Charlie Root was a fine pitcher for the Chicago Cubs from 1926-41. He had at least 10 wins in ten different seasons and had his best season in 1927 when he went 26-15. He was named the greatest right handed pitcher in Chicago Cubs history in 1969 although since then many would argue that this honor should belong to Ferguson Jenkins. He is most famous for something that according to him never actually happened. He was the pitcher on the mound when Ruth supposedly called his homer before hitting it off of him. Root said it was a fairy tale and that he would have decked Ruth with a fastball had the Babe really done that. Root insists that the Babe was merely pointing out that he had one strike left. Collection includes a photo album called “The Ranch-Dad” which not surprisingly contains photos of Root and his ranch. Also, a folder with correspondence and photos, some professionally shot and others shot by amateurs.