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	10-26 / in Starts: 2-6
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 34 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	14 (8-2-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 34 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	22 (11-7-3)

Most Driven In
A Todd	1
B Collins	0

Most Driven In By
B Herman	1
B Nicholson	1

1940 Batting Game Log

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1940 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	578	5 (4)	Apr 21	CHC		STL	L,4-5	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						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
2	579	17 (11)	May 6	CHC		PHI	W,5-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					5						P
3	580	20 (2)	May 10	CHC		PIT	L,3-8	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	581	26 (5)	May 18	CHC	@	NYG	L,4-6	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	582	30 (3)	May 23	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS-11	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.55	-0.174	4.23	-0.29%	-1.05	P
6	583	37 (6)	May 30 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,8-9	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.10	0.013	2.13	0.02%	0.26	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
7	584	41 (3)	Jun 3	CHC		BRO	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
8	585	42	Jun 4	CHC		PHI	W,12-6	5-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.57	-0.043	.46	-0.02%	-1.09	P
9	586	48 (5)	Jun 9 (2)	CHC		BSN	W,15-8	GS-0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9						P
10	587	49	Jun 11 (1)	CHC		NYG	L,0-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9						P
11	588	51 (1)	Jun 14	CHC	@	BSN	L,2-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9						P
12	589	55 (3)	Jun 17	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9	1.86	-0.093	2.47	-0.07%	-0.72	P
13	590	57 (1)	Jun 20	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-6	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9						P
14	591	58	Jun 21	CHC	@	PHI	L,5-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9						P
15	592	62 (3)	Jun 25	CHC	@	BRO	W,8-3	7-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9						P
16	593	67 (4)	Jun 30 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,6-7	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.067	.125	.067	.192	9	.60	-0.032	.72	-0.02%	-0.52	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
17	594	72 (4)	Jul 4 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,2-5	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	9	.33	-0.008	.31	-0.01%	-0.11	P
18	595	80 (7)	Jul 14 (1)	CHC		NYG	W,6-5	5-7	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.063	.167	.063	.229	9	1.02	0.046	.44	0.01%	0.38	P
19	596	82 (1)	Jul 15	CHC		NYG	W,5-3	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.059	.158	.059	.217	9	1.51	-0.038	.50	-0.01%	-0.23	P
20	597	85 (2)	Jul 18	CHC		BRO	L,4-7	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.056	.150	.056	.206	9	.55	-0.014	.17	0.00%	-0.10	P
21	598	86	Jul 19	CHC		BRO	W,11-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.150	.056	.206	9						P
22	599	92 (5)	Jul 25	CHC	@	BSN	W,8-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.150	.056	.206	9						P
23	600	94 (1)	Jul 27	CHC	@	NYG	L,0-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.150	.056	.206	8						P
24	601	97 (2)	Jul 30	CHC	@	PHI	L,5-7	2-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.053	.143	.053	.195	9	.23	-0.006	.03	0.00%	-0.10	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	602	105 (7)	Aug 9	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-6	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.053	.143	.053	.195	9						P
26	603	107 (1)	Aug 11 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.053	.143	.053	.195	9						P
27	604	109 (1)	Aug 13	CHC		STL	L,1-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.053	.143	.053	.195	9						P
28	605	111 (1)	Aug 16 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,4-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.053	.143	.053	.195	9						P
29	606	113 (1)	Aug 17	CHC		PIT	W,6-5	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.050	.136	.050	.186	9	.46	-0.011	.01	0.00%	-0.23	P
30	607	116 (2)	Aug 21	CHC		PHI	L,5-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.050	.136	.050	.186	9						P
31	608	121 (4)	Aug 25 (2)	CHC		NYG	L,8-12	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.050	.136	.050	.186	9						P
32	609	122	Aug 26	CHC		NYG	L,5-10	0-GF	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0			0	0	0	.091	.200	.091	.291	9						P
33	610	124 (1)	Aug 28	CHC		BSN	L,3-8	2-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.185	.083	.269	9	.86	-0.045	.01	0.00%	-0.37	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
34	611	129 (4)	Sep 2 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.115	.207	.115	.322	9	.64	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.16	P
35	612	133 (3)	Sep 7	CHC		CIN	L,6-7	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.133	.212	.133	.345	9	1.18	-0.177	.00	0.00%	-1.85	P
36	613	138 (4)	Sep 13	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.129	.206	.129	.335	9	.55	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
							10-26		34	31	4	4	0	0	0	1	2	0	10	1	0		0	2	0	0	.129	.206	.129	.335		.98	-0.582	1.12	-0.39%	-5.72

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