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{{Short description|American baseball player (1893–1988)}}
{{distinguish|J. Edward Roush}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Edd Roush
|image=Edd Roush, Cincinnati NL (baseball) LCCN2014716308.Cropped.jpg
|caption=Edd Roush with the Cincinnati Reds in 1923
|position=[[Center fielder]]
|birth_date={{birth date|1893|5|8}}
|birth_place=[[Oakland City, Indiana]], U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|1988|3|21|1893|5|8}}
|death_place=[[Bradenton, Florida]], U.S.
|bats=Left
|throws=Left
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=August 20
|debutyear=1913
|debutteam=Chicago White Sox
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=September 27
|finalyear=1931
|finalteam=Cincinnati Reds
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.323
|stat2label=[[Hit (baseball)|Hits]]
|stat2value=2,376
|stat3label=[[Home run]]s
|stat3value=68
|stat4label=[[Runs batted in]]
|stat4value=981
|teams=
* [[Chicago White Sox]] ({{mlby|1913}})
* [[Newark Peppers|Indianapolis Hoosiers / Newark Peppers]] ({{mlby|1914}}–{{mlby|1915}})
* [[New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]] ({{mlby|1916}})
* [[Cincinnati Reds]] ({{mlby|1916}}–{{mlby|1926}})
* [[New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]] ({{mlby|1927}}–{{mlby|1929}})
* [[Cincinnati Reds]] ({{mlby|1931}})
|highlights=
* [[World Series champion]] ({{wsy|1919}})
* 2× [[List of Major League Baseball batting champions|NL batting champion]] (1917, 1919)
* [[Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame]]
|hoflink = National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
|hoftype = National
|hofdate=[[1962 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting|1962]]
|hofmethod=Veterans Committee
}}
'''Edd J. Roush''' (May 8, 1893 – March 21, 1988) was an American professional [[baseball]] player and [[Coach (baseball)|coach]]. He 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 [[List of Major League Baseball batting champions|National League (NL) batting champion]] and led the team to the [[1919 World Series]] championship. He also played for the [[New York Giants (baseball)|New York Giants]], [[Chicago White Sox]] as well as the [[Newark Peppers]] and the [[Indianapolis Hoosiers (Federal League)|Indianapolis Hoosiers]] of the [[Federal League]]. Roush accumulated a .323 batting average over his 18-year playing career and was elected to the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|National Baseball Hall of Fame]] in 1962.

==Early life==
Roush was born in [[Oakland City, Indiana]], on May 8, 1893, to parents Laura and William Roush, a dairy farmer.<ref name="Stinson, Mitchell pp.20">[[#Stin14|Stinson, Mitchell]], pp. 20</ref><ref name="sabr"/> A twin, he and his brother Fred (not short for Edward or Frederick, respectively)<ref name="Stinson, Mitchell pp.20"/> each shared a middle initial of J, which was not short for any name.<ref name= "Stinson, Mitchell pp.20"/> The boys worked on the dairy farm throughout childhood. Edd was left-handed, but he learned to throw and bat right-handed early in his career due to the fact that left-handed gloves were scarce in Oakland City.<ref name="Cava, Pete pp.167">[[#Cava15|Cava, Pete]], pp. 167</ref>

He received the opportunity to play for the local semi-pro Oakland City Walkovers<ref name="sabr"/> in 1909 after their regular outfielders failed to appear.<ref name="Ritter, Lawrence pp.243">[[#Ritt92|Ritter, Lawrence]], pp. 243</ref> After collecting two hits the first game he became a starting outfielder. In 1911, once he learned that other players were receiving $5 ({{Inflation|US|5|1919|fmt=eq}}) per game, he transferred to the rival [[Princeton, Indiana]] team.<ref name="sabr"/> In 1912, he played for the [[Evansville, Indiana]] team in the [[Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League]] (KITTY). He performed well with the team and hit .284 in 1912 and .300 in 1913 when his contract was bought by the [[Chicago White Sox]].<ref name= "sabr"/>

==Professional baseball career==
===Early career===
Roush made his major league debut as a 20-year-old for the [[Chicago White Sox]] on August 20, 1913.<ref name="sabr"/><ref name="Complete"/> After nine games he was sent to the minors<ref name="Minors">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=roush-001edd|title=Edd Roush Minors Statistics and History|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=October 26, 2019}}</ref> to play for Lincoln Railsplitters of the [[Western League (1900–1958)|Western League]]. After only ten games he quit and returned to Oakland City.<ref name="Cava, Pete pp.167"/>

