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Ross Middlebrook Youngs ( April 10 , 1897 - October 22 , 1927 ) was a Major League Baseball Outfielder best known for his superb defense and consistent hitting. Born in Shiner, Texas and educated at Texas Military Institute , Youngs made his major league debut in 1917 with the New York Giants and played his first full season in 1918 , placing 6th in the league with a .302 Batting Average . Youngs batted .300 or higher in every season until 1925 , and higher than .350 twice, scored 100 or more Runs three times, and posted a career high 102 RBI in 1921 and 10 Home Run s in 1924 . The Giants went to the World Series four consecutive years (1921 - 1924) and won twice (1921, 1922 ). Youngs's career was abruptly cut short in 1926 when he was diagnosed with the Kidney disorder which at the time was called Bright's Disease . He played in 95 games that season and died the following year, on October 22 , 1927 , at the age of 30. Nevertheless, Youngs posted impressive numbers over his abbreviated ten year career, including 812 runs, 42 home runs, 592 RBI, 153 Stolen Base s and a .322 career batting average and .399 career On Base Percentage . Youngs was inducted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame in 1972 . In 1981 , Lawrence Ritter and Donald Honig included him in their book ''The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time''. They explained what they called "the Smokey Joe Wood Syndrome," where a player of truly exceptional talent but a career curtailed by injury or illness should still, in spite of not having had career statistics that would quantitatively rank him with the all-time greats, should still be included on their list of the 100 greatest players. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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