Charlie Root
Born: March 17, 1899
Died: November 5, 1970
Chicago Cubs (1926-1941)
All-time Cubs leader in wins with 201. In his 16 year career with the Cubs, Root's record was 201-156.
Led the NL in Wins with 26 in 1927
He appeared in 4 World Series with the Cubs (1929, 1932, 1935, 1938).
Top Ten in various pitching categories
5-time in ERA (1926, 1929, 1933, 1935, 1938)
6-time in Wins (1926-1927, 1929-1932)
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Rick Sutcliffe, a great Cubs pitcher for the 1984 Cubs playoff team
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Rick Sutcliffe came to the Cubs in a trade by Dallas Green in 1984. He went 16-1 for the Cubs, winning NL Cy Young and helping the team get to just one win short of a World Series.
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Carlos Zambrano, a great pitcher for the Cubs who played on 2003 playoff team.
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Carlos Zambrano had a turbelent time with the Cubs. His temper got the best of them on multiple occassions, but he was one of the best pitchers in Cubs history
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Randy Hundley, a great Cubs catcher in the late 1960's, early 1970's
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Randy Hundley was a work horse catcher for some great Cubs teams in the 1960's. His Cubs career WAR of 12.8 is 5th behind Gabby Hartnett, King Kelly, Johnny Kling & Jody Davis.
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