Turkey Gross Explained

Turkey Gross
Position:Shortstop
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:21 February 1896
Birth Place:Mesquite, Texas
Death Place:Dallas, Texas
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 14
Debutyear:1925
Debutteam:Boston Red Sox
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:April 28
Finalyear:1925
Finalteam:Boston Red Sox
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.094
Stat2label:Hits
Stat2value:3
Stat3label:Home runs
Stat3value:0
Stat4label:Runs batted in
Stat4value:2
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Ewell "Turkey" Gross (February 21, 1896 – January 11, 1936) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1925 season.[1] Listed at, 165 lb., Gross batted and threw right-handed. Ewell "Turkey" Gross once completed an unassisted triple play at third base. He caught the hit, tagged the man coming from second base, and got the man headed for home plate as he attempted to scramble back to third base.

The son of Alfred and Mary Gross, Ewell played for several seasons in the Texas League during the 1920s and later served as manager of the Dallas Steers, Paris (Texas) Colts and Kilgore Gushers.

He died of a kidney infection in 1936 and is buried in Mesquite Cemetery.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Turkey Gross Stats. Baseball-Reference.com. en. 2019-02-19.