LF John Ross #31
Age: 37 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
LF JOHN ROSS #31 - AGE: 37 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:01/29/1937
Born in:Portsmouth, OH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1954, 1st Pick in Round 17
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1954 Moline - R 17 26 46 9 2 0 0 3 4 12 0 0 9 3 3 .196 .362 .239 .601 60 66 -0.1
1954 Charlotte - A 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -142 -0.1
1955 Moline - R 18 35 108 27 7 0 2 20 11 21 1 2 14 5 0 .250 .371 .370 .742 97 104 0.7
1955 Charlotte - A 18 67 231 65 11 4 4 27 28 17 2 2 45 10 2 .281 .333 .416 .749 103 97 1.2
1956 Moline - R 19 28 105 31 6 1 1 9 18 25 3 0 12 5 1 .295 .444 .400 .844 121 125 1.3
1956 Charlotte - A 19 100 370 102 24 6 6 46 48 35 1 0 41 12 7 .276 .340 .422 .762 103 104 2.0
1957 Moline - R 20 6 24 10 4 1 0 1 7 3 1 0 2 0 1 .417 .500 .667 1.167 188 203 0.4
1957 Charlotte - A 20 96 349 80 10 2 3 43 46 47 2 0 51 6 6 .229 .324 .295 .619 67 65 0.2
1958 Charlotte - A 21 50 190 60 8 2 2 22 21 20 2 2 18 3 4 .316 .383 .411 .794 107 112 1.6
1958 Hartford - A 21 53 165 38 8 1 1 19 19 22 2 1 21 1 5 .230 .326 .309 .635 84 81 0.0
1959 Charlotte - A 22 44 171 48 7 2 4 20 22 17 1 2 25 5 1 .281 .346 .415 .761 97 89 0.6
1959 Hartford - A 22 68 176 44 6 2 1 13 15 19 0 1 22 2 2 .250 .321 .324 .645 84 81 0.6
1960 Charlotte - A 23 36 135 37 3 0 5 19 25 26 1 1 20 3 1 .274 .393 .407 .800 104 108 0.7
1960 Hartford - A 23 84 165 34 4 0 2 11 10 19 0 2 24 4 2 .206 .285 .267 .552 52 46 -0.5
1960 Dallas - AA 23 6 17 7 1 0 1 8 4 4 0 0 1 0 1 .412 .524 .647 1.171 238 247 0.5
1961 Charlotte - A 24 24 93 27 2 1 2 14 15 11 1 1 10 2 0 .290 .368 .398 .766 97 95 0.3
1961 Hartford - A 24 95 255 52 6 1 3 22 21 20 3 3 37 4 3 .204 .267 .271 .537 56 48 -1.2
1962 Dallas - AA 25 116 306 83 14 2 9 39 41 22 3 2 32 8 3 .271 .324 .418 .743 105 103 1.3
1963 Dallas - AA 26 136 483 108 19 1 11 53 47 46 5 5 72 10 4 .224 .295 .335 .630 82 83 0.7
1964 Dallas - AA 27 104 355 86 17 0 8 42 42 34 2 4 40 7 6 .242 .309 .358 .667 84 84 0.7
1964 Oakland - AAA 27 19 61 8 2 0 0 5 3 2 0 1 5 3 0 .131 .156 .164 .320 -15 -31 -0.7
1965 San Antonio - AA 28 38 133 30 2 1 2 11 14 19 0 1 12 2 2 .226 .320 .301 .621 72 74 -0.2
1965 San Diego - AAA 28 48 106 23 3 0 1 13 16 17 0 1 14 2 0 .217 .323 .274 .596 66 71 -0.1
Total GWL 67 167 31 5 0 1 18 19 19 0 2 19 5 0 .186 .266 .234 .499 39 36
Total MAL 300 761 168 24 4 7 65 65 80 5 7 104 11 12 .221 .297 .290 .587 68 62
Total SEL 418 1540 419 65 17 26 191 205 173 10 8 210 41 21 .272 .348 .387 .735 94 93
Total LSA 400 1294 314 53 4 31 153 148 125 10 12 157 27 16 .243 .312 .362 .673 89 90
Total UMVA 95 283 77 19 2 3 33 40 61 5 2 37 13 5 .272 .407 .385 .793 107 114
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1954 Moline - R 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 0.0 .000
1954 Moline - R LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Charlotte - A CF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.2 3.38 -0.3 .979
1954 Moline - R CF 12 8 24 1 0 25 0 1.000 70.2 3.18 +0.4 .980
1954 Moline - R RF 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 24.0 0.75 +0.0 .941
