Edd Roush

Full Name: Edd J. Roush	Primary Position: OF
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/170	First Game: August 20, 1913
Birthdate: May 8, 1893	Final Game: September 27, 1931
Birthplace: Oakland City, Indiana	MLB Experience: 18 years
Died: March 21, 1988
Deathplace: Bradenton, Florida
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

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Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962

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Edd Roush (Edd J. Roush) was born on May 8, 1893 in Oakland City, Indiana. He made his Major League debut on August 20, 1913 for the Chicago White Sox. In 1914, his rookie year, he hit .325 with 1 home run and 30 RBI. Roush played for the Chicago White Sox, Newark Peppers, New York Giants and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 18 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Edd Roush's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1923, when he hit for a .351 average and knocked in 88 runs. However, others believe that it was 1920, when he stole 36 bases, hit for a .339 average and knocked in 90 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1913	CHI	A	9	10	2	1	0	0	.100	.100	.100	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0
1914	IND	F	74	166	26	54	1	30	.325	.353	.440	8	4	6	20	1	16	12	0	0
1915	NEW	F	145	551	73	164	3	60	.298	.350	.390	20	11	38	25	6	21	28	0	0
1916	NY	N	39	69	4	13	0	5	.188	.200	.217	0	1	1	4	0	1	4	0	0
1916	CIN	N	69	272	34	78	0	15	.287	.336	.415	7	14	13	19	7	8	15	0	0
1916	TOT	N	108	341	38	91	0	20	.267	.309	.375	7	15	14	23	7	9	19	0	0
1917	CIN	N	136	522	82	178	4	67	.341	.379	.454	19	14	27	24	5	13	21	0	0
1918	CIN	N	113	435	61	145	5	62	.333	.368	.455	18	10	22	10	2	33	24	0	0
1919	CIN	N	133	504	73	162	4	71	.321	.380	.431	19	12	42	19	6	20	20	0	0
1920	CIN	N	149	579	81	196	4	90	.339	.386	.453	22	16	42	22	3	26	36	0	0
1921	CIN	N	112	418	68	147	4	71	.352	.403	.502	27	12	31	8	5	9	19	0	0
1922	CIN	N	49	165	29	58	1	24	.352	.428	.461	7	4	19	5	3	2	5	3	1
1923	CIN	N	138	527	88	185	6	88	.351	.406	.531	41	18	46	16	3	16	10	0	0
1924	CIN	N	121	483	67	168	3	72	.348	.376	.501	23	21	22	11	0	14	17	0	0
1925	CIN	N	134	540	91	183	8	83	.339	.383	.494	28	16	35	14	4	11	22	0	0
1926	CIN	N	144	563	95	182	7	79	.323	.366	.462	37	10	38	17	0	30	8	0	0
1927	NY	N	140	570	83	173	7	58	.304	.335	.402	27	4	26	15	1	17	18	0	0
1928	NY	N	46	163	20	41	2	13	.252	.315	.356	5	3	14	8	1	2	1	0	0
1929	NY	N	115	450	76	146	8	52	.324	.390	.451	19	7	45	16	3	11	6	0	0
1931	CIN	N	101	376	46	102	1	41	.271	.308	.338	12	5	17	5	3	4	2	0	0
Total	NL		1739	6636	998	2157	64	891	.325	.371	.451	311	167	440	213	46	217	228	3	1
Total	FL		219	717	99	218	4	90	.304	.350	.402	28	15	44	45	7	37	40	0	0
Total	AL		9	10	2	1	0	0	.100	.100	.100	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0
Total			1967	7363	1099	2376	68	981	.323	.369	.446	339	182	484	260	53	256	268	3	1

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1913	CHI	A	OF	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	1.000
1914	IND	F	OF	43	0	0	85	5	1	1	.989
1914	IND	F	1B	2	0	0	17	1	1	1	.947
1915	NEW	F	OF	144	0	0	331	20	10	3	.972
1916	NY	N	OF	15	0	0	18	2	1	1	.952
1916	CIN	N	OF	69	0	0	192	7	6	1	.971
1916	TOT	N	OF	84	0	0	210	9	7	2	.969
1916	TOT	N	CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1917	CIN	N	OF	134	0	0	335	15	14	0	.962
1918	CIN	N	OF	113	0	0	320	13	14	2	.960
1919	CIN	N	OF	133	0	0	335	22	4	5	.989
1920	CIN	N	OF	139	0	0	410	18	11	6	.975
1920	CIN	N	1B	11	0	0	127	7	2	7	.985
1920	CIN	N	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1921	CIN	N	OF	108	0	0	286	9	6	0	.980
1921	CIN	N	CF	108	108	0	286	9	6	0	.980
1922	CIN	N	CF	43	43	203	96	8	1	0	.990
1922	CIN	N	OF	43	43	203	96	8	1	0	.990
1923	CIN	N	OF	137	0	0	337	14	11	3	.970
1924	CIN	N	OF	119	0	0	270	13	12	4	.959
1925	CIN	N	OF	134	0	0	343	15	8	3	.978
1926	CIN	N	OF	143	0	0	304	12	15	2	.955
1926	CIN	N	1B	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1.000
1927	NY	N	OF	138	0	0	327	19	9	4	.975
1928	NY	N	OF	39	0	0	100	7	5	0	.955
1929	NY	N	OF	107	0	0	248	18	5	5	.982
1931	CIN	N	OF	88	0	0	197	5	4	1	.981
Total			CF	151	151	203	382	17	7	0	.983
Total			1B	14	0	0	146	8	3	8	.981
Total			OF	1848	151	203	4537	222	137	41	.972
Total			2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

[edit] Transactions

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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