29 Facts About Edd Roush

Edd J Roush was an American professional baseball player and coach.

Edd Roush played in Major League Baseball as a center fielder from 1913 to 1931, most prominently as a member of the Cincinnati Reds where he was a two-time National League batting champion and was a member of the 1919 World Series winning team.

Edd Roush played for the New York Giants, Chicago White Sox as well as the Newark Peppers and the Indianapolis Hoosiers of the Federal League.

Edd Roush grew up left-handed, but learned to throw and bat right-handed early in his career due to the fact that left-handed gloves were hard to find in Oakland City.

Edd Roush received the opportunity to play for the local semipro Oakland City Walkovers in 1909 after their regular outfielders failed to show up.

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Edd Roush made his major league debut as a 20-year-old for the Chicago White Sox on August 20,1913.

Edd Roush joined the Indianapolis Hoosiers of the Federal League in 1914 and hit.

The Hoosiers became the Newark Peppers in 1915 and Edd Roush continued to play outfield for the team under manager, and fellow 1962 Hall of Fame inductee Bill McKechnie.

Edd Roush played only 69 games with the Reds in 1916 and finished second in team batting average with.

At season's end, Edd Roush led the National League in batting average and finished third in hits with 178, only 4 behind leader Heinie Groh.

Edd Roush showed up for spring training in 1920, an occurrence rare enough that The Sporting News reported on it.

Edd Roush had been sidelined a couple of times during the season with leg injuries, but he finished the year batting.

Edd Roush became team captain of the Reds in 1925 and led the team to a third-place finish, a disappointing end to the season as the Reds led the league in ERA for the third year in a row.

In February 1927 Edd Roush was traded to the Giants for George Kelly and an undetermined amount of cash.

Edd Roush had the most triples for the team for any player after 1900.

Edd Roush met with John McGraw, the Giants manager, in a hotel room in Chattanooga, Tennessee to work out the details of the contract.

In 1927 Edd Roush had a down year for the third place Giants, and batted only.

Edd Roush spent the season with his family and played in benefit baseball games in Oakland City and Princeton.

Edd Roush was contacted by Reds President Sidney Weil to play for the team in 1931.

Edd Roush struggled in his last season in baseball, only managing to hit.

Edd Roush never struck out more than 25 times in a season and had 30 inside-the-park home runs.

Edd Roush used a 48-ounce Louisville Slugger, the heaviest bat used in baseball.

Edd Roush served one season as the Reds coach alongside his good friend, manager Bill McKechnie, who had previously been his teammate.

Edd Roush built a house in Bradenton, Florida, and used it as a winter residence.

Edd Roush frequently attended spring training and told stories of the old days.

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Edd Roush spent most of his time in his hometown of Oakland City, where he served on the town and school boards and ran the Montgomery cemetery for 35 years.

Edd Roush was one of the 22 players interviewed by Lawrence Ritter and included in the original version of The Glory of Their Times, a ground-breaking book that set a standard for oral histories of baseball.

Edd Roush was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962 via the Veterans Committee.

Edd Roush died at the age of 94 on March 21,1988, in Bradenton, Florida.