Roush joined the [[Indianapolis Hoosiers (Federal League)|Indianapolis Hoosiers]] of the [[Federal League]] in 1914 and hit .325 through 74 games as the Hoosiers won the pennant. The Hoosiers became the [[Newark Peppers]] in {{Baseball year|1915}} and Roush continued to play outfield for the team under manager, and fellow [[1962 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting|1962 Hall of Fame]] inductee<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37069977/robinson_feller_mckechnie_and_roush/ |title=Robinson, Feller, McKechnie and Roush Inducted into Hall of Fame |agency=[[United Press International|UPI]] |newspaper=[[The Daily Register]] |location=[[Harrisburg, Illinois]] |page=7 |date=July 24, 1962 |access-date=October 25, 2019}}</ref> [[Bill McKechnie]]. After the Federal League disbanded in early 1916, the Giants picked up Roush, McKechnie and [[Bill Rariden]]. Midway through the 1916 season, the Giants traded Roush, McKechnie, and Hall of Famer [[Christy Mathewson]] to the Cincinnati Reds.<ref name="sabr"/><ref name="Cava, Pete pp.167"/>

===Cincinnati Reds===
[[File:(Edd Roush, Cincinnati NL (baseball)) LOC 14360630735.Cropped.jpg|thumb|Roush, circa 1916]]
Roush played only 69 games with the Reds in 1916 and finished second in team batting average with .287, behind [[Hal Chase]].<ref name="Complete"/> 1917 was Roush's first full season with the Reds and by the end of August his batting average of .347 topped [[Rogers Hornsby]] who was in second place. An injured leg caused him to miss the final week of the season<ref name="Stinson, Mitchell pp.95">[[#Stin14|Stinson, Mitchell]], pp. 95</ref> but Hornsby could not catch his .341 average. At season's end, Roush led the National League in batting average and finished third in hits with 178, only 4 behind leader [[Heinie Groh]].

In 1918, Roush finished the season with a .333 average, .002 behind Hall of Famer [[Zack Wheat]]. On April 29, 1918, the Reds originally beat the St. Louis Cardinals, but a protested play<ref name="Stinson, Mitchell pp.108">[[#Stin14|Stinson, Mitchell]], pp. 108</ref> caused the game to be replayed on August 11.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN191808112.shtml|title=August 11 1918 Game Log|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=October 26, 2019}}</ref> The play in question involved Roush, who slid to make a catch in the outfield. After he juggled the ball, he secured it in his glove to make the out and threw to third base as the runner left before the catch was made.<ref name="Stinson, Mitchell pp.108"/> The Cardinals protested the play stating that the runner did not have to wait until the ball was settled into Roush's glove to begin running. They presented this to National League President [[John Heydler]] and won.<ref name="Stinson, Mitchell pp.108"/> The game was then replayed on August 11. This is significant because Roush went 2–3 in the initial game, and 1–4 in the replayed game. If the initial game stood then Roush would have finished the season 146 for 434 (a .336 batting average) instead of 145 for 435 (a .333 batting average). This would have made him batting champion for the second straight year.

Roush won his second batting title in 1919, when he led the league with a batting average of .321, and led the Cincinnati Reds to the World Series. The Reds won the [[1919 World Series]], known for the [[Black Sox Scandal]], by winning five of the eight games. Throughout his life Roush would state that the Reds were the better team, and would have won the Series either way.<ref name="sabr" /><ref name="Cava, Pete pp.167"/> Roush showed up for [[spring training]] in 1920, an occurrence rare enough that [[The Sporting News]] reported on it.<ref name="sabr"/> Roush would hunt quail and rabbits at his home in [[Oakland City, Indiana]] right until a week before opening day.<ref name="Ritter, Lawrence pp.248">[[#Ritt92|Ritter, Lawrence]], pp. 248</ref> On June 8, 1920, a lengthy argument took place on the field, and Roush fell asleep in the outfield. After infielder [[Heinie Groh]] was unsuccessful at waking Roush up, Roush was ejected for delay of game.<ref name="sabr"/><ref name="Cava, Pete pp.167"/><ref name="Stinson, Mitchell pp.132">[[#Stin14|Stinson, Mitchell]], pp. 132</ref> Roush hit .339, and set career highs in hits, doubles, triples, [[runs batted in|RBI]], and total bases.<ref name="Complete"/>

