Charlie Root

Full Name: Charles Henry Root	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 5' 10.5"/190	First Game: April 18, 1923
Birthdate: March 17, 1899	Final Game: September 2, 1941
Birthplace: Middletown, Ohio	MLB Experience: 17 years
Died: November 5, 1970
Deathplace: Hollister, California
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Born on March 17, 1899 in Middletown, Ohio, Charlie Root (Charles Henry Root) played for the St. Louis Browns and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 17 year career. Root broke into the bigs on April 18, 1923 with the St. Louis Browns, and put up a 5.70 ERA in 60 innings pitched in 1923, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Charlie Root's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1927, when he posted a 3.76 ERA, won 26 games and struck out 145 batters. However, others believe that it was 1926, when he posted a 2.82 ERA, won 18 games and struck out 127 batters. Another season that some believe was Charlie Root's best was 1929, when he posted a 3.47 ERA, won 19 games and struck out 124 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	WP	HBP
1923	STL	A	27	2	0	4	5.70	27	45	38	0	0	0	60	68	4	18	1	6
1926	CHI	N	42	32	18	17	2.82	127	104	85	21	2	2	271.1	267	10	62	1	6
1927	CHI	N	48	36	26	15	3.76	145	148	129	21	4	2	309	296	16	117	3	9
1928	CHI	N	40	30	14	18	3.57	122	109	94	13	1	2	237	214	15	73	0	7
1929	CHI	N	43	31	19	6	3.47	124	120	105	19	4	5	272	286	12	83	1	3
1930	CHI	N	37	30	16	14	4.33	124	122	106	15	4	3	220.1	247	17	63	1	7
1931	CHI	N	39	31	17	14	3.48	131	109	97	19	3	2	251	240	7	71	1	7
1932	CHI	N	39	24	15	10	3.58	96	99	86	11	0	3	216.1	211	10	55	4	5
1933	CHI	N	35	30	15	10	2.60	86	85	70	20	2	0	242.1	232	14	61	3	10
1934	CHI	N	34	9	4	7	4.28	46	62	56	2	0	0	117.2	141	8	53	2	5
1935	CHI	N	38	18	15	8	3.08	94	85	69	11	1	2	201.1	193	15	47	2	3
1936	CHI	N	33	3	3	6	4.15	32	34	34	0	0	1	73.2	81	3	20	0	2
1937	CHI	N	43	15	13	5	3.38	74	71	67	5	0	5	178.2	173	18	32	2	4
1938	CHI	N	44	11	8	7	2.86	70	62	51	5	0	8	160.2	163	10	30	0	2
1939	CHI	N	35	16	8	8	4.03	65	83	75	8	0	4	167.1	189	11	34	0	2
1940	CHI	N	36	8	2	4	3.86	50	61	48	1	0	1	112	118	9	33	0	1
1941	CHI	N	19	15	8	7	5.40	46	68	64	6	0	0	106.2	133	8	37	1	0
Total	NL		605	339	201	156	3.55	1432	1422	1236	177	21	40	3137.1	3184	183	871	21	73
Total	AL		27	2	0	4	5.70	27	45	38	0	0	0	60	68	4	18	1	6
Total			632	341	201	160	3.59	1459	1467	1274	177	21	40	3197.1	3252	187	889	22	79

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Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1923	STL	A	P	27	1	13	0	0	1.000
1926	CHI	N	P	42	8	58	4	4	.943
1927	CHI	N	P	48	6	49	2	2	.965
1928	CHI	N	P	40	6	39	1	2	.978
1929	CHI	N	P	43	12	35	1	2	.979
1930	CHI	N	P	37	9	27	0	1	1.000
1931	CHI	N	P	39	3	38	1	0	.976
1932	CHI	N	P	39	8	32	0	0	1.000
1933	CHI	N	P	35	11	36	1	4	.979
1934	CHI	N	P	34	2	23	0	1	1.000
1935	CHI	N	P	38	7	27	1	0	.971
1936	CHI	N	P	33	2	10	0	1	1.000
1937	CHI	N	P	43	8	36	1	2	.978
1938	CHI	N	P	44	5	23	1	0	.966
1939	CHI	N	P	35	2	22	2	0	.923
1940	CHI	N	P	36	3	22	0	0	1.000
1941	CHI	N	P	19	2	16	0	2	1.000
Total			P	632	95	506	15	21	.976

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	GDP
1923	STL	A	27	13	1	1	0	0	.077	.143	.077	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0
1926	CHI	N	42	91	8	13	1	7	.143	.179	.187	1	0	2	25	2	4	0	0
1927	CHI	N	48	122	15	27	0	8	.221	.252	.287	6	1	4	35	1	5	0	0
1928	CHI	N	40	73	5	13	0	5	.178	.200	.247	5	0	2	18	0	8	0	0
1929	CHI	N	43	96	8	15	1	15	.156	.190	.302	3	4	4	28	0	5	0	0
1930	CHI	N	37	80	4	21	1	6	.262	.306	.400	8	0	4	21	1	2	1	0
1931	CHI	N	39	90	7	20	0	8	.222	.255	.311	8	0	4	31	0	1	0	0
1932	CHI	N	39	76	4	13	1	10	.171	.171	.224	1	0	0	29	0	2	0	0
1933	CHI	N	35	85	1	8	0	0	.094	.135	.129	3	0	4	22	0	4	0	2
1934	CHI	N	34	40	3	7	2	4	.175	.175	.400	3	0	0	13	0	1	0	0
1935	CHI	N	38	69	8	14	1	7	.203	.236	.304	2	1	3	22	0	12	0	1
1936	CHI	N	33	15	1	5	0	0	.333	.412	.333	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	1
1937	CHI	N	43	67	7	12	1	9	.179	.203	.254	2	0	1	19	1	2	0	0
1938	CHI	N	44	48	2	8	0	3	.167	.231	.188	1	0	4	16	0	1	0	2
1939	CHI	N	35	57	4	10	2	6	.175	.217	.351	2	1	2	21	1	3	0	0
1940	CHI	N	36	31	4	4	0	1	.129	.206	.129	0	0	2	10	1	0	0	2
1941	CHI	N	19	33	4	5	1	4	.152	.263	.273	1	0	5	10	0	4	0	1
Total	NL		605	1073	85	195	11	93	.182	.218	.268	46	7	43	324	7	54	1	9
Total	AL		27	13	1	1	0	0	.077	.143	.077	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0
Total			632	1086	86	196	11	93	.180	.217	.266	46	7	44	329	7	54	1	9

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Released by Chicago Cubs (October 8, 1941).

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