Ross Youngs: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1972

Born: April 10, 1897

1914: Began professional career

1916: Purchased by New York Giants

Debut: September 25, 1917 (Giants)

1917: Giants win Pennant

1921: Became first player with 2 hits in one inning of a World Series game.

1921-22: Giants win World Series

1923-24: Giants win Pennant

1924: Implicated, but later cleared, of fixing games

1926: Diagnosed with Bright’s Disease, a kidney ailment; he became too ill to play and was sent home to rest by John McGraw

Died: 1927 (Bright’s Disease)

1972: Elected to Hall of Fame (Vet Committee)

1972: His election was highly controversial as the Veteran’s Committee was made up of his former teammates.

1981: Donald Honig considered him one the 100 greatest players of all time. He remains a controversial HOF pick.

Accomplishments:

2x World Champion

.322

42 HR

592 RBI

812 runs

1491 Hits

236 doubles

93 triples

153 SB

550 walks-390 strikeouts

.399 OBP

.441 SLG

.839 OPS

100+ Runs: 3x

200+ Hits: 2x

30+ doubles: 4x

10+ triples: 5x

102 RBI (1921)

20+ SB: 3x

.300: 8x

.350+: 2x

.400 OBP: 4x

.521 SLG (1924)

.900 OPS: 2x

Led league in runs (121): 121

Led League in doubles (31): 1919

Postseason: .286, 1 HR, 10 RBI, .763 OPS, 3 SB (4 World Series)