Don Ross
[edit] Biography
Don Ross (Donald Raymond Ross) was born on July 16, 1914 in Pasadena, California. He made his Major League debut on April 19, 1938 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1938, his rookie year, he hit .260 with 1 home run and 30 RBI. Ross played for the Detroit Tigers, Brooklyn Dodgers and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 7 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1938
| DET
| A
| 77
| 265
| 22
| 69
| 1
| 30
| .260
| .333
| .306
| 7
| 1
| 29
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1940
| BRO
| N
| 10
| 38
| 4
| 11
| 1
| 8
| .289
| .341
| .421
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1942
| DET
| A
| 87
| 226
| 29
| 62
| 3
| 30
| .274
| .379
| .376
| 10
| 2
| 36
| 16
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 7
|
| 1943
| DET
| A
| 89
| 247
| 19
| 66
| 0
| 18
| .267
| .325
| .320
| 13
| 0
| 20
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 6
|
| 1944
| DET
| A
| 66
| 167
| 14
| 35
| 2
| 15
| .210
| .275
| .275
| 5
| 0
| 14
| 9
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 5
|
| 1945
| DET
| A
| 8
| 29
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 4
| .379
| .471
| .517
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1945
| CLE
| A
| 106
| 363
| 26
| 95
| 2
| 43
| .262
| .340
| .325
| 15
| 1
| 42
| 15
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 10
|
| 1945
| TOT
| A
| 114
| 392
| 29
| 106
| 2
| 47
| .270
| .350
| .339
| 19
| 1
| 47
| 16
| 1
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 11
|
| 1946
| CLE
| A
| 55
| 153
| 12
| 41
| 3
| 14
| .268
| .341
| .373
| 7
| 0
| 17
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 10
| 38
| 4
| 11
| 1
| 8
| .289
| .341
| .421
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 488
| 1450
| 125
| 379
| 11
| 154
| .261
| .338
| .332
| 61
| 4
| 163
| 67
| 5
| 22
| 9
| 0
| 32
|
| Total
|
|
| 498
| 1488
| 129
| 390
| 12
| 162
| .262
| .338
| .334
| 63
| 4
| 166
| 70
| 5
| 22
| 10
| 0
| 32
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1938
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 90
| 157
| 14
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1940
| BRO
| N
| 3B
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 19
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .879
|
| 1942
| DET
| A
| OF
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 77
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1942
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 26
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .915
|
| 1943
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 19
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .892
|
| 1943
| DET
| A
| OF
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 62
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1943
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1943
| DET
| A
| SS
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 29
| 41
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1944
| DET
| A
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1944
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1944
| DET
| A
| OF
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 67
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1945
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1945
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 106
| 0
| 0
| 119
| 175
| 13
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1945
| TOT
| A
| 3B
| 114
| 0
| 0
| 125
| 193
| 14
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1946
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 35
| 50
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1946
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 115
| 0
| 0
| 207
| 9
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 19
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .892
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 45
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 261
| 0
| 0
| 278
| 447
| 41
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Detroit Tigers to Brooklyn Dodgers (September 14, 1938).
- Selected by Detroit Tigers from Brooklyn Dodgers in the Rule 5 major league draft (September 30, 1941).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Dutch Meyer to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Roy Cullenbine (April 29, 1945).
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