#64 Charley "Chinski" Root, Starting Pitcher, 34 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics

#64 Charley "Chinski" Root, Starting Pitcher, 34 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics
Monday, 7/17/1933

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Charley Root
Chinski
3/17/1899
34
USA,OH,MIDDLETOWN
6"1
225

Starting Pitcher
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R

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2 / 6 (Fair)
0 / 6 (Unknown)
Average
Suffers
Normal
1.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 657,000
1934
9 Year(s), 6 Days (1482 total Days)
104 Day(s)
10 Year(s), 102 Days (1742 total Days)
10 Year(s)
Not eligible
Out of Option Years

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	81	41	59	87-90 Mph
Versus LHB	78	37	56
Versus RHB	84	44	62
Talent	8	5	6

Pitching Ratings
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8
63
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	21	3	1	10
Versus LHP	1	21	3	1	10
Versus RHP	1	21	3	1	10
Talent	2	2	2	2	8

Running & Bunting Ratings
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4
3
2
1
Normal

Fielding Ratings
P : 5 (Range), .995 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
4/30	CLE	W 10-6	*	8	7	6	5	5	3	W
5/31	@BOS	W 4-1		1	1	1	1	0	0
6/8	@SLB	L 4-5	*	8	12	5	5	1	2	L
6/12	@SLB	L 0-3	*	8	9	3	3	3	2	L
6/18	DET	L 8-13		2	1	0	0	2	1
6/28	CHA	W 3-2	*	9	6	2	1	3	5	W	PoG
7/6	NYY		*	9	10	3	3	7	4	W

Pitching Stats 1933

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	7	5	3	2	0	3.60	45.0	46	20	18	21	17	4	80.0	0	3	60.0
Projected	14	10	6	4	0	3.60	92.0	94	41	37	43	35

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	2	1	14.2	9.2	3.4	4.2	0	0	.0	0	0	.0	4.40

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	75	21	5	1	0	8	8	8	6	0	0	2	.280	.360	.373	.734
vs. RHB	99	25	6	1	3	12	12	13	11	0	0	2	.253	.345	.424	.769

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	4	3	3	0	0	2.89	28.0	24	11	9	17	13
Road	3	2	0	2	0	4.76	17.0	22	9	9	4	4
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	1	1	1	0	0	5.63	8.0	7	6	5	5	3
May	1	0	0	0	0	9.00	1.0	1	1	1	0	0
June	4	3	1	2	0	3.00	27.0	28	10	9	9	10
July	1	1	1	0	0	3.00	9.0	10	3	3	7	4

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1923	24	16	6	13	1	3.61	142.0	132	65	57	9	56	55	12	1	1.32	.265	BOB
1924	29	20	12	11	0	3.81	184.1	172	87	78	6	76	79	15	1	1.35	.281	BOB
1925	14	7	4	3	0	3.96	63.2	64	30	28	3	31	27	5	1	1.49	.293	BOB
1926	26	11	9	8	0	4.08	119.0	107	65	54	3	57	57	6	0	1.38	.272	BOB
1927	33	29	13	13	0	2.83	251.0	237	103	79	3	74	88	23	2	1.24	.273	BOB
1928	17	8	4	6	0	4.15	78.0	79	41	36	1	32	37	2	0	1.42	.298	BOB
1929	20	14	6	8	0	3.69	122.0	99	50	50	7	59	41	11	2	1.30	.232	BOB
1930	4	1	0	1	0	5.56	11.1	16	7	7	0	7	5	0	0	2.03	.372	BOB
1932	12	8	3	2	0	5.07	71.0	70	43	40	6	39	26	3	0	1.54	.272	BOB PHA
1933	7	5	3	2	0	3.60	45.0	46	20	18	3	21	17	4	0	1.49	.279	PHA
Total	186	119	60	67	1	3.70	1087.1	1022	511	447	41	452	432	81	7	1.36	.273

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1925, AAA	6	6	4	0	0	2.06	48.0	44	16	11	2	16	21	1	1	1.25	.264
1930, AAA	25	5	4	3	6	3.90	60.0	55	32	26	3	40	23	2	0	1.58	.267
1931, AAA	35	0	5	5	10	4.26	31.2	32	16	15	3	17	22	0	0	1.55	.302
1932, AAA	2	2	1	1	0	3.95	13.2	10	7	6	0	9	9	1	1	1.39	.244

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1925	1	0	0	1	0	0.00	0.0	3	5	5	2	0	0	0
1926	1	0	0	1	0	4.50	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0
1927	2	2	0	2	0	8.10	13.1	12	13	12	10	4	1	0
1928	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
Total	5	2	0	4	0	8.84	18.1	17	19	18	15	6	1	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1923	24	43	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	.023	.023	.023	.047	BOB
1924	29	62	3	1	0	0	0	3	0	15	0	0	.048	.063	.065	.128	BOB
1925	14	19	3	2	0	0	1	2	0	6	0	0	.158	.158	.263	.421	BOB
1926	26	34	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	16	0	0	.000	.029	.000	.029	BOB
1927	33	87	7	0	0	0	5	4	3	27	0	0	.080	.120	.080	.200	BOB
1928	17	19	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	0	.053	.100	.053	.153	BOB
1929	20	36	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	10	0	0	.056	.081	.056	.137	BOB
1930	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	BOB
1932	12	21	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	4	0	0	.048	.048	.048	.095	BOB PHA
1933	7	16	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	PHA
Total	186	339	19	3	0	0	11	17	6	98	0	0	.056	.078	.065	.142

Fielding Stats 1933

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

45.0

3.00

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1923...
Earned first career win on 5/6/1923...
Had first career hit on 7/30/1923, off Bill Fincher (CHC)...
Injured on 4/21/1925 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won World Series with Boston (N) in 1926...
2/14/1927: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
2/14/1928: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,928,571 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 3/29/1928 with a Sore Back, out for one week...
Injured on 4/19/1928 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 6 weeks...
9/1/1928: Signed a contract extension with Boston (N), $2,610,000 per year, for 3 years.
Injured on 8/13/1929 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 9 weeks...
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (A) on 2/25/1932 to a 3-year deal worth $657,000 per year...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

ERA
1927 - 2.83 - 10th

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