Edd Roush Quotes

United States, Baseball Player
May 8, 1893 – March, 21, 1988.

Edd J. Roush (May 8, 1893 – March 21, 1988) was a Major League Baseball player who was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. He played the majority of his career at center field, led the National League in hitting twice, and had his best years with the Cincinnati Reds.

Place hitting is, in a sense, glorified bunting. I only take a half swing at the ball, and the weight of the bat rather than my swing is what drives it.

Edd Roush
- Place
- Sense
- Take
Some batters, and good ones too, scoff at the whole theory of place hitting, calling it a myth. They are wrong, however.

Edd Roush
- Good
- Place
- Theory

One of my chores was to milk the cows, which meant getting up before dawn and going out to that cold dark barn. I didn't expect to make it all the way to the big leagues; I just had to get way from them damn cows.

Edd Roush
- Up
- Dark
- Cold