Ralph Young

American baseball player

Ralph Stuart Young (September 19, 1888 – January 24, 1965), commonly known as "Pep", was an American professional baseball player and coach.A native of Philadelphia, Young played nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), principally as a second baseman, from 1913 to 1922, including nine seasons in Major League Baseball with the New York Yankees in 1913, the Detroit Tigers from 1915 to 1921, and the Philadelphia Athletics in 1922.

He threw right-handed and batted as a switch hitter.Over the course of Young's big league career, he appeared in 1,022 games, 993 as a second baseman, and compiled a .247 batting average.

Fueled by a disciplined batting eye, Young's on-base percentage was nearly 100 points higher at .339.He collected 495 bases on balls and struck out only 235 times in 4,342 plate appearances.

Young was also known as one of the best defensive second baseman in the American League (AL) during his playing career until a back injury in 1921 led to erratic throwing.

After Young's playing career ended, he served as a college baseball coach in Philadelphia for the Temple Owls baseball team from 1932 to 1942 and for the Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball team from 1948 to 1955.

In 19 seasons as a head coach, Young compiled a 158–154 win–loss record.

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