Ross Youngs:: In Search of a San Antonio Baseball Legend

by David King

Though Ross Youngs has been enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame since 1972, few have given his remarkable career its due. Born in Shiner and raised in San Antonio, Youngs played his first game as a professional at the age of sixteen, and just three years later, his contract was purchased by the New York Giants, one of baseball's elite teams in the early twentieth century. Tragically, his promising career ended when he died from an illness at age thirty in 1927. Join author David King in a journey to discover the amazing Youngs as he was and the incredible legacy he left behind.

Genres: Baseball

144 pages, Paperback

First published May 21, 2013

Reviews

[Robert Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

E book about a little known Hall of Famer. Good story, interesting research and background info about San Antonio. Really question his inclusion in the HOF but he was chosen by the Veterans Committee in the 70’s, nearly 50 years after his death.

[Patrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick read about a local San Antonio sports figure who unfortunately died young. The author does a good job of describing the various locations where Youngs lived and played as the were in the 1910's and 1920's.