Bob Ross

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Floyd Robert Ross

Bats Right, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 165 lb.
Schools San Jose State University, Long Beach State University
Debut June 16, 1950
Final Game May 8, 1956
Born November 2, 1928 in Fullerton, CA USA

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Left-hander Bob Ross was signed as an amateur free agent by the Brooklyn Dodgers before the 1945 season. The sixteen-year-old pitcher was placed with the Thomasville Dodgers of the class D North Carolina State League for his first season and went 5-7 with a 3.16 ERA, appearing in 15 games. Ross would spend a total of six seasons in the minors (1945-50) before getting his first look at the majors.

After several average seasons, Ross would be drafted by the Washington Senators in the minor league draft on December 5, 1949 and go 10-10 with a 3.95 ERA for the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Southern Association in 1950. He also had his first try at the major league level that year but went 0-1 in six appearances for the 1950 Senators.

Ross played about the same act in 1951, going 4-5 with a 4.25 ERA for the Kansas City Blues of the American Association and appearing in eleven games, going 0-1 again, for the Senators in 1951. Ross would then enter the Armed Services, serving the next two years (1952-53) in the Military during the Korean War.

On his return, he would be with the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Southern Association for the next two seasons, going 7-4 with a 4.25 ERA in 1954 and 10-13 with a 3.95 ERA in '55. Ross was then purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies in late September of 1955 from the Washington Senators.

Ross would be with the Phillies in 1956, appearing in three games with no decisions and this would finish out his major league run with a three-year, 0-2 record while appearing in 20 contests. Bob would drop back into the minors and finish out his 13-year minor league run with the Atlanta Crackers in 1959. His MIL career record showed an 80-85 won-loss total with a 4.08 ERA.

Ross was a graduate of Long Beach State University with a degree in education. After teaching, he became the assistant superintendent of the Anaheim School District and is now retired in Temecula, CA.