Ross Youngs: In Search of a San Antonio Baseball Legend
- ISBN-10
- 1625845642
- ISBN-13
- 9781625845641
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 144
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-05-21
- Publisher
- Arcadia Publishing
- Author
- David King
Description
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.
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