Mark Ross
Mark Joseph Ross
Born: August 8, 1954
Galveston, TX US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 195
Draft: Round 7 (1979 June Amateur Draft, Houston Astros)
School: Texas A&M
Career: 1979-1991
Major League Statistics
Mark Ross compiled a career record of 64 wins and 70 losses, with 103 saves, and a 3.21 ERA in his 483-game pitching career with the Astros, Daytona Beach Astros, Columbus Astros, Tucson Toros, Vancouver Canadians, Syracuse Chiefs, Buffalo Bisons and Richmond Braves. He began playing during the 1979 season and last took the field during the 1991 campaign.
 Daytona Beach Astros |
 Columbus Astros |
 Tucson Toros |
 Vancouver Canadians |
 Syracuse Chiefs |
 Buffalo Bisons |
 Richmond Braves |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | R | GULF | Astros | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.86 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.67 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27.0 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1980 | A | FLOR | Daytona Beach Astros | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1.71 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 58.0 | 50 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1981 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 8 | 10 | .444 | 2.25 | 63 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 116.0 | 103 | 35 | 29 | 3 | 32 | 12 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1982 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 4 | 3 | .571 | 4.88 | 43 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 83.0 | 106 | 55 | 45 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1983 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 0 | 2 | .000 | 9.95 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1983 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.63 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 27.3 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1984 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 5 | 6 | .455 | 2.93 | 57 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 92.0 | 88 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 24 | 8 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1985 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3.62 | 46 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 77.0 | 109 | 38 | 31 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1986 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 5 | 5 | .500 | 4.17 | 48 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 73.3 | 99 | 37 | 34 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1987 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3.02 | 32 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 89.3 | 87 | 40 | 30 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 3 | 8 | .273 | 3.61 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 99.7 | 101 | 50 | 40 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1989 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 8 | 5 | .615 | 2.94 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 95.0 | 102 | 43 | 31 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 58 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1990 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | 6 | 8 | .429 | 2.02 | 47 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 71.3 | 73 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1991 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 3 | 6 | .333 | 3.50 | 39 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 82.3 | 84 | 35 | 32 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 338 |
| Totals | 64 | 70 | .478 | 3.21 | 483 | 28 | 300 | 5 | 0 | 103 | 1004.7 | 1078 | 437 | 358 | 42 | 241 | 68 | 511 | 22 | 5 | 24 | 338 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 57 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .111 | .000 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 46 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 48 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | 32 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .000 | .273 | .000 | .273 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | 47 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 269 | 34 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .000 | .133 | .000 | .133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | R | GULF | Astros | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1980 | A | FLOR | Daytona Beach Astros | P | 30 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .600 |
| 1980 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | P | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .286 |
| 1981 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | P | 63 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 3 | .964 | .429 |
| 1982 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | P | 43 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .955 | .488 |
| 1983 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | P | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .833 |
| 1983 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | P | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .385 |
| 1984 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | P | 57 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .456 |
| 1985 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | P | 46 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1986 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | P | 48 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .479 |
| 1987 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | P | 32 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | .958 | .719 |
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 17 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.412 |
| 1989 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 26 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | .895 | .654 |
| 1990 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | P | 47 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .532 |
| 1991 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | P | 39 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .462 |
| Totals | 483 | 64 | 195 | 5 | 12 | .981 | .536 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | R | Gulf Coast League | Astros | HOU | ||
| 1980 | A | Florida State League | Daytona Beach Astros | HOU | ||
| 1980 | AA | Southern League | Columbus Astros | HOU | ||
| 1981 | AA | Southern League | Columbus Astros | HOU | ||
| 1982 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | HOU | ||
| 1983 | AA | Southern League | Columbus Astros | HOU | ||
| 1983 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | HOU | ||
| 1984 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | HOU | ||
| 1985 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | HOU | ||
| 1986 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | HOU | ||
| 1987 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Canadians | PIT | ||
| 1988 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | TOR | ||
| 1989 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | TOR | ||
| 1990 | AAA | American Association 2 | Buffalo Bisons | PIT | ||
| 1991 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL |
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