Edd Roush Trades and Transactions

The Edd Roush trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Edd Roush has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"I know how good Joe Jackson and Happy Felsch were in the outfield, but they weren't any better than Eddie Roush. Why Eddie used to take care of the whole outfield, not just center field. He was far and away the best outfielder I ever saw." - Heinie Groh (Lawrence S. Ritter, Glory of Their Times the Story of the Early Days, Holtzman Press Publishing, 1964)

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Edd Roush

Edd Roush Autograph on a 1980 TCMA (#93)

Edd Roush Autograph on a 1980 TCMA (#93)
 

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Birth Name:   Edd J. Roush
Nickname:   None
Born On:   05-08-1893  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Oakland City, Indiana
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-21-1988
Place of Death Data Died In:   Bradenton, Florida
Cemetery:   Montgomery Cemetery, Oakland City, Indiana Click For Grave Photo
High School:   Oakland City High School (Oakland City, IN)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   08-20-1913 (Age 20)
Last Game:   09-27-1931
Draft:   Not Applicable
Edd Roush

Trades & Transactions

08-00-1913: Sold by Evansville (Central) to Chicago White Sox for $3000.
00-00-1914: Jumped to Indianapolis Hoosiers from Chicago White Sox.
12-23-1915: Sold by Newark Peppers to New York Giants for $7500.
07-20-1916: Traded by New York Giants (with Christy Mathewson and Bill McKechnie) to Cincinnati Reds for Buck Herzog and Red Killefer.
02-09-1927: Traded by Cincinnati Reds to New York Giants for George Kelly.
03-26-1931: Claimed on waivers by Cincinnati Reds from New York Giants.


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