1955 Charlotte - A 1B 4 4 24 1 3 25 0 1.000 28.0 8.04 +0.1 1.023
1955 Moline - R 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 Moline - R LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 Charlotte - A CF 63 60 158 3 1 161 0 1.000 527.2 2.75 +2.0 1.011
1955 Moline - R CF 16 12 26 0 0 26 0 1.000 116.2 2.01 +0.5 .955
1955 Charlotte - A RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.2 .949
1955 Moline - R RF 17 15 29 0 0 29 0 1.000 132.0 1.98 +0.6 1.008
1956 Charlotte - A C 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 1.0 9.00 -0.2 .000 1 0 0 0.0
1956 Charlotte - A 1B 4 4 27 1 1 28 0 1.000 35.0 7.20 -0.1 1.040
1956 Charlotte - A LF 13 13 28 0 0 28 0 1.000 108.0 2.33 +1.4 .965
1956 Moline - R LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.2 .929
1956 Charlotte - A CF 76 73 208 2 0 214 4 .981 637.0 2.97 +3.0 1.045
1956 Moline - R CF 26 26 75 0 0 76 1 .987 233.0 2.90 +3.5 1.044
1956 Charlotte - A RF 4 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 34.0 2.38 +0.0 .956
1956 Moline - R RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Charlotte - A LF 32 31 57 0 0 58 1 .983 259.2 1.98 +2.4 1.070
1957 Moline - R LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Charlotte - A CF 54 47 152 6 1 158 0 1.000 426.2 3.33 +4.1 1.027
1957 Moline - R CF 6 6 19 1 0 21 1 .952 48.0 3.75 +0.2 .958
1957 Charlotte - A RF 13 13 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 114.0 1.50 -0.7 .997
1958 Hartford - A 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Charlotte - A 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Hartford - A LF 9 4 10 1 0 11 0 1.000 53.2 1.84 +0.8 1.103
1958 Charlotte - A LF 19 16 34 0 0 34 0 1.000 144.0 2.12 +3.0 1.176
1958 Hartford - A CF 40 37 95 3 0 100 2 .980 327.0 2.70 -1.1 1.007
1958 Charlotte - A CF 30 27 83 4 0 88 1 .989 249.0 3.14 +4.9 1.046
1958 Hartford - A RF 3 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 25.0 1.80 -0.2 .964
1958 Charlotte - A RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.0 .974
1959 Hartford - A 1B 16 7 85 5 11 90 0 1.000 79.0 10.25 +1.5 1.222
1959 Charlotte - A 1B 2 2 11 0 2 11 0 1.000 17.0 5.82 +0.1 1.018
1959 Hartford - A LF 29 18 31 1 0 32 0 1.000 168.0 1.71 +2.9 1.159
1959 Charlotte - A LF 10 9 29 0 0 29 0 1.000 89.0 2.93 +1.4 1.022
1959 Hartford - A CF 19 17 52 1 0 54 1 .981 143.1 3.33 -0.3 1.001
1959 Charlotte - A CF 6 6 22 0 0 23 1 .957 51.0 3.88 -0.2 .968
1959 Hartford - A RF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 12.0 1.50 -0.1 .972
1959 Charlotte - A RF 21 21 39 0 0 39 0 1.000 184.0 1.91 +1.4 1.044
1960 Hartford - A 1B 8 5 38 2 6 41 1 .976 42.1 8.50 -0.4 .857
1960 Dallas - AA LF 5 5 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 41.1 1.74 +1.3 1.303
1960 Hartford - A LF 37 17 35 0 0 35 0 1.000 187.0 1.68 +1.2 1.023
1960 Charlotte - A LF 3 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 16.2 2.70 -0.2 .937
1960 Hartford - A CF 10 8 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 73.2 1.83 +0.2 1.007
1960 Charlotte - A CF 9 7 23 1 0 24 0 1.000 64.0 3.38 -0.6 .972
1960 Hartford - A RF 11 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 42.0 1.93 +0.2 .981
