Robert Frank Roth was born in Burlington, Wisconsin, on August 28, 1892. Roth\'s parents resided in Chicago, but vacationed in Burlington each summer at his mother\'s brother\'s house on the Fox River. Roth\'s brother, Frank, was 14 years older than Bobby. He was a catcher in the major leagues between 1903 and 1910.\n', '

Braggo began his minor league career in 1910 with Green Bay of the Class-D Wisconsin–Illinois League. After less than three months, Roth was released and he signed with the Red Wing Manufacturers of the Class-D Minnesota–Wisconsin League. In 1912, he played for the St. Joseph Drummers of the Western League. He played for the Kansas City Blues of the American Association in 1913 and 1914. Roth played third base for the first four years of his career, but was converted into an outfielder in 1914. He also earned the nickname "Braggo" during the 1914 season due to his boastful attitude about hitting.\n', '

Roth made his MLB debut with the Chicago White Sox of the American League, when they purchased him from the Blues in August 1914. He was switched back to third base, but his playing time decreased in 1915 due to his poor defensive play and the acquisition of Eddie Murphy, resulting in the White Sox trading Roth with a player to be named later (later decided to be Larry Chappell), Ed Klepfer and $31,500 to the Cleveland Indians for Shoeless Joe Jackson in August 1915. Roth hit three home runs in the final week of the 1915 season to increase his season total to seven, one more than Rube Oldring.\n', '

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