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1931 Edd Roush Cincinnati Reds Game Worn Cap
"Eddie [Roush] used to take care of the whole outfield, not just center field," said Heinie Groh. "He was far and away the best outfielder I ever saw." Presented is a 1931 Edd Roush Cincinnati Reds game worn cap, from the Hall of Famer's last year in the Major Leagues. Roush played 18 Major League seasons, most notably his 12 years with the Cincinnati Reds. Roush also played for the New York Giants, the Chicago White Sox, and in the Federal League, for the Newark Peppers and the Indianapolis Hoosiers. Growing up in rural Indiana, Roush found it difficult to obtain left-handed gloves, so the natural left-handed thrower learned to throw right-handed for a time. In the Majors, he threw and batted left-handed. Edd used a 48 ounce bat, one of the heaviest in history and he would shift his feet, sometimes even after the pitcher released the ball, and place hit balls to all fields. Roush was a speedy center fielder who batted .323 for his career. He had 2,376 hits and 268 stolen bases. The 2-time National League batting champion was a part of the winning 1919 World Champion Cincinnati Reds, who defeated the "Black Sox," the Chicago White Sox, when some of the White Sox players threw the World Series. In that World Series, won by Cincinnati in eight games, Roush scored six runs and batted in seven. The 1931 Roush cap is from his last year in the Major Leagues when Roush came out of retirement for one last year - back with the Reds. He struggled, however, and batted only .271, retiring for good after the season. We don't know of any other caps that were worn by Roush. Other than a few very small holes on the brim, the cap is in fantastic condition. "Roush" is stitched inside - most of the thread is gone, but the stitch marks are clear. Below the name, the size is stitched in. It looks like a "7," but the fractional size is hard to read. Finding a Reds cap from this era is nearly impossible, from this era of a Hall of Famer even tougher.
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