1921 would be the first of many holdouts that Roush would start. After his stellar 1920 season where he led the team in hits, triples, RBI, stolen bases and average, he argued that his salary of $15,000 ({{Inflation|US|15000|1921|fmt=eq}}) was not enough.<ref name="Stinson, Mitchell pp.149">[[#Stin14|Stinson, Mitchell]], pp. 149</ref> He failed to show up to spring training and continued to hold out until April 30 when he reached an agreement with the Reds.<ref name="Stinson, Mitchell pp.149"/> The Reds played poorly in 1921, and by the end of May they were 14–28.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1921.shtml|title=Cincinnati Reds 1921 Season|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=October 27, 2019}}</ref> Roush had been sidelined a couple of times during the season with leg injuries,<ref name="Stinson, Mitchell pp.150">[[#Stin14|Stinson, Mitchell]], pp. 150</ref> but he finished the year batting .385 over the last 37 games of the season to finish with a career-high .352 batting average, second to [[Rogers Hornsby]].

Before the 1922 season would start, Roush entered negotiations with the Reds for the second straight year, this time demanding a 3-year contract for $18,000 ({{Inflation|US|18000|1922|fmt=eq}}) per year.<ref name="Stinson, Mitchell pp.152">[[#Stin14|Stinson, Mitchell]], pp. 152</ref> After the initial demand, Roush held out for months<ref name="Suehsdorf">Suehsdorf, A. D. (1978). ''The Great American Baseball Scrapbook'', p. 56. Random House. {{ISBN|0-394-50253-1}}.</ref> prompting ''[[The Sporting News]]'' to say:
<blockquote>
He is the best silence keeper in baseball. Just says real early what he wants and then closes up. No gabbing or elaborate explanations. Transacts business the way he plays ball– no fuss, but exceedingly effective.<ref name="Stinson, Mitchell pp.152"/>
</blockquote>
On July 26 Roush met with team president [[August Herrmann|Gary Herrmann]] to negotiate a ten-week contract that would expire at the end of the season. After the contract was signed he put on a uniform and joined the in progress game against the [[Philadelphia Phillies]].<ref name="Stinson, Mitchell pp.153">[[#Stin14|Stinson, Mitchell]], pp. 153</ref> Over the 49 games he played in 1922 he hit for a .352 average. 1923 would start similarly to the previous two years with a new holdout by Roush;<ref>{{cite news|title=Ed Roush Declines to Play With Reds: Star Outfielder Says He Will Join an Industrial League Team This Season|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1923/04/06/archives/ed-roush-declines-to-play-with-reds-star-outfielder-says-he-will.html|work=The New York Times|date=April 6, 1923|page=13|access-date=March 14, 2011}}</ref> this time he demanded a $25,000 ({{Inflation|US|25000|1923|fmt=eq}}) salary. The Reds countered with the salary he was making the previous season and began to fine him $50 per day of missed training camp.<ref name="Stinson, Mitchell pp.155">[[#Stin14|Stinson, Mitchell]], pp. 155</ref> On April 15 the two sides reached an agreement. He missed time due to a fractured rib from August 29 to September 14, although it is still disputed when he broke the rib.<ref name="Stinson, Mitchell pp.158">[[#Stin14|Stinson, Mitchell]], pp. 158</ref> He finished the year with a .351 average and led the league in doubles with 41.<ref name="Complete"/>

In the off season before Opening Day in 1924 Roush signed a three-year $19,000 contract. During spring training, manager [[Pat Moran]] fell ill on the train ride to their training facilities in Florida,<ref name="Stinson, Mitchell pp.160">[[#Stin14|Stinson, Mitchell]], pp. 160</ref> and on March 7, 1924, he died. In April Roush strained his side when he swung and missed at a pitch and was sidelined for eight games<ref name="Stinson, Mitchell pp.160"/> and would again be sidelined for nine games after he strained a muscle in his leg in St. Louis.<ref name="Stinson, Mitchell pp.160"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=roushed01&t=b&year=1924|title=1924 Batting Game Logs|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=October 27, 2019}}</ref> Roush would finish the year with a .348 average and led the league with 21 triples. Roush became team captain of the Reds in 1925<ref name="Stinson, Mitchell pp.162">[[#Stin14|Stinson, Mitchell]], pp. 162</ref> 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.

