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Edd Roush
Edd Roush
Full name Edd J. Roush
Born May 8, 1893, Oakland City, Indiana
Died March 21, 1988, Bradenton, Florida
Buried at Montgomery Cemetery, Oakland City, Indiana
First Game: August 20, 1913 ; Final Game: September 27, 1931
Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 5' 11" Weight: 170
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1962
Ejections as player: 1919 (1), 1920 (1), 1922 (1), 1926 (1). Total: 4 Ejections as coach: 1938 (1) SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1913 CHI A Daily Splits 9 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0i 2 0 2 0 0i 0i 0 0i .100 .100 .100 -0.2 1913 CHI A
1914 IND F Daily Splits 74 166 26 54 8 4 1 30 6 0i 20 1 16 0i 0i 0i 12 4i .325 .353 .440 -0.1 1914 IND F
1915 NEW F Daily Splits 145 551 73 164 20 11 3 60 38 0i 25 6 21 0 12i 5i 28 15i .298 .350 .390 -1.3 1915 NEW F
1916 NY N Daily Splits 39 69 4 13 0 1 0 5 1 0i 4 0 1 0i 2i 0i 4 0 .188 .200 .217 -0.8 1916 NY N
1916 CIN N Daily Splits 69 272 34 78 7 14 0 15 13 0i 19 7 8 0i 4i 2i 15 0 .287 .336 .415 0.8 1916 CIN N
1916 TOT N 108 341 38 91 7 15 0 20 14 0i 23 7 9 0i 6i 2i 19 0 .267 .309 .375 0.0 1916 TOT N
1917 CIN N Daily Splits 136 522 82 178 19 14 4 67 27 0i 24 5 13 0i 5i 5i 21 12i .341 .379 .454 2.7 1917 CIN N
1918 CIN N Daily Splits 113 435 61 145 18 10 5 62 22 1i 10 2 33 0i 7i 4i 24 7i .333 .368 .455 2.5 1918 CIN N
1919 CIN N Daily Splits 133 504 73 162 19 12 4 71 42 4 19 6 20 0 19 2 20 11 .321 .380 .431 2.7 1919 CIN N
1920 CIN N Daily Splits 149 579 81 196 22 16 4 90 42 4 22 3 26 0 22 8 36 24 .339 .386 .453 3.1 1920 CIN N
1921 CIN N Daily Splits 112 418 68 147 27 12 4 71 31 4 8 5 9 0 13 5 19 17 .352 .403 .502 1.7 1921 CIN N
1922 CIN N Daily Splits 49 165 29 58 7 4 1 24 19 4 5 3 2 0 2 1 5 3 .352 .428 .461 0.5 1922 CIN N
1923 CIN N Daily Splits 138 527 88 185 41 18 6 88 46 6 16 3 16 0 10 3 10 15 .351 .406 .531 1.7 1923 CIN N
1924 CIN N Daily Splits 121 483 67 168 23 21 3 72 22 2 11 0 14 0 12 8 17 13 .348 .376 .501 0.5 1924 CIN N
1925 CIN N Daily Splits 134 540 91 183 28 16 8 83 35 1 14 4 11 0 17 4 22 20 .339 .383 .494 0.5 1925 CIN N
1926 CIN N Daily Splits 144 563 95 182 37 10 7 79 38 3 17 0 30 0 13 6 8 11 .323 .366 .462 -0.8 1926 CIN N
1927 NY N Daily Splits 140 570 83 173 27 4 7 58 26 1 15 1 17 0 11 13 18 21 .304 .335 .402 -1.9 1927 NY N
1928 NY N Daily Splits 46 163 20 41 5 3 2 13 14 2 8 1 2 0 5 0 1 2 .252 .315 .356 -0.7 1928 NY N
1929 NY N Daily Splits 115 450 76 146 19 7 8 52 45 1 16 3 11 0 12 5 6 7 .324 .390 .451 -0.3 1929 NY N
1931 CIN N Daily Splits 101 376 46 102 12 5 1 41 17 0 5 3 4 0 18 6 2 1 .271 .308 .338 -2.2 1931 CIN N
Total NL (15 Years) 1739 6636 998 2157 311 167 64 891 440 33i 213 46 217 0i172i 72i 228 164i .325 .371 .451 10.0 Total NL
Total AL ( 1 Year ) 9 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0i 2 0 2 0 0i 0i 0 0i .100 .100 .100 -0.2 Total AL
Total FL ( 2 Years) 219 717 99 218 28 15 4 90 44 0i 45 7 37 0i 12i 5i 40 19i .304 .350 .402 -1.4 Total FL
Total (18 Years) Splits 1967 7363 1099 2376 339 182 68 981 484 33i 260 53 256 0i184i 77i 268 183i .323 .369 .446 8.4 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1919 CIN N Daily Splits 8 28 6 6 2 1 0 7 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 1 .214 .333 .357 1919 CIN N
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1913 CHI A Daily Splits OF 2 2 2 18 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 2 0
1913 CHI A CF 2 2 2 18 3 1 0 0 0 1.000
1914 IND F Daily Splits OF 43 35 33 328.1 85 5 1 1 0 .989 37 4 2
1914 IND F LF 37 34 33 315.1i 80 5 1 1 0 .988
1914 IND F CF 4 1 0 8 i 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1914 IND F RF 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1914 IND F 1B 2 2 2 18 17 1 1 1 0 .947
1915 NEW F Daily Splits OF 144 144 141 1296.2 331 20 10 3 1 .972 0 143 1
1915 NEW F CF 143 143 141 1291.2 336 16 11 3 1 .970
