Ross Youngs

Full Name: Royce Middlebrook Youngs	Primary Position: OF,RF
Height/Weight: 5' 8"/162	First Game: September 25, 1917
Birthdate: April 10, 1897	Final Game: August 10, 1926
Birthplace: Shiner, Texas	MLB Experience: 10 years
Died: October 22, 1927
Deathplace: San Antonio, Texas
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972

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Ross Youngs (Royce Middlebrook Youngs) was born on April 10, 1897 in Shiner, Texas. He made his Major League debut on September 25, 1917 for the New York Giants. In 1918, his rookie year, he hit .302 with 1 home run and 25 RBI. Youngs played for the New York Giants for his entire 10 year career.

Most people believe that Ross Youngs's best season was 1923, when he hit for a .336 average and knocked in 87 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1917	NY	N	7	26	5	9	0	1	.346	.370	.654	2	3	1	5	0	2	1	0	0
1918	NY	N	121	474	70	143	1	25	.302	.368	.376	16	8	44	49	6	8	10	0	0
1919	NY	N	130	489	73	152	2	43	.311	.384	.415	31	7	51	47	7	13	24	0	0
1920	NY	N	153	581	92	204	6	78	.351	.427	.477	27	14	75	55	2	13	18	0	0
1921	NY	N	141	504	90	165	3	102	.327	.411	.456	24	16	71	47	1	18	21	0	0
1922	NY	N	149	559	105	185	7	86	.331	.398	.465	34	10	55	50	7	21	17	2	1
1923	NY	N	152	596	121	200	3	87	.336	.412	.446	33	12	73	36	5	14	13	0	0
1924	NY	N	133	526	112	187	10	74	.356	.441	.521	33	12	77	31	3	6	11	0	0
1925	NY	N	130	500	82	132	6	53	.264	.354	.372	24	6	66	51	4	14	17	0	0
1926	NY	N	95	372	62	114	4	43	.306	.372	.398	12	5	37	19	2	10	21	0	0
Total			1211	4627	812	1491	42	592	.322	.399	.441	236	93	550	390	37	119	153	2	1

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	AVG
1917	NY	N	OF	7	0	0	16	2	0	1	0	1.000
1918	NY	N	OF	120	0	0	192	16	11	3	0	.950
1918	NY	N	2B	7	0	0	5	6	1	0	0	.917
1919	NY	N	OF	130	0	0	235	23	16	7	0	.942
1920	NY	N	OF	153	0	0	288	26	22	7	0	.935
1921	NY	N	OF	137	0	0	247	16	6	5	0	.978
1921	NY	N	RF	137	137	0	247	16	6	5	0	.978
1922	NY	N	OF	147	147	1131.1	280	28	19	6	1	.942
1922	NY	N	RF	147	147	1131.1	280	28	20	6	1	.939
1923	NY	N	OF	152	0	0	282	22	13	7	0	.959
1924	NY	N	OF	132	0	0	236	17	12	4	0	.955
1924	NY	N	2B	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1.000
1925	NY	N	2B	3	0	0	5	8	3	1	0	.813
1925	NY	N	OF	127	0	0	214	23	12	2	0	.952
1926	NY	N	OF	94	0	0	170	18	5	5	0	.974
Total			OF	1199	284	1131.1	2160	191	116	47	1	.953
Total			RF	284	284	1131.1	527	44	26	11	1	.956
Total			2B	12	0	0	11	16	4	1	0	.871

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Sold by Sherman (Western Association) to New York Giants for $2000 (August 14, 1916).

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