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Don Newcombe League
9-16-2165
Ross Hood First Base
Retired (1962, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .281 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .755 Status Deceased (2003) Option Years 0  
H 948 Age at Death 75 Date of Birth 02-09-1928
HR 46 Drafted Round 1, Pick 10
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(6 games)
RBI 437
SB 69
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A+ Contact vs. L A+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L C- Velocity B    Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt C+ Control F    Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 2
1B A+ (100%) LF D- (11.0%) Arm D  WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 5
3B A- (79.0%) RF D- (7.1%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 WAS
114
473
68
124
17
3
6
38
68
 53 0 3
14
 2 12
.702
.353
.349
.087
.262
1951 WAS
68
265
48
76
12
0
4
32
38
 21 0 2
3
 0 3
.751
.374
.377
.091
.287
1952 WAS
134
355
51
101
17
5
4
42
48
 44 2 1
4
 2 14
.766
.372
.394
.110
.285
1953 WAS
127
373
56
100
19
3
4
54
50
 49 3 4
7
 4 16
.723
.356
.367
.099
.268
1954 WAS
132
366
58
108
26
4
4
62
43
 46 2 4
3
 3 9
.789
.369
.421
.126
.295
1955 WAS
129
346
45
107
21
4
5
54
50
 28 1 2
7
 6 14
.832
.396
.436
.127
.309
1956 WAS
133
308
54
78
11
2
7
43
39
 39 1 3
7
 2 11
.706
.336
.370
.117
.253
1957 WAS
136
484
68
124
22
5
6
62
57
 54 3 3
9
 4 12
.696
.336
.360
.103
.256
1958 WAS
103
89
19
29
7
0
2
9
15
 9 1 2
2
 0 0
.892
.421
.472
.146
.326
1959 WAS-CHA
60
154
17
52
16
2
1
18
17
 22 0 1
6
 3 3
.888
.401
.487
.149
.338
1959 WAS
24
19
4
5
2
1
0
3
5
 5 0 0
1
 0 0
.890
.417
.474
.211
.263
1959 CHA
36
135
13
47
14
1
1
15
12
 17 0 1
5
 3 3
.888
.399
.489
.141
.348
1960 CHA
35
100
17
33
5
1
3
15
15
 9 1 0
6
 0 5
.912
.422
.490
.160
.330
1961 CHA
15
49
4
13
1
0
0
6
6
 9 0 0
1
 0 0
.631
.345
.286
.020
.265
1962 PIT
15
17
3
3
1
0
0
2
4
 3 0 0
0
 0 0
.569
.333
.235
.059
.176
Total
1201
3379
508
948
175
29
46
437
450
 386 14 25
69
 26 99
.755
.365
.390
.110
.281
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1962-11-01Ross Hood has retired from the Pittsburgh Crawfords
1962-07-11The Pittsburgh Crawfords have designated Ross Hood for assignment.
1962-06-18The Pittsburgh Crawfords have promoted Ross Hood to the major league team.
1962-05-08The Pittsburgh Crawfords have acquired Ross Hood from the waiver wire.
1961-07-02The Chicago American Giants have waived Ross Hood.
1961-06-22The Chicago American Giants have designated Ross Hood for assignment.
1959-05-22The Chicago American Giants have acquired Ross Hood from the waiver wire.
1959-05-15The Washington Generals have promoted Mike Sayles to the major league team. The Washington Generals have promoted Cameron Frye to the major league team. The Washington Generals have designated Dummy Mielke for assignment. The Washington Generals have designated Ross Hood for assignment.
1952-04-01The Washington Generals have promoted Ross Hood to the major league team. The Washington Generals have sent Angel Watt to the minors.
1951-07-04The Washington Generals have promoted Cy Campbell to the major league team. The Washington Generals have sent Ross Hood to the minors.