1960 Charlotte - A RF 25 25 48 0 0 49 1 .980 215.2 2.00 +1.8 1.050
1961 Hartford - A 1B 4 3 27 1 2 29 1 .966 26.0 9.69 -0.5 .870
1961 Charlotte - A 1B 1 1 4 0 3 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 0.0 .000
1961 Hartford - A LF 24 22 32 0 0 33 1 .970 178.1 1.61 -0.2 .959
1961 Charlotte - A LF 17 16 37 1 0 38 0 1.000 141.1 2.42 -0.3 .963
1961 Hartford - A CF 51 28 76 3 0 80 1 .988 285.2 2.49 -5.5 .967
1961 Charlotte - A CF 6 5 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 47.0 3.83 +0.3 1.002
1961 Hartford - A RF 14 10 23 0 0 23 0 1.000 95.0 2.18 +2.6 1.178
1962 Dallas - AA 1B 12 0 20 4 2 24 0 1.000 24.0 9.00 +0.2 1.014
1962 Dallas - AA LF 56 53 85 1 1 90 4 .956 439.2 1.76 +2.4 1.064
1962 Dallas - AA CF 20 19 43 4 1 50 3 .940 159.1 2.65 -1.3 .987
1962 Dallas - AA RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 10.2 0.00 -0.1 .000
1963 Dallas - AA LF 37 34 68 1 0 70 1 .986 291.2 2.13 +0.6 1.013
1963 Dallas - AA CF 97 93 220 7 3 232 5 .978 839.2 2.43 -4.1 .986
1963 Dallas - AA RF 5 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 10.2 2.53 +0.1 .990
1964 Oakland - AAA 1B 1 1 7 0 0 8 1 .875 8.0 7.88 -0.5 .000
1964 Dallas - AA 1B 8 6 45 3 1 48 0 1.000 54.1 7.95 +0.4 1.045
1964 Oakland - AAA LF 8 8 18 1 0 19 0 1.000 68.0 2.51 +1.2 1.079
1964 Dallas - AA LF 70 67 133 2 0 136 1 .993 583.1 2.08 +5.9 1.071
1964 Oakland - AAA CF 5 5 8 0 0 9 1 .889 38.2 1.86 -1.6 .824
1964 Dallas - AA CF 22 16 47 3 0 52 2 .962 150.0 3.00 -2.2 .942
1964 Oakland - AAA RF 3 2 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 19.0 4.74 +0.9 1.134
1964 Dallas - AA RF 4 4 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 29.1 1.84 -0.0 1.037
1965 San Diego - AAA 1B 4 1 24 1 1 25 0 1.000 22.0 10.23 -0.6 1.066
1965 San Antonio - AA 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 San Diego - AAA LF 32 23 30 1 0 31 0 1.000 209.0 1.33 +0.2 1.072
1965 San Antonio - AA LF 19 15 18 3 0 22 1 .955 137.1 1.38 -0.6 1.011
1965 San Diego - AAA CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.019
1965 San Antonio - AA CF 4 1 11 1 0 12 0 1.000 28.1 3.81 -0.3 1.021
1965 San Antonio - AA RF 20 19 25 0 0 25 0 1.000 145.2 1.54 +0.2 1.019
TOTAL C 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 1.0 9.00 -0.2 .000 1 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 68 34 313 18 32 334 3 .991 348.2 8.54 -0.0 1.014
TOTAL LF 422 353 659 12 1 680 9 .987 3126.0 1.93 +23.4 1.051
TOTAL CF 576 502 1379 40 6 1442 23 .984 4522.0 2.82 +1.8 1.005
TOTAL RF 152 125 232 0 0 233 1 .996 1104.0 1.89 +6.6 1.038
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1954 Drafted in the 1954 first-year player draft out of high school (Southeastern; Chillicothe, OH) by the St. Louis Pioneers. (Round 17, Pick 1, 257th overall pick).
06/15/1955 Goes 5-6 against the Miami Sailors, with 1 HR, 1 RBI and 1 R.
05/31/1956 Goes 5-6 against the Miami Sailors, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI and 4 R.
09/29/1962 Injured (dehydration),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
04/20/1966 Released by the St. Louis organization.
10/14/1966 Retired from professional baseball.
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