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Phil Cavaretta--RIP
Phil Cavaretta, longtime Cubs star, died Saturday at age 94. He was in hospice care and had suffered a stroke several days earlier.
Cavaretta joined the Cubs at age 18 in September 1934, and, in his debut game, smacked a home run for the only tally in a 1-0 Cubs win over the Reds.
He briefly played for the White Sox in 1955, and surfaced in the Majors again during the 1970s as a Mets coach.
He was the NL MVP in 1945, the year the Cubs made their most recent World Series appearance.
Dave Miedema
Cavaretta joined the Cubs at age 18 in September 1934, and, in his debut game, smacked a home run for the only tally in a 1-0 Cubs win over the Reds.
He briefly played for the White Sox in 1955, and surfaced in the Majors again during the 1970s as a Mets coach.
He was the NL MVP in 1945, the year the Cubs made their most recent World Series appearance.
Dave Miedema