10 Facts About Charlie Robertson

1.

Charles Culbertson Charlie Robertson was an American professional baseball player.

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2.

Charlie Robertson played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher, and is best remembered for throwing a perfect game in 1922.

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3.

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

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4.

Charlie Robertson was born in Dexter, Texas, grew up in Nocona, Texas, and graduated from Nocona High School in 1915.

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5.

Charlie Robertson began his career with the Chicago White Sox in 1919 at the age of 23.

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6.

Charlie Robertson's 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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7.

Charlie Robertson became the first pitcher in major league history to throw a perfect game on the road.

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8.

Charlie Robertson pitched one season for the St Louis Browns and two years with the Boston Braves and retired in 1928.

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9.

Charlie Robertson's occupation at the time of his television appearance was a buyer and seller of pecans.

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10.

Charlie Robertson's appearance was six days after Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series.

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