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Chester Franklin "Buster" Ross (March 11, 1903 – April 24, 1982) was a major league baseball player for the Boston Red Sox from 1924 to 1926. He was born on March 11, 1903, in Kuttawa, Kentucky, and died on April 24, 1982, in Mayfield, Kentucky.
Buster Ross | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Kuttawa, Kentucky | March 11, 1903|
Died: April 24, 1982 Mayfield, Kentucky | (aged 79)|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
June 15, 1924, for the Boston Red Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 13, 1926, for the Boston Red Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 7–12 |
Strikeouts | 31 |
Earned run average | 5.01 |
Teams | |
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Ross holds the modern major league record for most errors by a pitcher in one game with four. He committed four errors on May 17, 1925, against the St. Louis Browns.[1]
Ross also gave up Babe Ruth's 300th career home run; this was on September 8, 1925, at Fenway Park.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Pitcher Error Records". Baseball Almanac.
- ^ "Babe Ruth's 300th Home Run". Rare & Early Newspapers.
Sources
edit- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference