Edd Roush Tenure

Edd Roush: Reds hitting star from 1916, key to the 1919 World Series championship.

Edd Roush played for the Cincinnati Reds from 1916 onward, not in the early 1900s alongside Cy Seymour. He was a hitting star on the 1919 team that won the National League pennant and the World Series.

Quick Facts

Role: Outfielder
Team: Cincinnati Reds

Lore & Background

Edd Roush was a key hitting star for the Reds in the late 1910s, including the 1919 pennant-winning and World Series championship team. He did not play for the Reds in the 1890s or early 1900s; his tenure began in 1916.

Reader's Guide

Edd Roush's time with the Reds is part of the era from 1912 to 1932, when the club opened Redland Field and won the 1919 World Series. He was not on the team during the 1905 season when Cy Seymour won the batting crown.

Did You Know?

Roush did not play for the Reds in the 1890s; he was born in 1893 and joined the Reds in 1916.
Cy Seymour's .377 batting average in 1905 was the first individual batting crown won by a Red, but Roush was not on the team then.