Charlie Root
Charlie Root
Full name: Charles Henry Root
Born: March 17, 1899, Middletown, Ohio
Died November 5, 1970, Hollister, California
Cremated
First Game: April 18, 1923; Final Game: September 2, 1941
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 10.5" Weight: 190
P on TSN All-Star Team (1927)
Charlie Root
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1923 STL A 27 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .077 .143 .077 0.0 1923 STL A
1926 CHI N 42 91 8 13 1 0 1 7 2 25 2 4 0 .143 .179 .187 0.0 1926 CHI N
1927 CHI N 48 122 15 27 6 1 0 8 4 35 1 5 0 .221 .252 .287 0.0 1927 CHI N
1928 CHI N 40 73 5 13 5 0 0 5 2 18 0 8 0 .178 .200 .247 0.0 1928 CHI N
1929 CHI N 43 96 8 15 3 4 1 15 4 28 0 5 0 .156 .190 .302 0.0 1929 CHI N
1930 CHI N 37 80 4 21 8 0 1 6 4 21 1 2 1 .262 .306 .400 0.0 1930 CHI N
1931 CHI N 39 90 7 20 8 0 0 8 4 31 0 1 0 .222 .255 .311 0.0 1931 CHI N
1932 CHI N 39 76 4 13 1 0 1 10 0 29 0 2 0 .171 .171 .224 0.0 1932 CHI N
1933 CHI N 35 85 1 8 3 0 0 0 4 22 0 4 2 0 .094 .135 .129 0.0 1933 CHI N
1934 CHI N 34 40 3 7 3 0 2 4 0 13 0 1 0 0 .175 .175 .400 0.0 1934 CHI N
1935 CHI N 38 69 8 14 2 1 1 7 3 22 0 12 1 0 .203 .236 .304 0.0 1935 CHI N
1936 CHI N 33 15 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 1 0 .333 .412 .333 0.0 1936 CHI N
1937 CHI N 43 67 7 12 2 0 1 9 1 19 1 2 0 0 .179 .203 .254 0.0 1937 CHI N
1938 CHI N 44 48 2 8 1 0 0 3 4 16 0 1 2 0 .167 .231 .188 0.0 1938 CHI N
1939 CHI N 35 57 4 10 2 1 2 6 2 21 1 3 0 0 .175 .217 .351 0.0 1939 CHI N
1940 CHI N 36 31 4 4 0 0 0 1 2 10 1 0 2 0 .129 .206 .129 0.0 1940 CHI N
1941 CHI N 19 33 4 5 1 0 1 4 5 10 0 4 1 0 .152 .263 .273 0.0 1941 CHI N
Total NL 605 1073 85 195 46 7 11 93 43 324 7 54 9i 1 .182 .218 .268 0.0 Total NL
Total AL 27 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .077 .143 .077 0.0 Total AL
Total 632 1086 86 196 46 7 11 93 44 329 7 54 9i 1 0i .180 .217 .266 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1929 CHI N Daily Splits 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1929 CHI N
1932 CHI N Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1932 CHI N
1935 CHI N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1935 CHI N
1938 CHI N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1938 CHI N
Total Splits 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Pitching Record Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB SO SH WP HPB BK W L ERA PW Year Team
1923 STL A 27 2 0 0 15 0 60 68 263 4 45 38 18 27 14 1 6 0 0 4 5.70 -0.7 1923 STL A
1926 CHI N 42 32 21 2 7 2 271.1 267 1110 10 104 85 62 127 29 1 6 1 18 17 2.82 3.1 1926 CHI N
1927 CHI N 48 36 21 4 12 2 309 296 1316 16 148 129 117 145 23 3 9 1 26 15 3.76 0.7 1927 CHI N
1928 CHI N 40 30 13 1 6 2 237 214 992 15 109 94 73 122 29 0 7 0 14 18 3.57 0.9 1928 CHI N
1929 CHI N 43 31 19 4 9 5 272 286 1158 12 120 105 83 124 32 1 3 0 19 6 3.47 2.7 1929 CHI N
1930 CHI N 37 30 15 4 6 3 220.1 247 967 17 122 106 63 124 18 1 7 0 16 14 4.33 1.9 1930 CHI N
1931 CHI N 39 31 19 3 6 2 251 240 1043 7 109 97 71 131 14 1 7 0 17 14 3.48 1.6 1931 CHI N
1932 CHI N 39 24 11 0 9 3 216.1 211 908 10 99 86 55 96 15 4 5 0 15 10 3.58 0.3 1932 CHI N
1933 CHI N 35 30 20 2 4 0 242.1 232 1008 14 85 70 61 86 18 3 10 0 15 10 2.60 1.2 1933 CHI N
1934 CHI N 34 9 2 0 14 0 117.2 141 538 8 62 56 53 46 7 2 5 0 4 7 4.28 -0.3 1934 CHI N
1935 CHI N 38 18 11 1 16 2 201.1 193 826 15 85 69 47 94 10 2 3 0 15 8 3.08 1.9 1935 CHI N
1936 CHI N 33 3 0 0 15 1 73.2 81 315 3 34 34 20 32 4 0 2 0 3 6 4.15 0.1 1936 CHI N
1937 CHI N 43 15 5 0 20 5 178.2 173 729 18 71 67 32 74 8 2 4 0 13 5 3.38 1.3 1937 CHI N
1938 CHI N 44 11 5 0 20 8 160.2 163 673 10 62 51 30 70 9 0 2 0 8 7 2.86 1.4 1938 CHI N
1939 CHI N 35 16 8 0 12 4 167.1 189 709 11 83 75 34 65 13 0 2 1 8 8 4.03 0.0 1939 CHI N
1940 CHI N 36 8 1 0 10 1 112 118 490 9 61 48 33 50 10 0 1 0 2 4 3.86 -0.3 1940 CHI N
1941 CHI N 19 15 6 0 4 0 106.2 133 484 8 68 64 37 46 12 1 0 0 8 7 5.40 -2.3 1941 CHI N
Total NL 605 339 177 21 170 40 3137.1 3184 13266 183 1422 1236 871 1432 251 21 73 3 201 156 3.55 14.2 Total NL
Total AL 27 2 0 0 15 0 60 68 263 4 45 38 18 27 14 1 6 0 0 4 5.70 -0.7 Total AL
Total 632 341 177 21 185 40 3197.1 3252 13529 187 1467 1274 889 1459 265 22 79 3 201 160 3.59 13.5 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB SO SH WP HPB BK W L ERA PW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Pitching Record World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1929 CHI N Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 13.1 12 53 2 7 7 2 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 4.72 1929 CHI N
1932 CHI N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.1 6 22 4 6 5 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 10.38 1932 CHI N
1935 CHI N Daily Splits 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 5 12 1 4 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 18.00 1935 CHI N
1938 CHI N Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 12 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 1938 CHI N
Total Splits 6 4 0 0 1 0 22.2 26 99 8 18 17 6 1 15 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 3 6.75 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
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
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1929 CHI N Daily P 2 2 0 13.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -
1932 CHI N Daily P 1 1 0 4.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -
1935 CHI N Daily P 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1938 CHI N Daily P 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total P 6 4 0 22.2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
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Released by Chicago Cubs (October 8, 1941 ).
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