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Gary Ross
Gary Douglas Ross

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.
School Grand View College

Debut June 28, 1968
  vs. STL 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER
Final Game July 8, 1977
Born September 16, 1947 in McKeesport, PA

Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1967 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1968 20 CHC NL   1   1  13   5   1   0   4  0   41.0   44   22   19   1   25   31   0   4   185   3   0  4.17  3.16   76 1.683
 1969 21 TOT NL   3  12  48   8   0   0   8  3  111.7  105   61   54   5   58   60   5   4   491   8   0  4.35  3.54   81 1.460
         CHC NL   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  0    2.0    1    3    3   0    2    2   0   1     9   0   0 13.50  4.03   30 1.500
         SDP NL   3  12  46   7   0   0   8  3  109.7  104   58   51   5   56   58   5   3   482   8   0  4.19  3.53   84 1.459
 1970 22 SDP NL   2   3  33   2   0   0  11  1   62.3   72   37   36   8   36   39   3   4   282  10   0  5.20  3.97   76 1.733
 1971 23 SDP NL   1   3  13   0   0   0   6  0   24.3   27   10    8   0   11   13   1   2   109   2   1  2.96  3.30  111 1.562
 1972 24 SDP NL   4   3  60   0   0   0  23  3   91.7   87   35   25   2   49   46   4   6   400  12   1  2.45  3.28  134 1.484
 1973 25 SDP NL   4   4  58   0   0   0  29  0   76.3   93   51   46   8   33   44   4   4   352   8   0  5.42  3.45   64 1.651
 1974 26 SDP NL   0   0   9   0   0   0   2  0   18.0   23   10    9   1    6   11   0   0    82   4   0  4.50  3.56   79 1.611
 1975 27 CAL AL   0   1   1   1   0   0   0  0    5.0    6    3    3   1    1    4   0   0    23   0   0  5.40  3.52   65 1.400
 1976 28 CAL AL   8  16  34  31   7   2   0  0  225.0  224   89   75  12   58  100   5   0   948   5   0  3.00  3.31  110 1.253
 1977 29 CAL AL   2   4  14  12   0   0   1  0   58.3   83   41   36  10   11   30   2   2   260   1   0  5.55  3.91   70 1.611
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 10 Yr WL% .347  25  47 283  59   8   2  84  7  713.7  764  359  311  48  288  378  24  26  3132  53   2  3.92  3.46   88 1.474
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     4   9  56  11   1   0  16  1  141.7  151   71   61   9   57   75   4   5   622  10   0  3.92  3.46   88 1.474
 Career High      8  16  60  31   7   2  29  3  225.0  224   89   75  12   58  100   5   6   948  12   1  2.45  3.97  134 1.253