On July 21, 1926, team officials celebrated "Roush Day" at [[Crosley Field|Redland Field]] in honor Roush and his decade spent with the team.<ref name="Stinson, Mitchell pp.163">[[#Stin14|Stinson, Mitchell]], pp. 163</ref> At the end of the season it was clear that with three younger outfielders, [[Curt Walker]], [[Cuckoo Christensen]] and [[Rube Bressler]], the Reds would part ways with the 34 year old Roush.<ref name="Stinson, Mitchell pp.166">[[#Stin14|Stinson, Mitchell]], pp. 166</ref> In February 1927 Roush was traded to the Giants for [[George Kelly (baseball)|George Kelly]] and an undetermined amount of cash.<ref name="Complete"/><ref name="Stinson, Mitchell pp.167">[[#Stin14|Stinson, Mitchell]], pp. 167</ref> From 1917 to 1926<ref name="Complete"/> Roush hit .339 and collected over 1,600 hits. The Reds were trading the player with the highest career batting average for the team at that point. He had the most triples for the team for any player after 1900. From 1917 to 1926, he never had a batting average under .323.<ref name="Complete">{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/roushed01.shtml|title=Edd Roush Statistics and History|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=October 4, 2017}}</ref>

===Later career===
Roush's career with the Giants started with a contract dispute. The Giants offered $19,000 ({{Inflation|US|19000|1927|fmt=eq}}), and Roush rejected the offer, demanding $30,000 ({{Inflation|US|30000|1927|fmt=eq}}).<ref name="Ritter, Lawrence pp.250">[[#Ritt92|Ritter, Lawrence]], pp. 250</ref> Roush met with [[John McGraw]], the Giants manager, in a hotel room in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]] to work out the details of the contract.<ref name="Ritter, Lawrence pp.250"/> After a back-and-forth discussion about how Roush did not want to play in New York, the two sides agreed to a three-year $70,000 ({{Inflation|US|70000|1927|fmt=eq}}) contract.<ref name="Stinson, Mitchell pp.171">[[#Stin14|Stinson, Mitchell]], pp. 171</ref><ref name="Ritter, Lawrence pp.251">[[#Ritt92|Ritter, Lawrence]], pp. 251</ref>

In 1927 Roush had a down year for the third place Giants, and batted only .304, the lowest average since 1916.<ref name="Complete"/> The following year he suffered torn muscles in his abdomen<ref name="Stinson, Mitchell pp.175">[[#Stin14|Stinson, Mitchell]], pp. 175</ref> and only appeared in 46 games. After receiving surgery on the torn muscles in February, he returned to form and hit .324 over 115 games for the Giants.

In early 1930 Roush threatened to retire than to receive a pay cut. After the two sides could not agree on a number Roush held out for the whole season.<ref name="Suehsdorf"/> When the [[Great Depression]] hit in late 1929, the Roush family was largely unaffected due to his frequent holdouts and salary demands. Roush spent the season with his family and played in benefit baseball games in Oakland City and [[Princeton, Indiana|Princeton]].<ref name="Stinson, Mitchell pp.179">[[#Stin14|Stinson, Mitchell]], pp. 179</ref> As the next season began, Roush refused to play for the Giants and retired from baseball.<ref name="Stinson, Mitchell pp.181">[[#Stin14|Stinson, Mitchell]], pp. 181</ref> He was contacted by Reds President [[Sidney Weil]] to play for the team in 1931. After a short negotiation, both sides agreed to a one-year contract worth $15,000 ({{Inflation|US|15000|1931|fmt=eq}}). Roush struggled in his last season in baseball, only managing to hit .271 in 101 games.<ref name="Complete"/> In his final game he went 2–3 with a triple in a 5–3 loss against the pennant winning Cardinals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN193109272.shtml|title=September 27, 1931 Game Log|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=October 27, 2019}}</ref>

Roush finished his 18-year career with a .323 lifetime average, 268 [[stolen base]]s and 182 [[triple (baseball)|triples]]. He never struck out more than 25 times in a season and had 30 inside-the-park home runs.<ref name="Complete"/> Roush used a {{convert|48|oz|adj=on}} [[Louisville Slugger]],<ref name="Stinson, Mitchell pp.3">[[#Stin14|Stinson, Mitchell]], pp. 3</ref> the heaviest bat used in baseball.

