Leslie Mann Baseball Lantern Slide, No. 23

Edd Roush, an outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds, stands at home plate at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio. Roush is in the process of completing his follow through as he has moved his bat across his body and to the right side of him as his right foot remains planted on the ground while only the toe of his left foot is planted on the ground. There are three people standing on the field, one of them being a pitcher who is standing on the pitcher's mound. There is another player standing in the infield to the right side of second base, and an unidentified person standing in the outfield.Roush is demonstrating the correct way for a left handed batter to follow through when swinging at a pitch thrown to them by the pitcher. Roush has swung at a baseball thrown slightly above waist level. He has kept a level bat and has completed a full swing. Roush is finishing his follow through in this slide as he completes a full swinging of his arms across his body. Completing a full follow through with the arms and with the swing in general is important because it maximizes the strength and power of the swing. Therefore, completing a full follow through is beneficial because it will maximize the success of the hitter. In this slide, Roush's back left foot is beginning to lift off the ground. This is occurring so that Roush can step forward and begin to run to first base. Roush is beginning the process of stepping forward at the best time; he is just completing his swing. The quickest transition from batting to running is ideal because a couple seconds can make the difference between a runner reaching a base safely and being thrown out. Therefore, Roush is doing a great job at this transition as it is occurring as he finishes his swing.Edd J. Roush was born May 8, 1893 in Oakland City, Indiana. The J was his actual middle name, standing for both his grandparents since both of their names started with J. Roush played for the Chicago White Sox in 1913 before being farmed out. Angered at this, Roush joined the Federal League, but joined the New York Giants in 1916 after its demise. Roush didn't get along with John McGraw, the manager, and was traded to the Cincinnati Reds in 1916. Roush spent the next ten years on the Reds, consistently hitting well and winning two batting titles. Roush had a batting average of .350 between 1921 and 1924. He was a member of the 1919 World Series championship win by the Reds, a series in controversy because of the White Sox scandal. Roush returned to the Giants in 1926, but he didn't want to play for the Giants. However, McGraw said he had regretted trading him and had always wanted him to play for him, so Roush stayed. He returned to the Reds for one final season in 1931 before retiring. Roush will be remembered for many things he did. For example, Roush rarely attended spring training, and instead worked out on his farm and returned right before the season started. Roush also was never afraid to negotiate contracts if he felt he was being treated unfairly. He was also known for his ability to throw a baseball with both his left and right hand, but would always throw with his left hand because it was stronger. Unlike most players, Roush knew how to invest and save his money, allowing him to retire and not have to get another job, like most baseball players. Roush was one of the most consistent hitters and outstanding defenders in a period of baseball where there was a lot of inconsistency. Along with this, Roush was incredibly fast, which may be why he was chosen by Mann to demonstrate proper base running techniques. Roush was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962, and is often considered one of the greatest players in Cincinnati Reds history. For biographical information on Leslie Mann, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/563.Mann spells Roush's first name as Ed, but he is listed on the Society for American Baseball Research as being named Edd.Leslie Mann identifies the player in Slide 23 as Edd Roush on page 8 in his manual titled the Fundamentals of Baseball.Fair condition;There are a couple cracks located near the bottom right corner of the image.This digital image is made from two separate digital scans; one scan of the lantern slide (reflective); one scan of the image (transparecy); the two images were then combined in Photoshop to create the final image