Player
Charlie Root
Player Info
- Full Name
- Charles Henry
- Born
-
March 17, 1899
Middletown, OH, USA - Died
- November 5, 1970
- Size
- 5'10" / 190 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- April 18, 1923
- Final Game
- September 2, 1941
- Career
- 19 years
Teams
- St. Louis Browns 1923-1923
- Chicago Cubs 1926-1941
Honors
1927 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1927 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
1927 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(ML)
Career Batting
632
G
.180
AVG
196
H
11
HR
93
RBI
.479
OPS
Career Pitching
201-160
W-L
3.59
ERA
632
G
1,459
SO
40
SV
1.30
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Chicago Cubs | 19 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .152 |
| 1940 | Chicago Cubs | 36 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .129 |
| 1939 | Chicago Cubs | 35 | 57 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .175 |
| 1938 | Chicago Cubs | 44 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 |
| 1937 | Chicago Cubs | 43 | 67 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .179 |
| 1936 | Chicago Cubs | 33 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| 1935 | Chicago Cubs | 38 | 69 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .203 |
| 1934 | Chicago Cubs | 34 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .175 |
| 1933 | Chicago Cubs | 35 | 85 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .094 |
| 1932 | Chicago Cubs | 39 | 76 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .171 |
| 1931 | Chicago Cubs | 39 | 90 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .222 |
| 1930 | Chicago Cubs | 37 | 80 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .263 |
| 1929 | Chicago Cubs | 43 | 96 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | .156 |
| 1928 | Chicago Cubs | 40 | 73 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .178 |
| 1927 | Chicago Cubs | 48 | 122 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .221 |
| 1926 | Chicago Cubs | 42 | 91 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .143 |
| 1923 | St. Louis Browns | 27 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .077 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Chicago Cubs | 8 | 7 | 5.40 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 106.2 | 46 | 37 |
| 1940 | Chicago Cubs | 2 | 4 | 3.86 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 112.0 | 50 | 33 |
| 1939 | Chicago Cubs | 8 | 8 | 4.03 | 35 | 16 | 4 | 167.1 | 65 | 34 |
| 1938 | Chicago Cubs | 8 | 7 | 2.86 | 44 | 11 | 8 | 160.1 | 70 | 30 |
| 1937 | Chicago Cubs | 13 | 5 | 3.38 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 178.1 | 74 | 32 |
| 1936 | Chicago Cubs | 3 | 6 | 4.15 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 73.2 | 32 | 20 |
| 1935 | Chicago Cubs | 15 | 8 | 3.08 | 38 | 18 | 2 | 201.1 | 94 | 47 |
| 1934 | Chicago Cubs | 4 | 7 | 4.28 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 117.2 | 46 | 53 |
| 1933 | Chicago Cubs | 15 | 10 | 2.60 | 35 | 30 | 0 | 242.1 | 86 | 61 |
| 1932 | Chicago Cubs | 15 | 10 | 3.58 | 39 | 23 | 3 | 216.1 | 96 | 55 |
| 1931 | Chicago Cubs | 17 | 14 | 3.48 | 39 | 31 | 2 | 251.0 | 131 | 71 |
| 1930 | Chicago Cubs | 16 | 14 | 4.33 | 37 | 30 | 3 | 220.1 | 124 | 63 |
| 1929 | Chicago Cubs | 19 | 6 | 3.47 | 43 | 31 | 5 | 272.0 | 124 | 83 |
| 1928 | Chicago Cubs | 14 | 18 | 3.57 | 40 | 30 | 2 | 237.0 | 122 | 73 |
| 1927 | Chicago Cubs | 26 | 15 | 3.76 | 48 | 36 | 2 | 309.0 | 145 | 117 |
| 1926 | Chicago Cubs | 18 | 17 | 2.82 | 42 | 32 | 2 | 271.0 | 127 | 62 |
| 1923 | St. Louis Browns | 0 | 4 | 5.70 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 60.0 | 27 | 18 |