John Charles Ness (November 11, 1885 – December 3, 1957) was a first baseman in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox.

[3] This performance earned him a roster spot on the Detroit Tigers, and he made his major league debut on May 9, 1911.

[1] Over the winter, Ness received a $500 cut in salary from White Sox owner Charles Comiskey.

Ness promptly quit the game, saying, "I can pull down $100 a month playing semi-pro baseball in Chicago.

"[8] The Chicago White Sox would win the American League pennant and World Series in 1917.

Ness' replacement at first base, Chick Gandil, would later become the ringleader of the Black Sox Scandal.