Ross Youngs was born on Saturday, April 10, 1897, in Shiner, Texas. Youngs was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 25, 1917, with the New York Giants. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ross Youngs baseball stats page.
"He was the hardest-running, devil-may-care guy I ever saw. The best at throwing those savage cross-blocks to break up a double play." - Frankie Frisch
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Ross YoungsRoss Youngs Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Ross YoungsRoss Youngs Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1917 | 20 | Giants | 7 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .346 | .370 | .654 |
1918 | 21 | Giants | 121 | 474 | 70 | 143 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 44 | 0 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .302 | .368 | .376 |
1919 | 22 | Giants | 130 | 489 | 73 | 152 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 51 | 0 | 47 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 6 | .311 | .384 | .415 |
1920 | 23 | Giants | 153 | 581 | 92 | 204 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 78 | 75 | 0 | 55 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .351 | .427 | .477 |
1921 | 24 | Giants | 141 | 504 | 90 | 165 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 102 | 71 | 1 | 47 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .327 | .411 | .456 |
1922 | 25 | Giants | 149 | 559 | 105 | 185 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 86 | 55 | 2 | 50 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .331 | .398 | .465 |
1923 | 26 | Giants | 152 | 596 | 121 | 200 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 73 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .336 | .412 | .446 |
1924 | 27 | Giants | 133 | 526 | 112 | 187 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 74 | 77 | 3 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .356 | .441 | .521 |
1925 | 28 | Giants | 130 | 500 | 82 | 132 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 53 | 66 | 1 | 51 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .264 | .354 | .372 |
1926 | 29 | Giants | 95 | 372 | 62 | 114 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 37 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .306 | .372 | .398 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
10 Years | 1,211 | 4,627 | 812 | 1,491 | 236 | 93 | 42 | 0 | 592 | 550 | 11 | 390 | 119 | 0 | 37 | 32 | .322 | .399 | .441 |
Ross YoungsRoss Youngs Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1917 Giants | CF | 6 | 6 | 161 | 18 | 3.0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.02 |
1917 Giants | LF | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1918 Giants | 2B | 9 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 1.3 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 33.00 |
1918 Giants | RF | 120 | 120 | 2,809 | 220 | 1.8 | 209 | 193 | 16 | 11 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 2.01 |
1919 Giants | RF | 130 | 129 | 3,420 | 274 | 2.1 | 258 | 235 | 23 | 16 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 2.04 |
1920 Giants | RF | 153 | 153 | 4,053 | 336 | 2.2 | 314 | 288 | 26 | 22 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 2.09 |
1921 Giants | RF | 137 | 137 | 3,298 | 269 | 2.0 | 263 | 247 | 16 | 6 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 2.15 |
1922 Giants | RF | 147 | 147 | 3,873 | 327 | 2.2 | 308 | 280 | 28 | 19 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 2.15 |
1923 Giants | RF | 152 | 152 | 4,044 | 317 | 2.1 | 304 | 282 | 22 | 13 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 2.03 |
1924 Giants | 2B | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.23 |
1924 Giants | RF | 132 | 132 | 3,222 | 265 | 2.0 | 253 | 236 | 17 | 12 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 2.12 |
1925 Giants | 2B | 3 | 3 | 54 | 16 | 5.3 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .813 | 6.50 |
1925 Giants | RF | 127 | 126 | 3,264 | 250 | 2.0 | 238 | 214 | 24 | 12 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 1.97 |
1926 Giants | RF | 94 | 94 | 2,529 | 193 | 2.1 | 188 | 170 | 18 | 5 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 2.01 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
RF Totals | 1,192 | 1,190 | 30,512 | 2,451 | 2.1 | 2,335 | 2,145 | 190 | 116 | 45 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 2.07 | |
2B Totals | 14 | 3 | 76 | 31 | 2.2 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .871 | 9.59 | |
CF Totals | 6 | 6 | 161 | 18 | 3.0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.02 | |
LF Totals | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
10 Years | 1,213 | 1,199 | 30,761 | 2,500 | 2.1 | 2,380 | 2,172 | 208 | 120 | 47 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 2.09 |
Ross YoungsRoss Youngs Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1917 Giants | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.2 | 26.0 | - | - | - |
1918 Giants | 10 | 14 | .417 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 474.0 | 9.7 | 19.0 | - | - | - |
1919 Giants | 24 | 20 | .545 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 244.5 | 10.4 | 11.4 | - | - | - |
1920 Giants | 18 | 18 | .500 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 96.8 | 10.6 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
1921 Giants | 21 | 17 | .553 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 168.0 | 10.7 | 4.9 | - | - | - |
1922 Giants | 17 | 9 | .654 | 1 | 1 | n/a | 79.9 | 11.2 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
1923 Giants | 13 | 19 | .406 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 198.7 | 16.6 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
1924 Giants | 11 | 9 | .550 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 52.6 | 17.0 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
1925 Giants | 17 | 11 | .607 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 83.3 | 9.8 | 9.4 | - | - | - |
1926 Giants | 21 | 10 | .677 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 93.0 | 19.6 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
10 Years | 153 | 127 | .546 | 9 | 1 | n/a | 110.2 | 11.9 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
Ross YoungsRoss Youngs Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1917 New York Giants | n/a | $1,200.00 | n/a | - |
1918 New York Giants | n/a | $2,100.00 | n/a | - |
1919 New York Giants | n/a | $3,913.00 | n/a | - |
1920 New York Giants | n/a | $5,500.00 | n/a | - |
1921 New York Giants | n/a | $1,500.00 | n/a | Stats |
1922 New York Giants | n/a | $10,000.00 | n/a | Stats |
1923 New York Giants | n/a | $11,000.00 | n/a | Stats |
1924 New York Giants | n/a | $13,750.00 | n/a | Stats |
1925 New York Giants | n/a | $13,750.00 | n/a | - |
1926 New York Giants | n/a | $13,750.00 | n/a | - |
Ross Youngs Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Royce Middlebrook Youngs was a Major League Baseball player who spent his entire Hall of Fame career with the New York Giants (1917-1926). Ross, his nickname, was the first player from the tiny (2.47 square miles of land) town of Shiner (Texas) to play in the majors!
Ross Youngs Rookie Card | 1919-1921 W-514 Baseball Card (#NNO)
Baseball Almanac Research Library
Did you know that when Ross Youngs made his big league debut on September 25, 1917, he was youngest player in the National League that season, and one of only three players (Bruce Hitt & Lew Malone) who were just twenty-years old?
Did you know that when Ross Youngs collected two hits in the seventh inning of Game 3 of the 1921 World Series, it was the first time in major league history any player had two hits in the same inning during a World Series game?
Did you know that when Ross Youngs hit for the cycle on April 29, 1922, he was the second New York Giants left-handed hitter to complete a cycle? Do you know who preceded Youngs, during the previous century? [Answer]
Did you know that Ross Youngs was on the Baseball Writers of America (BBWAA) hall of fame ballot from 1936 through 1956? The BBWAA did not send Youngs to Cooperstown, but in 1972, the Hall of Fame Veterans Committee elected him unanimously!
Ross Youngs | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 1972 (HOF)
On August 10, 1926, Ross Youngs played in his final big league game, but was simply too sick to continue playing the rest of the season. Manager John McGraw, who kept only two photos on his desk, Christy Mathewson and Ross Youngs, sent his star right-fielder home. Pep returned to San Antonio (Texas) the day after the game and was diagnosed shortly thereafter with Bright's disease, an inflammation of the kidneys. Medical science was not yet able to treat the kidney disorder and Pep died the following year, at the age of thirty.