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	16-24 / in Starts: 13-17
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	31 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 84 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	54 (26-19-9) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 84 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	55 (27-17-10)

Most Driven In
C Grimm	1
C Beck	1
R Stephenson	1
G Hartnett	1
M GonzÃ¡lez	1

Most Driven In By
F Maguire	1
R Stephenson	1
K Cuyler	1
W English	1
C Heathcote	0

1928 Batting Game Log

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1928 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	118	1	Apr 11	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.31	-0.082	3.47	-0.13%	-0.70	P
2	119	5 (3)	Apr 15	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	GS-5	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9	.50	0.042	1.34	0.07%	0.52	P
3	120	8 (2)	Apr 18	CHC		CIN	L,6-9	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9						P
4	121	10 (1)	Apr 20	CHC		CIN	L,0-6	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9	1.24	-0.041	3.58	-0.07%	-0.38	P
5	122	15 (4)	Apr 25	CHC		PIT	L,0-10	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.286	.429	9	.67	-0.034	1.91	-0.06%	-0.35	P
6	123	18 (2)	Apr 29	CHC		STL	W,6-5	0-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	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
7	124	22 (3)	May 5	CHC		PHI	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.182	.273	9	.41	-0.032	.69	-0.03%	-0.60	P
8	125	26 (3)	May 9	CHC		BRO	W,2-1	CG(12)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.188	.313	9	1.22	-0.053	3.14	-0.08%	-0.34	P
9	126	30 (3)	May 14	CHC		NYG	W,8-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.150	.250	9	.59	-0.068	2.11	-0.15%	-1.36	P
10	127	34 (3)	May 19	CHC		BSN	W,3-2	CG	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.143	.143	.190	.333	9	1.87	0.061	7.21	0.14%	0.09	P
11	128	36 (1)	May 21	CHC	@	STL	L,7-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.190	.333	9						P
12	129	39 (2)	May 25	CHC	@	PIT	W,10-3	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0	0	.115	.115	.154	.269	9	.38	-0.025	1.32	-0.05%	-0.48	P
13	130	44 (4)	May 30 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,0-6	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.179	.321	9	1.26	-0.016	6.25	-0.05%	-0.04	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
14	131	47 (2)	Jun 2	CHC	@	PIT	W,10-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.138	.172	.310	9	.05	-0.001	.14	0.00%	-0.11	P
15	132	50 (2)	Jun 7	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-4	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.156	.156	.188	.344	9	.92	-0.069	2.66	-0.12%	-0.68	P
16	133	52 (1)	Jun 9	CHC	@	PHI	W,13-11	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.156	.156	.188	.344	9						P
17	134	54 (1)	Jun 12	CHC	@	BRO	L,1-13	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.147	.147	.176	.324	9	1.15	-0.059	3.67	-0.11%	-0.55	P
18	135	59 (4)	Jun 17	CHC	@	BRO	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.139	.139	.167	.306	9	.66	-0.034	2.28	-0.07%	-0.41	P
19	136	64 (4)	Jun 21 (2)	CHC		STL	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.132	.132	.158	.289	9	.54	-0.027	2.26	-0.07%	-0.28	P
20	137	70 (5)	Jun 29	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.150	.275	9	1.04	-0.049	2.44	-0.07%	-0.53	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
21	138	75 (4)	Jul 4 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,6-11	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.122	.122	.146	.268	9						P
22	139	78 (2)	Jul 7 (1)	CHC		BRO	L,3-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.122	.122	.146	.268	9						P
23	140	80 (1)	Jul 8	CHC		BRO	L,2-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.119	.119	.143	.262	9						P
24	141	84 (3)	Jul 12	CHC		BSN	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.130	.174	.304	9	.63	-0.001	1.44	0.00%	-0.77	P
25	142	89 (4)	Jul 17	CHC		PHI	W,4-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.125	.125	.167	.292	9	.80	-0.043	2.88	-0.09%	-0.56	P
26	143	93 (3)	Jul 22	CHC		NYG	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.135	.157	.291	9	.41	-0.031	1.89	-0.09%	-0.87	P
27	144	95 (1)	Jul 26	CHC	@	BSN	L,6-7	5-GF(14)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.127	.143	.164	.306	9	1.86	-0.124	6.84	-0.27%	-0.57	P
28	145	102 (6)	Jul 31 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	W,10-4	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.153	.190	.342	9	1.40	-0.014	3.37	-0.02%	-0.83	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
29	146	108 (5)	Aug 6 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.136	.150	.186	.336	9	1.37	-0.053	2.67	-0.06%	-0.49	P
30	147	113 (4)	Aug 14	CHC		NYG	L,2-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.148	.183	.331	9	1.42	-0.035	4.25	-0.06%	-0.30	P
31	148	118 (4)	Aug 19	CHC		BRO	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.156	.206	.363	9	1.08	0.045	2.78	0.07%	0.55	P
32	149	123 (4)	Aug 24 (2)	CHC		BSN	W,4-3	CG	3	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.179	.242	.422	9	1.09	0.140	3.41	0.26%	1.15	P
33	150	126 (2)	Aug 27	CHC		STL	L,3-11	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.179	.242	.422	9						P
34	151	128 (1)	Aug 30	CHC	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG(6)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.164	.176	.239	.415	9	1.27	0.003	3.66	0.01%	-0.09	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
35	152	132 (3)	Sep 3 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-16	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.164	.176	.239	.415	9						P
36	153	135 (2)	Sep 7	CHC		CIN	W,11-1	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.183	.205	.254	.459	9	.33	-0.018	1.24	-0.04%	1.12	P
37	154	138 (2)	Sep 10	CHC		PIT	L,5-7	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.183	.205	.254	.459	9						P
38	155	141 (2)	Sep 15 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	L,2-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.183	.205	.254	.459	9						P
39	156	146 (4)	Sep 22	CHC	@	BRO	L,0-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.178	.200	.247	.447	9	2.21	-0.111	3.55	-0.11%	-1.08	P
40	157	151 (4)	Sep 27 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	L,0-2	GS-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.178	.211	.247	.457	9	1.61	0.026	.37	0.00%	0.18	P
							16-24		84	73	5	13	5	0	0	5	3	0	18	0	5		1		0	0	.178	.211	.247	.457		.97	-0.703	2.83	-1.26%	-8.76

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