Charlie Root Stats & Facts
Charlie Root Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R 70 Weight: 190 Born: 3 17, 1899 in Middletown, OH USA Died: 11 5 1970 in Hollister, CA USA Debut: 4/18/1923 Last Game: 9/2/1941 Full Name: Charles Henry Root
1941 – Charlie Root uses his arm and then his bat with a clutch single in the ninth inning to win his 200th game. Trailing the Cincinnati Reds, 4 – 3, the Cubs win, 6 – 4, with the 42-year-old Root going the route.
1941 – Charlie Root uses his arm and then his bat with a clutch single in the ninth inning to win his 200th game. Trailing the Cincinnati Reds, 4 – 3, the Cubs win, 6 – 4, with the 42-year-old Root going the route.
The first-place Giants score seven runs in the 3rd to crush the Cubs, 12 – 7. Mel Ott leads the way with two homers – his 16th and 17th – and drives in six runs. Jo-Jo Moore has four hits, including a homer, and Fred Fitzsimmons, who weakens in the 8th, is credited with the win. Charlie Root, who got none out in the 3rd before retiring, is the loser. The Giants now lead the Cards by five games.
On June 20, The first-place New York Giants score seven runs in the 3rd to crush the Chicago Cubs, 12 – 7. Mel Ott leads the way with two homers – his 16th and 17th – and drives in six runs. Jo-Jo Moore has four hits, including a homer, and Fred Fitzsimmons, who weakens in the 8th, is credited with the…
Babe Ruth’s “called shot” home run
On October 1, 1932, Babe Ruth’s “called shot” home run allegedly takes place during the third game of the World Series, in the fifth inning of Game 3 of the World Series, baseball lore has Babe Ruth pointing to the outfield, predicting that he will hit a home run on the next pitch, before…
Hack Wilson hit three home runs and drove in seven in the Cubs’ sweep of Boston
On August 10, 1930, Before 45,000 fans, the Cubs sweep two from the Boston Braves at Wrigley Field to move a game back of Brooklyn. Hack Wilson drives home seven runs on three homers, the last his 39th, to back up Charlie Root’s three-hit shutout in the opener. The Cubs win, 6 – 0, beating…
Hack Wilson retrives a lost RBI
Interested in exploring FRANCHISING? We will help you through your journey visit us @ www.franchisingconnection.com On July 28, 1930 The Chicago Cubs sweep the Reds‚ 3-2 and 5-3‚ behind Charlie Root and Guy Bush. Benny Frey and Jakie May take the losses. In game two‚ Hack Wilson drives home Kiki Cuyler in the 4-run 3rd…