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)
Recent Articles
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August 17 Cubs History. King Cole, Hippo Vaughn & Billy Williams
Aug 15, 18 03:38 PM
August 17 Cubs History. King Cole (1910) & Hippo Vaughn (1916). DH shutouts in 1918 and Billy Williams gets his 2,000 hit.
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October Baseball 2018. The Cubs playoff chase to the World Series
Aug 14, 18 10:47 PM
one of my favorite times of the year. The baseball playoff races are heating up, trades being made and magic numbers
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August 9 Cubs history, Jason Heyward, Guy Bush & Sammy Sosa
Aug 06, 18 10:19 AM
August 9 Cubs history, Happy birthday to Jason Heyward, he was born one year before the first night game at Wrigley Field. Guy Bush pitches a 1-hit shutout and Sammy Sosa hits 3 home runs in 2001.
