Emil Michael Gross (March 4, 1858 – August 21, 1921), was an American professional baseball player whose career spanned from 1877 to 1884.

He played five years in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Providence Grays (1879–1881), Philadelphia Quakers (1883), and Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies (1884).

[1] Gross began his professional baseball career playing for the St. Paul Red Caps of the League Alliance in 1877.

[2] In August 1879, Gross made his major league debut with the 1879 Providence Grays, compiled a .348 batting average, and appeared in 30 games as catcher in the last part of the season.

[1] At the end of the 1881 season, Gross was placed on the National League's blacklist upon charges of "general dissipation and insubordination.

[1] Gross concluded his major league career in 1884 playing for the Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies of the Union Association.