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Christopher
Ross		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 220
 
Born: October 6, 1920 in Australia
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 31 HOL CL    
1953 32 HOL CL    
1954 33 KC PL $ 750,000  
1955 34 LB CL $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 750,000  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 31 HOL CL    
1953 32 HOL CL    
1954 33 KC PL $ 750,000  
1955 34 LB CL $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 750,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 31 AAA   11 7 .611 24 24 1 1 0 163.0 188 83 20 75 145 4.58 .292 .366 .439 .805  
1953 32 HOL CL 0 2 .000 3 2 0 0 0 13.3 26 19 4 8 12 12.83 .419 .479 .661 1.141 0.0
1954 33 KC PL 8 12 .400 26 25 5 1 0 170.3 204 121 25 89 116 6.39 .300 .388 .471 .859 3.0
1955 34 LB CL 4 2 .667 12 8 3 2 0 58.7 57 33 8 30 31 5.06 .257 .345 .455 .800 2.9
    AAA   2 3 .400 7 7 2 1 0 56.7 44 17 6 21 49 2.70 .219 .293 .328 .621  
    AA   1 1 .500 2 2 1 0 0 15.0 14 8 2 4 17 4.80 .237 .286 .390 .676  
3 Years Sim 12 16 .429 41 35 8 3 0 242.3 287 173 37 127 159 6.43 .297 .384 .480 .864 5.9
2 Years AAA 13 10 .565 31 31 3 2 0 219.7 232 100 26 96 194 4.10 .275 .349 .412 .761  
1 Years AA 1 1 .500 2 2 1 0 0 15.0 14 8 2 4 17 4.80 .237 .286 .390 .676  
3 Years Minors 14 11 .560 33 33 4 2 0 234.7 246 108 28 100 211 4.14 .272 .345 .411 .756  
Season Average 4 5 .444 13 11 2 1 0 80.8 95 57 12 42 53 6.43 .297 .384 .480 .864  
Career Highs 8 12 .667 26 25 5 2 0 170.3 204 121 25 89 116 12.83 .419 .479 .661 1.141  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   225 136 28 97 107   .309 .390 .497 .888
vs LH   62 37 9 30 52   .262 .345 .426 .771
Home 7 10 .412 27 22 6 2 0 160.7 184 110 23 79 101 6.16 .293 .373 .480 .853
Away 5 6 .455 14 13 2 1 0 81.7 103 63 14 48 58 6.94 .305 .391 .479 .870
May 0 3 .000 5 4 0 0 0 28.0 34 30 8 11 26 9.65 .301 .363 .584 .947
June 2 3 .400 7 7 1 1 0 42.7 71 44 9 23 28 9.28 .384 .452 .595 1.047
July 1 5 .167 8 6 3 0 0 42.7 42 25 6 22 30 5.27 .256 .344 .427 .771
August 5 4 .556 13 11 3 1 0 76.7 80 47 9 43 43 5.52 .271 .364 .437 .801
Sep/Oct 4 1 .800 8 7 1 1 0 52.3 60 27 5 28 32 4.64 .288 .373 .423 .796
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1953 32 HOL CL 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1954 33 KC PL 26 55 6 6 3 0 0 4 0 0 3 17 .109 .155 .164 .319 0.5 0.0
1955 34 LB CL 12 19 1 3 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 2 .158 .200 .263 .463 0.5 0.0
3 Years Sim 41 77 7 9 5 0 0 8 0 0 4 20 .117 .160 .182 .342 0.6 0.0
162 Game Average 304 27 35 19 0 0 31 0 0 15 79 .117 .160 .182 .342 2.5  
Career Highs 26 55 6 6 3 0 0 4 0 0 3 17 .158 .200 .263 .463 0.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   61 7 7 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 18 .115 .169 .180 .350 0.6
vs LH   16 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .188 .313 -0.1
Home 27 46 5 6 5 0 0 5 0 0 3 11 .130 .184 .239 .423 1.3
Away 14 31 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 9 .097 .125 .097 .222 -0.8
RISP   17 0 3 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 3 .176 .176 .235 .412 0.4
Close/Late   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .143 .000 .143 -0.2
May 5 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1
June 7 17 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .118 .167 .176 .343 0.1
July 6 13 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .077 .077 .154 .231 -0.4
August 13 25 2 4 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 .160 .160 .280 .440 0.6
Sep/Oct 8 16 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .125 .176 .125 .301 0.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1953 32 HOL CL P 3 2 13.3 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.35    
1954 33 KC PL P 26 25 170.3 8 20 1 2 .966 1.48    
1955 34 LB CL P 12 8 58.7 3 5 0 0 1.000 1.23    
Career Totals   41 35 242.3 12 26 1 2 .974 1.41    
Career Highs   26 25 170.3 8 20 1 2 1.000 1.48    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Shutouts
1955-5-2
CAR-39-3
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 1
 
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History
Drafted in 51st round, 1018th overall pick, by Hollywood in 1952
Released by Hollywood on 7/28/1953
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/18/1954 to a 3-year deal worth $750,000 per year
Earned first career win on 6/17/1954
Had first career hit on 6/21/1954, off Teo Chaidez (DEN)
Released by Kansas City on 4/14/1955
Signed as a free agent by Long Beach on 5/12/1955 to a minor league deal
 
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