1915 NEW F RF 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 -
1916 NY N Daily Splits OF 15 9 9 99 18 2 1 1 0 .952 0 5 10
1916 NY N RF 10 8 8 80 14 2 1 1 0 .941
1916 NY N CF 5 1 1 19 i 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1916 CIN N Daily Splits OF 69 69 69 609 192 7 6 1 0 .971 0 69 0
1916 CIN N CF 69 69 69 609 192 7 6 1 0 .971
1916 TOT N CF 74 70 70 628 i 196 7 6 1 0 .971
1916 TOT N OF 84 78 78 708 210 9 7 2 0 .969 0 74 10
1917 CIN N Daily Splits OF 134 134 130 1167.2 335 15 14 0 0 .962 0 134 0
1917 CIN N CF 134 134 130 1167.2i 335 15 14 0 0 .962
1918 CIN N Daily Splits OF 113 113 112 995.2 320 13 14 3 0 .960 0 113 0
1918 CIN N CF 113 113 112 995.2i 318 14 14 3 0 .960
1919 CIN N Daily Splits OF 133 133 131 1203.2 335 22 4 6 0 .989 0 133 0
1919 CIN N CF 133 133 131 1203.2 334 21 4 6 0 .989
1920 CIN N Daily Splits OF 139 138 135 1245 410 18 11 6 0 .975 0 139 0
1920 CIN N CF 139 138 135 1245 416 19 11 6 0 .975
1920 CIN N 1B 11 11 10 101 127 7 2 7 0 .985
1920 CIN N 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1921 CIN N Daily Splits OF 108 108 104 937.1 286 9 6 0 0 .980 0 108 0
1921 CIN N CF 108 108 104 937.1 286 10 6 0 0 .980
1922 CIN N Daily Splits OF 43 43 42 372 96 8 1 0 0 .990 0 43 0
1922 CIN N CF 43 43 42 372 96 8 1 0 0 .990
1923 CIN N Daily Splits OF 137 136 130 1206.1 337 14 11 3 0 .970 0 137 0
1923 CIN N CF 137 136 130 1206.1 337 14 11 3 0 .970
1924 CIN N Daily Splits OF 119 119 114 1059.1 270 13 12 4 0 .959 0 119 0
1924 CIN N CF 119 119 114 1059.1 270 10 12 4 0 .959
1925 CIN N Daily Splits OF 134 134 128 1191 343 15 8 3 0 .978 0 134 0
1925 CIN N CF 134 134 128 1191 343 15 8 3 0 .978
1926 CIN N Daily Splits OF 144 143 134 1253.2 304 12 15 2 0 .955 0 144 0
1926 CIN N CF 144 143 134 1253.2 304 12 15 1 0 .955
1926 CIN N 1B 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1927 NY N Daily Splits OF 138 137 130 1204.2 327 19 9 4 0 .975 0 138 0
1927 NY N CF 138 137 130 1204.2 327 19 9 4 0 .975
1928 NY N Daily Splits OF 39 36 34 329.2 100 7 5 0 0 .955 0 39 0
1928 NY N CF 39 36 34 329.2 100 7 5 0 0 .955
1929 NY N Daily Splits OF 107 107 92 931.2 248 18 5 5 0 .982 0 107 0
1929 NY N CF 107 107 92 931.2 248 18 5 5 0 .982
1931 CIN N Daily Splits OF 88 87 80 752.1 197 5 4 1 0 .981 43 45 0
1931 CIN N CF 45 45 40 387.2 110 3 3 1 0 .974
1931 CIN N LF 43 42 40 364.2 87 2 1 0 0 .989
Total (18 Years) Splits OF 1849 1827 1750 16201 4537 222 137 43 1 .972 80 1756 13
Total (18 Years) CF 1756 1742 1669 15431 i 4363 209 135 40 1 .971
Total ( 2 Years) LF 80 76 73 680 i 167 7 2 1 0 .989
Total ( 3 Years) 1B 14 13 12 120 146 8 3 8 0 .981
Total ( 3 Years) RF 13 9 8 90 15 2 1 1 0 .944
Total ( 1 Year ) 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
i - incomplete World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1919 CIN N Daily Splits OF 8 8 8 72 31 3 2 2 0 .944 0 8 0
1919 CIN N CF 8 8 8 72 31 3 2 2 0 .944
Coaching Record
Year Team START END
1938 CIN N 4-19 10- 2
Total ( 1 Year )
Ejection Information
As player:
Date Team Umpire Reason
7- 6-1919(2) BOX CIN N Cy Rigler Called third strike
6- 8-1920 BOX CIN N Barry McCormick Delay: lay down in OF during argument
9- 6-1922 BOX CIN N Charlie Moran Call at 3B
5-17-1926 BOX CIN N Cy Rigler Balk non-call
As coach:
Date Team Umpire Reason
5-14-1938 BOX CIN N Ziggy Sears Called third strike
Transaction Information
Sold by Evansville (Central) to Chicago White Sox for $3000 (August, 1913).
Sold by Newark Peppers to New York Giants for $7500 (December 23, 1915 ).
Traded by New York Giants with Christy Mathewson and Bill McKechnie to Cincinnati
Reds in exchange for Buck Herzog and Red Killefer (July 20, 1916 ).
Traded by Cincinnati Reds to New York Giants in exchange for High Pockets Kelly and
cash (February 9, 1927 ).
Claimed on waivers by Cincinnati Reds from New York Giants (March 26, 1931 ).
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