He was switched back to third base, but his playing time decreased in 1915 due to his poor defensive play and the acquisition of Eddie Murphy, resulting in the White Sox trading Roth with a player to be named later (later decided to be Larry Chappell), Ed Klepfer and $31,500 to the Cleveland Indians for Shoeless Joe Jackson in August 1915.
He was switched back to third base, but his playing time decreased in 1915 because of his poor defensive play and Eddie Murphy's acquisition, leading to the White Sox trading Roth with a player to be named later (later decided to be Larry Chappell), Ed Klepfer, and $31,500 to the Cleveland Indians for Shoeless Joe Jackson in August 1915.