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Gary Ross
On the rainy night of May 19, the Hawaii Islanders and Salt Lake City Gulls of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League splashed through only five innings of the first game of a scheduled doubleheader in Salt Lake City. The results were lopsided and dramatic: Hawaii’s Gary Ross pitched a perfect game, while the Islanders sent 20 batters to the plate in a 15-run first inning – five more than Salt Lake City sent to the plate all game. Hawaii won the farcical contest, 19-0.
Ross went 16-8 with a 2.49 ERA for the Islanders, leading Pacific Coast League pitchers in wins.25 That earned him a return to the majors as well, but not with the Padres. On September 17 the Padres traded him to the Gulls’ parent club, the California Angels. Ross made one start with the 1975 Angels, on September 28. That game also involved an unusual no-hitter, but this time Ross was on the losing end as four Oakland A’s pitchers combined to no-hit the Angels. - SABR
I used the Padres card. Best I could do with him. The glasses show better than I hoped.
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