Buster Ross Explained

Buster Ross
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Left
Throws:Left
Birth Date:March 11, 1903
Birth Place:Kuttawa, Kentucky
Death Place:Mayfield, Kentucky
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:June 15
Debutyear:1924
Debutteam:Boston Red Sox
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:May 13
Finalyear:1926
Finalteam:Boston Red Sox
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:7–12
Stat2label:Strikeouts
Stat2value:31
Stat3label:Earned run average
Stat3value:5.01
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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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pitcher Error Records. Baseball Almanac.
  2. Web site: Babe Ruth's 300th Home Run. Rare & Early Newspapers.