Charlie Root
Charles Henry Root
Born: March 17, 1899
Middletown, OH USA
Deceased: 1970
Hollister, CA USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 190
Career: 1923-1941
Minor League Statistics
Charlie Root compiled a career batting average of .180 with 11 home runs and 93 RBI in his 632-game career with the St. Louis Browns and Chicago Cubs. He began playing during the 1923 season and last took the field during the 1941 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 0 | 4 | .000 | 5.70 | 27 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 68 | 45 | 38 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 263 |
| 1926 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 18 | 17 | .514 | 2.82 | 42 | 32 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 271.3 | 267 | 104 | 85 | 10 | 62 | 0 | 127 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1110 |
| 1927 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 26 | 15 | .634 | 3.76 | 48 | 36 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 309.0 | 296 | 148 | 129 | 16 | 117 | 0 | 145 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1316 |
| 1928 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 14 | 18 | .438 | 3.57 | 40 | 30 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 237.0 | 214 | 109 | 94 | 15 | 73 | 0 | 122 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 992 |
| 1929 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 19 | 6 | .760 | 3.47 | 43 | 31 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 272.0 | 286 | 120 | 105 | 12 | 83 | 0 | 124 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1158 |
| 1930 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 16 | 14 | .533 | 4.33 | 37 | 30 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 220.3 | 247 | 122 | 106 | 17 | 63 | 0 | 124 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 967 |
| 1931 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 17 | 14 | .548 | 3.48 | 39 | 31 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 251.0 | 240 | 109 | 97 | 7 | 71 | 0 | 131 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1043 |
| 1932 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 15 | 10 | .600 | 3.58 | 39 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 216.3 | 211 | 99 | 86 | 10 | 55 | 0 | 96 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 908 |
| 1933 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 15 | 10 | .600 | 2.60 | 35 | 30 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 242.3 | 232 | 85 | 70 | 14 | 61 | 0 | 86 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1008 |
| 1934 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4.28 | 34 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 117.7 | 141 | 62 | 56 | 8 | 53 | 0 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 538 |
| 1935 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 15 | 8 | .652 | 3.08 | 38 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 201.3 | 193 | 85 | 69 | 15 | 47 | 0 | 94 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 826 |
| 1936 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4.15 | 33 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 73.7 | 81 | 34 | 34 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 315 |
| 1937 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 13 | 5 | .722 | 3.38 | 43 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 178.7 | 173 | 71 | 67 | 18 | 32 | 0 | 74 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 729 |
| 1938 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 8 | 7 | .533 | 2.86 | 44 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 160.7 | 163 | 62 | 51 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 673 |
| 1939 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 8 | 8 | .500 | 4.03 | 35 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 167.3 | 189 | 83 | 75 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 65 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 709 |
| 1940 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3.86 | 36 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 112.0 | 118 | 61 | 48 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 490 |
| 1941 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 8 | 7 | .533 | 5.40 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 106.7 | 133 | 68 | 64 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 484 |
| Totals | 201 | 160 | .557 | 3.59 | 632 | 341 | 185 | 177 | 21 | 40 | 3197.3 | 3252 | 1467 | 1274 | 187 | 889 | 0 | 1459 | 79 | 3 | 22 | 13529 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 27 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .077 | .143 | .077 | .220 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 42 | 99 | 91 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | .143 | .179 | .187 | .366 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 48 | 132 | 122 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | .221 | .252 | .287 | .539 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 40 | 83 | 73 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .178 | .200 | .247 | .447 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 43 | 105 | 96 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | .156 | .190 | .302 | .492 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 37 | 87 | 80 | 4 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | .263 | .306 | .400 | .706 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 39 | 95 | 90 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 31 | .222 | .255 | .311 | .566 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 39 | 78 | 76 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | .171 | .171 | .224 | .395 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 35 | 93 | 85 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | .094 | .135 | .129 | .264 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 34 | 41 | 40 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .175 | .175 | .400 | .575 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 38 | 84 | 69 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | .203 | .236 | .304 | .540 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 33 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .333 | .412 | .333 | .745 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 43 | 71 | 67 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .179 | .203 | .254 | .457 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 44 | 53 | 48 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .167 | .231 | .188 | .418 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 35 | 63 | 57 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .175 | .217 | .351 | .568 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 36 | 34 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .129 | .206 | .129 | .335 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 19 | 42 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .152 | .263 | .273 | .536 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 632 | 1191 | 1086 | 86 | 196 | 46 | 7 | 11 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 329 | .180 | .217 | .266 | .483 | 289 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | AL | St. Louis Browns | P | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .519 | |
| 1926 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 42 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 58 | 4 | 4 | .943 | 1.571 | |
| 1927 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 48 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 49 | 2 | 2 | .965 | 1.146 | |
| 1928 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 40 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 2 | .978 | 1.125 | |
| 1929 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 43 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 2 | .979 | 1.093 | |
| 1930 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .973 | |
| 1931 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 0 | .976 | 1.051 | |
| 1932 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.026 | |
| 1933 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 36 | 1 | 4 | .979 | 1.343 | |
| 1934 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 34 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .735 | |
| 1935 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 0 | .971 | .895 | |
| 1936 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .364 | |
| 1937 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 43 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 36 | 1 | 2 | .978 | 1.023 | |
| 1938 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 44 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 0 | .966 | .636 | |
| 1939 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 0 | .923 | .686 | |
| 1940 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 36 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .694 | |
| 1941 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .947 | |
| Totals | 632 | 0 | 0.0 | 95 | 506 | 15 | 21 | .976 | .951 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.73 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| 1932 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10.38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 1935 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 18.00 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1938 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 0 | 3 | .000 | 6.75 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.7 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1938 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | P | 2 | 2 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1932 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | P | 1 | 1 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1935 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | P | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | .500 |
| 1938 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | P | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 6 | 4 | 22.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .397 | .167 |
Awards
1927 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
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