Player notes: (By John Civitello) Ross Middlebrook Youngs was born on April 10, 1897 in Shiner, Texas, a little town about an hour and a half west of San Antonio.

Youngs' greatest year as a player was in 1924, when he had a .356 average and knocked 10 home runs and drove in 74 runs. He also went seven straight seasons while batting over .300, and avearged .322 over his career which spanned only 10 years.

Youngs played in 4 World Series, from 1921-1924, winning two in a row before losing to the Yankees in 1923 and the Senators in 1924.

He became sick in 1925, and the Giants hired a full-time nurse to travel with him, and Youngs somehow managed a .306 average in 95 games. A kidney disorder, Bright's disease, ended his career in 1926 and resulted in his death on October 22, 1927 at the age of 30. John McGraw called him "The greatest outfielder I ever saw." He was elected to the Baseball Hall Of Fame in 1972 by the Veterans Commitee.