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1968 20 CHC NL  13   11    1    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   4  .091  .091  .091  -47    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1969 21 TOT NL  48   23    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1  10  .000  .042  .000  -87    0   5   0   0   0   0
         SDP NL  46   23    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1  10  .000  .042  .000  -87    0   5   0   0   0   0
 1970 22 SDP NL  33    8    1    4   1  0   0    2   0  0   0   1  .500  .500  .625  206    5   2   0   0   0   1
 1971 23 SDP NL  13    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1972 24 SDP NL  60   13    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   3  .154  .154  .154   -9    2   1   0   0   0   0
 1973 25 SDP NL  58    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1974 26 SDP NL   9    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     283   61    2    7   1  0   0    4   0  0   1  22  .115  .129  .131  -25    8  10   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         35    1    4   1  0   0    2   0  0   1  13  .115  .129  .131  -25    5   6   0   0   0   1
 Career High     60   23    1    4   1  0   0    2   0  0   1  10                           5   5   0   0   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1968 20 CHC NL   11   10    0   0.0    87| .091  .260| .091  .319| .091  .366| .182  .685| -47  .000  -2.0  -0.2   0%
 1969 21 TOT NL   29   28    0   0.0    91| .000  .255| .042  .324| .000  .377| .042  .702| -87  .000  -5.7  -0.6   0%
         SDP NL   29   28    0   0.0    91| .000  .255| .042  .324| .000  .377| .042  .702| -87  .000  -5.7  -0.6   0%
 1970 22 SDP NL   10    7    2   7.7   100| .500  .262| .500  .334| .625  .400|1.125  .735| 206  .715   1.2   0.1   0%
 1971 23 SDP NL    2    2    0   0.0    86| .000  .252| .000  .316| .000  .368| .000  .684|-100  .000  -0.2   0.0   0%
 1972 24 SDP NL   14   12    0   0.0    85| .154  .247| .154  .314| .154  .365| .308  .679|  -9  .000  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 1973 25 SDP NL    5    5    0   0.0    89| .000  .252| .000  .319| .000  .374| .000  .694|-100  .000  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 1974 26 SDP NL    1    1    0   0.0    91| .000  .256| .000  .328| .000  .371| .000  .699|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons       72   65    2   0.8    90| .115  .255| .129  .322| .131  .375| .260  .697| -25  .050  -9.9  -1.0   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1968 20 CHC NL P 13 2 7 0 0 1.000 .957 0.69 0.85 1.98 2.02 5 41.0 1969 21 TOT NL P 48 6 27 2 2 .943 .959 0.69 0.78 2.66 1.95 8 111.7 CHC NL P 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.80 0.00 1.80 1 2.0 SDP NL P 46 6 27 2 2 .943 .959 0.72 0.78 2.71 1.95 7 109.7 1970 22 SDP NL P 33 3 12 0 1 1.000 .949 0.45 0.71 2.17 1.85 2 62.3 1971 23 SDP NL P 13 3 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.46 0.78 2.22 1.89 0 24.3 1972 24 SDP NL P 60 10 16 1 3 .963 .949 0.43 0.73 2.55 1.78 0 91.7 1973 25 SDP NL P 58 8 10 0 2 1.000 .952 0.31 0.73 2.12 1.88 0 76.3 1974 26 SDP NL P 9 1 4 0 0 1.000 .943 0.56 0.71 2.50 1.90 0 18.0 1975 27 CAL AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.80 0.00 1.80 1 5.0 1976 28 CAL AL P 34 23 55 1 1 .987 .950 2.29 0.85 3.12 1.87 31 225.0 1977 29 CAL AL P 14 9 10 2 0 .905 .950 1.36 0.84 2.93 1.95 12 58.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1968 20 CHC NL P 13 2 7 0 0 1.000 .957 0.69 0.85 1.98 2.02 5 41.0 1969 21 TOT NL P 48 6 27 2 2 .943 .959 0.69 0.78 2.66 1.95 8 111.7 CHC NL P 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.80 0.00 1.80 1 2.0 SDP NL P 46 6 27 2 2 .943 .959 0.72 0.78 2.71 1.95 7 109.7 1970 22 SDP NL P 33 3 12 0 1 1.000 .949 0.45 0.71 2.17 1.85 2 62.3 1971 23 SDP NL P 13 3 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.46 0.78 2.22 1.89 0 24.3 1972 24 SDP NL P 60 10 16 1 3 .963 .949 0.43 0.73 2.55 1.78 0 91.7 1973 25 SDP NL P 58 8 10 0 2 1.000 .952 0.31 0.73 2.12 1.88 0 76.3 1974 26 SDP NL P 9 1 4 0 0 1.000 .943 0.56 0.71 2.50 1.90 0 18.0 1975 27 CAL AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.80 0.00 1.80 1 5.0 1976 28 CAL AL P 34 23 55 1 1 .987 .950 2.29 0.85 3.12 1.87 31 225.0 1977 29 CAL AL P 14 9 10 2 0 .905 .950 1.36 0.84 2.93 1.95 12 58.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 283 65 144 6 9 .972 .952 0.74 0.76 2.64 1.89 59 713.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 283 65 144 6 9 .972 .952 0.74 0.76 2.63 1.88 59 714
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

ERA
1976 AL-3.00-10

Games
1972 NL-60-4
1973 NL-58-10

Losses
1976 AL-16-4

Gray Ink: Pitching - 6 (1726) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 2.0 (1779) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 2.0 (1593) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 7, 1966: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 33rd round of the 1966 amateur draft, but did not sign.

January 28, 1967: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1967 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

April 25, 1969: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Frankie Libran and Joe Niekro to the San Diego Padres for Dick Selma.

September 17, 1975: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the California Angels for a player to be named later and Bobby Valentine. The California Angels sent Rudy Meoli (November 4, 1975) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.


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