January 20 in San Francisco Giants History: The New York Giants buy center fielder Edd Roush from the Newark Peppers of the defunct Federal League for $7,500 (1916)

On January 20 1916 — The New York Giants buy Edd Roush from the Newark Tip Tops (Federal League) for $7‚500. Roush will hit just .188 in New York before being packaged to Cincinnati‚ where he will blossom into a Hall of Famer. Along with Roush come the contracts of C Bill Rariden from the Peps‚ infi

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