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	20-24 / in Starts: 5-6
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 53 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	34 (21-9-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 53 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	36 (18-11-6)

Most Driven In
R Collins	2

Most Driven In By
B Herman	2

1938 Batting Game Log

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1938 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	499	1	Apr 19	CHC	@	CIN	W,8-7	4-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.83	-0.093	4.60	-0.14%	-0.66	P
2	500	9 (7)	Apr 27	CHC	@	PIT	L,5-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	501	12 (2)	Apr 30	CHC	@	STL	W,11-5	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.15	-0.012	.45	-0.02%	-0.37	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	502	15 (2)	May 3	CHC		PHI	W,5-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.06	-0.002	.18	0.00%	-0.11	P
5	503	18 (2)	May 6	CHC		BSN	W,13-9	6-GF	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.429	.200	.629	9	.22	0.010	.72	0.02%	0.42	P
6	504	21 (2)	May 10	CHC		NYG	L,1-5	1-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.444	.167	.611	9	.74	0.008	3.23	0.02%	0.05	P
7	505	24 (2)	May 13	CHC		PIT	L,1-4	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.444	.167	.611	9						P
8	506	25	May 15	CHC		PIT	L,3-4	10-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.400	.143	.543	6	5.40	-0.126	14.79	-0.21%	-0.36	P
9	507	27 (1)	May 18	CHC	@	NYG	W,4-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.364	.125	.489	9	.65	-0.023	1.83	-0.04%	-0.69	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
10	508	40 (12)	Jun 2	CHC		BSN	L,2-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.364	.125	.489	9						P
11	509	44 (3)	Jun 6	CHC		PHI	W,10-8	2-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.357	.100	.457	9	.44	0.012	1.87	0.03%	-0.34	P
12	510	50 (5)	Jun 12 (2)	CHC		BRO	L,0-6	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.357	.100	.457	9						P
13	511	52 (1)	Jun 15	CHC	@	BSN	L,0-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.357	.100	.457	9						P
14	512	54 (1)	Jun 17 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	L,2-3	1-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.333	.091	.424	9	.54	-0.013	2.34	-0.03%	-0.14	P
15	513	59 (4)	Jun 21	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-3	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.313	.083	.396	9	.49	-0.012	1.75	-0.03%	-0.16	P
16	514	62 (2)	Jun 26	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.313	.083	.396	6						P
17	515	63	Jun 28	CHC		STL	L,3-9	3-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.353	.154	.507	9	.09	0.004	.34	0.01%	0.13	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
18	516	66 (2)	Jul 3	CHC	@	CIN	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.353	.154	.507	9						P
19	517	67	Jul 4 (1)	CHC	@	STL	W,4-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.353	.154	.507	9						P
20	518	68	Jul 4 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.353	.154	.507	9						P
21	519	69	Jul 8	CHC		CIN	L,6-7	1-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.333	.143	.476	9	.91	-0.024	2.80	-0.04%	-0.24	P
22	520	71 (1)	Jul 10	CHC		CIN	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.333	.143	.476	9						P
23	521	73 (1)	Jul 12	CHC		PIT	L,6-14	1-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.300	.125	.425	9	1.26	-0.081	1.97	-0.08%	-0.68	P
24	522	77 (3)	Jul 16	CHC		BSN	W,8-7	1-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.118	.286	.118	.403	9	.86	-0.025	1.29	-0.02%	-0.23	P
25	523	83 (5)	Jul 21 (2)	CHC		BRO	L,0-1	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.105	.261	.105	.366	9	.62	-0.032	1.58	-0.05%	-0.21	P
26	524	87 (3)	Jul 26	CHC	@	BRO	W,10-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.261	.105	.366	9						P
27	525	89 (1)	Jul 29	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.261	.105	.366	9						P
28	526	92 (2)	Jul 31 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG(7)	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		2	0	0			0	0	0	.136	.269	.136	.406	9						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	527	97 (4)	Aug 7 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	W,7-4	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.136	.269	.136	.406	9						P
30	528	100 (2)	Aug 10	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.269	.136	.406	9						P
31	529	104 (3)	Aug 14	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.250	.125	.375	9	1.24	-0.063	7.09	-0.22%	-0.47	P
32	530	109 (4)	Aug 18	CHC		CIN	L,1-9	GS-6	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.115	.233	.115	.349	9	1.41	-0.067	2.54	-0.07%	-0.60	P
33	531	113 (3)	Aug 22	CHC		PIT	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.115	.233	.115	.349	9						P
34	532	114	Aug 23	CHC		NYG	L,2-6	1-GF	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.265	.167	.431	9	.51	0.007	.69	0.01%	0.00	P
35	533	119 (4)	Aug 27	CHC		BRO	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.156	.250	.156	.406	9	1.29	-0.063	3.27	-0.10%	-0.46	P
36	534	122 (2)	Aug 30	CHC		BSN	L,1-8	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.152	.243	.152	.395	9	.28	-0.007	.79	-0.01%	-0.11	P
Sep/Oct		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
37	535	127 (4)	Sep 4	CHC	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG(11)	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.167	.250	.194	.444	9	1.21	-0.082	1.95	-0.08%	-0.61	P
38	536	133 (5)	Sep 10	CHC		CIN	L,1-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.162	.244	.189	.433	9	.76	-0.019	5.45	-0.08%	-0.30	P
39	537	136 (2)	Sep 14	CHC	@	BSN	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.171	.244	.195	.440	9	.56	-0.019	2.79	-0.06%	0.15	P
40	538	139 (2)	Sep 18 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	L,1-4	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.239	.190	.430	9	.72	-0.018	5.39	-0.08%	-0.16	P
41	539	144 (4)	Sep 23 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-6	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.239	.190	.430	9						P
42	540	145	Sep 24	CHC		STL	W,9-3	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.163	.234	.186	.420	9	.02	0.000	.21	0.00%	-0.11	P
43	541	149 (3)	Sep 28	CHC		PIT	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.163	.234	.186	.420	9						P
44	542	153 (3)	Oct 1 (2)	CHC	@	STL	W,10-3	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.188	.418	9	1.03	-0.131	31.61	-2.42%	-1.06	P
							20-24		53	48	2	8	1	0	0	3	4	0	16	0	1		0	1	0	0	.167	.231	.188	.418		.88	-0.871	5.47	-3.69%	-7.32

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