At the time of his retirement in 1931, he was second place behind [[Bid McPhee]] for hits and triples in [[Cincinnati Reds]] history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/leaders_bat.shtml|title=Cincinnati Career Records|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=October 26, 2019}}</ref> Hall of Fame pitcher [[Grover Cleveland Alexander|Pete Alexander]] wrote of Roush, "Of all the batters I have faced ... Edd Roush and [[Ross Youngs]] are the trickiest. I won't say they are the hardest hitters but they are the trickiest, smartest."<ref name="Stinson, Mitchell pp.16">[[#Stin14|Stinson, Mitchell]], pp. 16</ref>

==Later life and honors==
Roush served one season as the Reds coach alongside his good friend, manager [[Bill McKechnie]], who had previously been his teammate. During his career he had saved his money and was able to retire after he finished playing. He built a house in Bradenton, Florida, and used it as a winter residence. He frequently attended spring training and told stories of the old days. 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.<ref name="sabr"/>

He 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.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

Roush was elected to the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|National Baseball Hall of Fame]] in 1962 via the [[Veterans Committee]].<ref name="sabr">{{sabrbio|26fd7901|Jim Sandoval|May 8, 2015}}</ref> In addition to Roush's selection into the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]], chosen with McKechnie,<ref>{{cite web|title=National Baseball Hall of Fame – Explorer|url=https://baseballhall.org/explorer?name=&team=All&induction=179&pos=All&state=All&born%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=&bats=All&throws=All|website=baseballhall.org|publisher=National Baseball Hall of Fame|access-date=June 4, 2019}}</ref> he is also a member of the [[Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame]], inducted in 1960.<ref>{{cite web|title=Reds Hall of Fame Member Directory|url=https://www.mlb.com/reds/hall-of-fame/alumni/directory#r-content|website=mlb.com|publisher=Major League Baseball|access-date=June 4, 2019}}</ref>

Considered the greatest player in Reds' history at the time, Roush was invited to throw out the first ball at the last game at [[Crosley Field]] on June 24, 1970. [[Joe Morgan]] called Roush "the best of us all".{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

In 1981, Ritter and [[Donald Honig]] included Roush in their book ''The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time''.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Ritter|first1=Lawrence|last2=Honig|first2=Donald|title=The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time|url=https://archive.org/details/100greatestbaseb00ritt/page/n11|via=archive.org|publisher=Crown Publishers|date=1981|isbn=0-517-543001|page=211}}</ref>

Roush died at the age of 94 on March 21, 1988, in [[Bradenton, Florida]]. At the time of his death he was the last surviving Federal League participant and the last surviving 1919 World Series participant.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|Baseball}}
{{div col}}
* [[List of Major League Baseball career batting average leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball career triples leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball batting champions]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders]]
{{div col end}}

==References==
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*{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GmZamo2O28cC&q=edd+roush
|title=Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series|last=Asinof|first=Eliot|year=1987|isbn=9780805065374|publisher=Macmillan|access-date=October 25, 2019|ref=Asin87}}
*{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S06nCgAAQBAJ|title=Indiana-Born Major League Baseball Players: A Biographical Dictionary, 1871-2014|last=Cava|first=Pete|year=2015|isbn=9781476622705|publisher=McFarland|access-date=October 25, 2019|ref=Cava15}}
*{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PC6lwTV4K1cC&q=glory+of+their+times
|title=Glory of Their Times|last=Ritter|first=Lawrence|year=1992|isbn=9780688112738|publisher=Harper Collins|access-date=October 25, 2019|ref=Ritt92}}
*{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YZ2MUQtuqd8C&q=edd+roush+biography
|title=Deacon Bill McKechnie: A Baseball Biography|last=Stinson|first=Mitchell|year=2012|isbn=9780786492367|publisher=McFarland|access-date=October 25, 2019|ref=Stin12}}
*{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eUtgzL1bKrEC&q=edd+roush+biography
|title=Edd Roush: A Biography of the Cincinnati Reds Star|last=Stinson|first=Mitchell|year=2014|isbn=9780786456291|publisher=McFarland|access-date=October 25, 2019|ref=Stin14}}

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*[https://collection.baseballhall.org/PASTIME/edd-roush-oral-history-interview-1981-august-24-3 Edd Roush Oral History Interview (2 of 3) - National Baseball Hall of Fame Digital Collection] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705173826/https://collection.baseballhall.org/PASTIME/edd-roush-oral-history-interview-1981-august-24-3 |date=2019-07-05 }}
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