Chester Franklin "Buster" Ross (March 11, 1903 – April 24, 1982) was a major league

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for the

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from 1924 to 1926. He was born on March 11, 1903, in

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, and died on April 24, 1982, in

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. Ross holds the modern major league record for most errors by a pitcher in one game with four. He committed four errors on May 17, 1925, against the St. Louis Browns. Ross also gave up Babe Ruth's 300th career home run; this was on September 8, 1925, at

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