeterans Committee

Ross Middlebrook "Pep" Youngs (April 10, 1897 – October 22, 1927) was an American professional baseball player. Nicknamed "Pep", he played ten seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Giants from 1917 through 1926, playing right field almost exclusively. Youngs was a part of the Giants teams that won four consecutive National League pennants and the 1921 and 1922 World Series.

From Shiner, Texas, Youngs excelled at baseball and American football at the West Texas Military Institute. After beginning his professional career in minor league baseball, Youngs was signed by the Giants in 1916. Youngs had a lifetime .322 batting average with the Giants and batted over .300 nine times in his career, including eight consecutive seasons. His career was cut short by illness, however, as he died at the age of 30 of Bright's disease.

Youngs was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972 by the Veterans Committee. His election was not without controversy,[1] however, as the Veterans Committee consisted of his former teammates, and charges of cronyism were leveled against the committee.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Frankie Frisch's Vets Committee selections defined and damaged the Hall". cooperstownexpert.com. January 4, 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
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