Born in
McKeesport, Pennsylvania on September 16, 1947, Ross stands at tall and weighs . 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. Notably, Ross lost a Padres' club-record 11 consecutive
decisions in , a season where the
expansion team suffered a franchise-record 110 losses, finishing 41 games out of first place. All told, he gave up 764
hits and 288
bases on balls in 713
innings pitched, with seven
saves and 378
strikeouts. ==References==