Charlie Root is my favorite "historic" Cub and this is my favorite card of his (and my favorite card).
16 seasons with the Cubs...starting at age 27. He had a few nice seasons, a few bad seasons, and a whole bunch of average seasons finishing with a 3.55 era - 1.29 whip.
Through sheer brute force he managed his way into the team HOF and a number of team records without actually being great.
Games Played #1 - the only Cubs pitcher with more than 500 games played, and the only one with more than 600 (605)
Wins #1 - the only Cub with 200+ wins (201)
Innings Pitched #1 - one of two Cubs with more than 3000ip (3137.1 ip). Bill Hutchison has 3022.1 ip and 1786 of those innings came over a 3-season strech because baseball was crazy in the 1800s
Strikeouts #4, Games Started #3, Complete Games #7, Shutouts #10, Games Finished #7
He was an absolutely ordinary legend.
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