Turkey Gross

Shortstop, Baseball Player

1896 – 1936

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Who was Turkey Gross?

Ewell "Turkey" Gross was a shortstop in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1925 season. Listed at 6 ft 0 in, 165 lb., Gross batted and threw right-handed.

The son of Alfred and Mary Gross, Ewell played for several seasons in the Texas League during the 1920s and later served as manager of the Dallas Steers, Paris Colts and Kilgore Gushers.

He died of a kidney infection in 1936 and is buried in Mesquite Cemetery.

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Born
Feb 21, 1896
Mesquite
Profession
Lived in
  • Mesquite
Died
Jan 11, 1936
Dallas

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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