William Ross (baseball)

William West Ross (October 5, 1893 December 22, 1964), nicknamed "Nacogdoches", was an American Negro league pitcher from 1922 to 1930.

William Ross
Pitcher
Born: (1893-10-05)October 5, 1893
Corrigan, Texas
Died: December 22, 1964(1964-12-22) (aged 71)
Diboll, Texas
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1922, for the Indianapolis ABCs
Last appearance
1930, for the Homestead Grays
Teams

A native of Corrigan, Texas, Ross made his Negro leagues debut in 1922 with the Indianapolis ABCs. He went on to play for the Washington Potomacs, St. Louis Stars, Detroit Stars, and Cleveland Tigers before finishing his career with the Homestead Grays in 1929 and 1930. Ross died in Diboll, Texas in 1964 at age 71.[1][2]

References

  1. "William Ross". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. "William Ross". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.


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