Charlie Root

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 190lb (178cm, 86kg)

Born: March 17, 1899 in Middletown, OH us

Died: November 5, 1970 in Hollister, CA

Buried: Cremated

Debut: April 18, 1923 (Age 24-032d, 5,696th in major league history)
vs. DET 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 2, 1941 (Age 42-169d)
vs. CIN 9.0 IP, 5 H, 5 SO, 5 BB, 1 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1923 season

Full Name: Charles Henry Root

Nicknames: Chinski

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

37.6

201

160

ERA

3.59

632

341

3197.1

1459

WHIP

1.295

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	19-19 / in Starts: 12-6
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 83 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	66 (35-23-8) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 83 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	55 (28-17-10)

Most Driven In
C Klein	2
S Hack	2
P Cavarretta	1
B Jurges	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
B Herman	3
A Galan	2
Self	1
F Lindstrom	1
C Klein	1

1935 Batting Game Log

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1935 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	385	3 (2)	Apr 19	CHC		CIN	L,0-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.10	-0.028	2.89	-0.04%	-0.17	P
2	386	5 (1)	Apr 21	CHC		CIN	L,4-8	1-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.40	-0.116	3.54	-0.18%	-0.87	P
3	387	8 (2)	Apr 25	CHC	@	STL	W,7-5	GS-6	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	1.45	0.012	3.27	0.02%	-0.21	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	388	15 (6)	May 8 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	L,2-6	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.286	.000	.286	7	.38	0.010	1.28	0.02%	0.12	P
5	389	17 (1)	May 11	CHC	@	BSN	W,14-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.286	.000	.286	9						P
6	390	21 (3)	May 15 (2)	CHC	@	BRO	L,1-3	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.143	.333	.143	.476	9	1.04	0.089	4.26	0.22%	0.88	P
7	391	27 (5)	May 23	CHC		NYG	W,6-4	5-GF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.143	.333	.143	.476	9	1.74	-0.021	6.62	-0.05%	0.07	P
8	392	32 (4)	May 30 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.333	.143	.476	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	393	36 (3)	Jun 3	CHC		STL	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.385	.545	.930	9	.89	0.082	1.74	0.10%	1.53	P
10	394	41 (4)	Jun 9	CHC	@	STL	L,2-13	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.357	.500	.857	9	.98	-0.026	1.95	-0.03%	-0.26	P
11	395	42	Jun 11	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-10	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.357	.500	.857	9						P
12	396	55 (12)	Jun 22 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.200	.294	.400	.694	9	1.82	-0.081	4.06	-0.11%	-0.90	P
13	397	60 (4)	Jun 26	CHC	@	NYG	L,2-5	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.350	.412	.762	9	1.67	0.075	6.06	0.16%	0.40	P
14	398	64 (3)	Jun 30	CHC		PIT	L,7-9	6-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.235	.350	.412	.762	5	1.25	-0.025	3.97	-0.05%	-0.20	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	399	68 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	CHC		STL	L,3-5	0-GF(12)	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.263	.364	.421	.785	9						P
16	400	73 (4)	Jul 10	CHC		BSN	W,6-4	3-GF	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.360	.500	.860	9	.75	0.004	1.37	0.00%	0.32	P
17	401	75 (1)	Jul 13 (1)	CHC		BSN	W,10-2	3-GF	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.304	.385	.522	.906	9	.09	0.005	.17	0.01%	-0.28	P
18	402	79 (3)	Jul 16	CHC		PHI	L,5-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.304	.385	.522	.906	9						P
19	403	81 (1)	Jul 18	CHC		PHI	W,11-3	5-GF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	.292	.370	.500	.870	9	.31	-0.013	.59	-0.02%	0.28	P
20	404	84 (2)	Jul 21 (1)	CHC		NYG	W,5-4	4-GF(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.250	.323	.429	.751	9	2.00	-0.119	8.20	-0.29%	-0.42	P
21	405	86 (1)	Jul 22	CHC		BRO	L,13-14	11-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.323	.429	.751	9						P
22	406	89 (2)	Jul 24 (1)	CHC		BRO	W,9-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.314	.406	.721	9	.12	0.029	.43	0.06%	0.17	P
23	407	95 (5)	Jul 28	CHC		CIN	W,11-7	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		0	0	0	0	.222	.282	.361	.643	9	.43	-0.053	2.35	-0.17%	-2.16	P
24	408	98 (2)	Jul 31 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,5-6	10-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.216	.275	.351	.626	9	1.87	-0.048	11.42	-0.18%	-0.18	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	409	103 (4)	Aug 4 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	W,4-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.256	.325	.581	9	.98	-0.071	5.25	-0.23%	-0.69	P
26	410	110 (6)	Aug 11	CHC		STL	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.234	.295	.529	9	1.06	-0.108	5.93	-0.36%	-1.04	P
27	411	111	Aug 14 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	L,5-9	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.234	.295	.529	9						P
28	412	114 (2)	Aug 16	CHC	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.170	.220	.277	.497	9	1.19	-0.091	5.63	-0.26%	-0.65	P
29	413	117 (2)	Aug 18 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,5-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.170	.220	.277	.497	9						P
30	414	119 (1)	Aug 21 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,12-13	GS-5	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.180	.226	.300	.526	9	.55	-0.010	2.72	-0.03%	-0.04	P
31	415	121 (1)	Aug 22	CHC	@	NYG	W,4-3	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.180	.226	.300	.526	9						P
32	416	125 (3)	Aug 28 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.173	.218	.288	.507	9	1.28	-0.060	7.32	-0.21%	-0.51	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
33	417	131 (5)	Sep 2 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,2-4	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.173	.218	.288	.507	9						P
34	418	133 (1)	Sep 5	CHC		PHI	W,3-2	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.161	.203	.268	.471	9	1.14	-0.051	6.46	-0.17%	-0.46	P
35	419	138 (4)	Sep 10	CHC		BSN	W,4-0	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.186	.226	.288	.514	9	.77	0.102	6.57	0.53%	0.59	P
36	420	142 (3)	Sep 14	CHC		BRO	W,18-14	GS-7	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.210	.246	.323	.569	9	.36	-0.014	3.71	-0.08%	0.38	P
37	421	146 (3)	Sep 18	CHC		NYG	W,15-3	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	1	0	0	.212	.246	.318	.565	9	.64	0.085	6.66	0.53%	-1.06	P
38	422	152 (5)	Sep 27 (2)	CHC	@	STL	W,5-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.206	.239	.309	.548	9	1.17	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.51	P
							19-19		83	68	8	14	2	1	1	7	3	0	22	0	12		2	1	0	0	.206	.239	.309	.548		.98	-0.503	4.13	-0.81%	-5.86

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