Charlie Root
American baseball player (1899-1970) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charles Henry "Chinski" Root[1][2] (March 17, 1899 – November 5, 1970) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago Cubs between 1923 and 1941. Root batted and threw right-handed. He holds the club record for games, innings pitched, and career wins with 201.
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Charlie Root | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1899-03-17)March 17, 1899 Middletown, Ohio, U.S. | |
Died: November 5, 1970(1970-11-05) (aged 71) Hollister, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 18, 1923, for the St. Louis Browns | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 2, 1941, for the Chicago Cubs | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 201–160 |
Earned run average | 3.59 |
Strikeouts | 1,459 |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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