Ross Youngs

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Ross Youngs was an American Hall of Fame right fielder for the New York Giants in the early 20th century, known for his exceptional hitting and key role on multiple pennant-winning teams.

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instanceOf Major League Baseball right fielder
baseball player
human
bats left
battedAverageCareer .322
battedThirdOrFourth frequently in Giants lineup
battingTitleTopTenFinishes multiple seasons
birthPlace Shiner, Texas, United States
careerDurationMLB 1917–1926
causeOfDeath kidney disease
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1897-04-10
dateOfDeath 1927-10-22
deathPlace San Antonio, Texas, United States
era Deadball and early live-ball era transition
familyName Youngs
finalMLBGameDate 1926-09-29
fullName Ross Middlebrook Youngs
gamesPlayedCareer 1211
givenName Ross
hallOfFame National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
hallOfFameInductionType Veterans Committee selection
linked to: Veterans Committee
hitsCareer 1491
homeRunsCareer 42
jerseyNumber unstandardized era (no permanent number recorded)
league National League
manager John McGraw
memberOfSportsTeam New York Giants
MLBDebutDate 1917-09-25
MLBTeamDebut New York Giants
notableFor exceptional contact hitting
key role on New York Giants pennant-winning teams in the early 1920s
occupation baseball player
onBasePercentageCareer .399
pennantWinner 1921
1922
1923
1924
playedFor New York Giants (MLB)
positionPlayed right fielder
runsBattedInCareer 592
runsScoredCareer 812
sluggingPercentageCareer .441
sport baseball
teammateOf Frankie Frisch
George Kelly
Irish Meusel
throws right
worldSeriesChampion 1921
1922

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