{{short description|American baseball player (born 1947)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Gary Ross |position=Pitcher |image=Gary Ross (baseball).jpg |caption= |bats=Right |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1947|9|16}} |birth_place=Port Vue, Pennsylvania, U.S. |death_date= |death_place= |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=June 28 |debutyear=1968 |debutteam=Chicago Cubs |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=July 8 |finalyear=1977 |finalteam=California Angels |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Win–loss record |stat1value=25–47 |stat2label=Earned run average |stat2value=3.92 |stat3label=Strikeouts |stat3value=378 |teams= *Chicago Cubs ({{baseball year|1968}}–{{baseball year|1969}}) *San Diego Padres ({{baseball year|1969}}–{{baseball year|1974}}) *California Angels ({{baseball year|1975}}–{{baseball year|1977}}) }} '''Gary Douglas Ross''' (born September 16, 1947) is an American former professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1968 to 1977. He played for the Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, and California Angels.
==Biography== Born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania on September 16, 1947, Ross stands at {{convert|6|ft|1|in}} tall and weighs {{convert|185|lb}}.
Throughout his career, Ross appeared in 283 Major League games, 59 as a starting pitcher. On April 24, 1969, he was traded alongside Joe Niekro and Frankie Librán from the Chicago Cubs to the Padres in exchange for Dick Selma.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35634286/the-record-hackensack-new-jersey25/ "Selma Traded For 3 Players," ''The Associated Press'' (AP), Friday, April 25, 1969.] Retrieved June 9, 2020</ref> Notably, Ross lost a Padres' club-record 11 consecutive decisions in {{baseball year|1969}}, a season where the expansion team suffered a franchise-record 110 losses, finishing 41 games out of first place.<ref>{{cite news|last=Norcross |first=Don |title=Latos stops winless streak in Denver |date=May 15, 2011 |newspaper=San Diego Union-Tribune |url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/may/15/latos-stops-winless-streak-denver/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518041207/http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/may/15/latos-stops-winless-streak-denver/ |archivedate=May 18, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
All told, he gave up 764 hits and 288 bases on balls in 713{{fraction|2|3}} innings pitched, with seven saves and 378 strikeouts.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Baseballstats |mlb=121478 |espn= |br=r/rossga01 |fangraphs= |cube= |brm=ross--002gar }}, or [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/R/Prossg102.htm Retrosheet]
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