Charlie Robertson

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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.<ref name=sabr-robertson/>

Early life and careerEdit

Robertson was born in Dexter, Texas and grew up in Nocona, Texas.<ref name="perfect games"/> He graduated from Nocona High School in 1915. Charles attended Austin College from 1917 until 1919.<ref name="perfect games"/>

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.<ref name="perfect games">Template:Cite book</ref>

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.

Perfect GameEdit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} On April 30, 1922, in just his fourth career start, he pitched the fifth perfect game in baseball history against the Detroit Tigers at Navin Field (later known as Tiger Stadium) in Detroit. He became the first pitcher in major league history to throw a perfect game on the road.<ref name="perfect games"/>

The Detroit lineup featured such Hall of Famers as Ty Cobb and Harry Heilmann, who both complained that he was doctoring the ball throughout the game. The Tigers submitted several game balls to American League President Ban Johnson after the game to check for irregularities, but Johnson dismissed the charge.<ref name="perfect games"/>

Robertson's perfect game was the last for 34 years, when Don Larsen pitched one in the 1956 World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers; the next regular season perfect game would not come until Jim Bunning's perfect game in 1964.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

After the perfect game, he suffered arm troubles for the rest of his career. He pitched one season for the St. Louis Browns and two years with the Boston Braves and retired from baseball in 1928.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal lifeEdit

After retiring from baseball, Robertson became a prosperous pecan broker in Fort Worth, Texas. He returned to the limelight after Don Larsen threw a perfect game in the 1956 World Series, the first in the Major Leagues since Robertson's own 34 years earlier. Six days after Larsen's game, Robertson appeared as a contestant on What's My Line?.<ref>Template:Cite episode</ref>

Robertson was married to Fay Redus, whom he met when he was first invited to spring training by the Chicago White Sox. He died in 1984 in Fort Worth, Texas, at age 88, and was the last surviving player who played for the 1919 Chicago White Sox.Template:Efn<ref name=sabr-robertson>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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