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Charlie Robertson

American baseball player

Died when: 88 years 205 days (1062 months)
Star Sign: Aquarius

 

Charlie Robertson

Charles Culbertson Robertson (January 31, 1896 – August 23, 1984) was an American professional baseball player.He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher, and is best remembered for throwing a perfect game in 1922.

He was the last surviving player who played at least one game for the 1919 Chicago White Sox, having died in 1984.

Robertson was born in Dexter, Texas, grew up in Nocona, Texas, and graduated from Nocona High School in 1915.Charles attended Austin College from 1917 until 1919.

He began his career with the Chicago White Sox in 1919 at the age of 23.Robertson was an average player for most of his career, having a career record of 49–80 and never winning more than he lost during a single season.

His main pitch throughout his career was a slow curveball which he often threw on the first pitch to a batter on any side of the plate, followed by a fastball up in the zone.


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