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Edd Roush

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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)
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                           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
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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
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              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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