Pep Youngs LbNA #72444
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Add Location| Owner: | Silver Eagle
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| Plant date: | Nov 20, 2017 |
| Location: | Mission Burial Park |
| City: | San Antonio |
| County: | Bexar |
| State: | Texas |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Mosaic Butterfly |
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| Last found: | Feb 23, 2021 |
| Status: | FFF |
| Last edited: | Nov 21, 2017 |
*** Part of my TX Baseball Series ***
Terrain Difficulty: Easy (flat, 50 yards RT)
Recommended Ink: blue
Status: alive
Ross "Pep" Youngs was born in Shiner, TX in 1897, but soon moved to San Antonio where he was educated at West Texas Military Institute and excelled at baseball. He made his professional baseball debut for the Austin Senators of the Texas League in 1914, and made his major league debut with the New York Giants in 1917. In 1918, Youngs became the starting right fielder and batted .302 in 121 games. It would be the first of seven straight seasons in which he hit .300 as a regular. Youngs's career was abruptly cut short in 1926, when he was diagnosed with a kidney disorder and died of Bright's disease on October 22, 1927, at the age of 30. Over his 10 year career, Youngs posted 812 runs, 42 home runs, 592 RBI, 153 stolen bases, and .322 career batting average, and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972 by the Veterans Committee. He is buried in Mission Burial Park, where you can find this box.
Directions:
From I37 go west on SE Military Dr for 2.5 miles then left into Mission Burial Park. Go past main office and bear right at intersection by sales office for 0.2 mile and park by Watts stone on right.
Clues:
Walk past Watts stone to grave of Youngs behind it. Go right 18 steps to Raybould stone with large tree behind it. LB is in hollow of trunks 4' high under a pottery shard and bark.
Hike length: 0.1 miles
Terrain Difficulty: Easy (flat, 50 yards RT)
Recommended Ink: blue
Status: alive
Ross "Pep" Youngs was born in Shiner, TX in 1897, but soon moved to San Antonio where he was educated at West Texas Military Institute and excelled at baseball. He made his professional baseball debut for the Austin Senators of the Texas League in 1914, and made his major league debut with the New York Giants in 1917. In 1918, Youngs became the starting right fielder and batted .302 in 121 games. It would be the first of seven straight seasons in which he hit .300 as a regular. Youngs's career was abruptly cut short in 1926, when he was diagnosed with a kidney disorder and died of Bright's disease on October 22, 1927, at the age of 30. Over his 10 year career, Youngs posted 812 runs, 42 home runs, 592 RBI, 153 stolen bases, and .322 career batting average, and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972 by the Veterans Committee. He is buried in Mission Burial Park, where you can find this box.
Directions:
From I37 go west on SE Military Dr for 2.5 miles then left into Mission Burial Park. Go past main office and bear right at intersection by sales office for 0.2 mile and park by Watts stone on right.
Clues:
Walk past Watts stone to grave of Youngs behind it. Go right 18 steps to Raybould stone with large tree behind it. LB is in hollow of trunks 4' high under a pottery shard and bark.
Hike length: 0.1 miles