| Phil Cavarretta | ||
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| First Baseman/Outfielder | ||
| Born: July 19, 1916 | ||
| Batted: Left | Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | ||
| September 16, 1934 for the Chicago Cubs |
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| May 8, 1955 for the Chicago White Sox |
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| Batting average | . First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 293 | |
| Hits | 1977 | |
| Runs batted in | 920 | |
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Philip Joseph Cavarretta (born July 19, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former first baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball who spent almost his entire career with the Chicago Cubs. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The 1935 World Series featured the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago Cubs, with the Tigers winning in six games for their first championship in five Series appearances The 1938 World Series matched the two-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Chicago Cubs, with the Yankees sweeping the Series in four games for The 1945 World Series matched the American League Detroit Tigers against the National League Chicago Cubs. The batting championship is awarded to the Major League Baseball player in each of the American League and the National League who has the highest Batting average In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. He was voted the 1945 National League Most Valuable Player after leading the Cubs to the pennant – their last, as of 2007 – by winning the batting title with a . Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Detroit Tigers over Chicago Cubs (4-3 All-Star Game The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 355 average, still the highest by a left-handed Cubs hitter since 1900. His 20 seasons with the Cubs (1934-1953) are the most by any player except 19th-century star Cap Anson, and he ended his career having played more games for the team (1953) than any player except Anson. Adrian Constantine Anson ( April 17 1852 &ndash April 14 1922) known by the nicknames "Cap" (for "Captain" and He also managed the Cubs in his final three seasons with the club. In Baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally the field manager) this individual controls matters
Cavarretta attended Lane Tech High School in Chicago, and signed a professional contract with the Cubs before finishing high school. Lane Technical College Preparatory High School (also known as Lane Tech) is a public four-year magnet High school located on the north side In his first professional game with Peoria at age 17 in 1934, Cavarretta hit for the cycle as a right fielder. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Detroit Tigers (4-3 All-Star Game In Baseball, a player hits for the cycle when he hits a single, a double, a triple and a Home run in the same game though not necessarily Position description Outfielders must cover large distances so speed instincts and quickness to react to the ball are key That same year he was brought up to the Cubs to replace manager Charlie Grimm at first base, debuting less than two months after his 18th birthday, and hit a home run in his first big league start. Charles John Grimm ( August 28 1898 - November 15 1983) nicknamed "Jolly Cholly" was an American First baseman In his 1935 rookie season, he batted . Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Detroit Tigers over Chicago Cubs (4-2 All-Star Game, 275 with 82 runs batted in, also leading the league in double plays, as the Cubs captured their third pennant in seven years by winning 21 straight games in September; however, he batted only . This article is about Baseball. For double play Magnetic tape, see Audio tape length and thickness. 125 in the World Series loss to the Detroit Tigers. The 1935 World Series featured the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago Cubs, with the Tigers winning in six games for their first championship in five Series appearances The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA Over the next several seasons he provided solid if unspectacular play at first base, routinely batting between . 270 and . 291 every season but one through 1943, though he lost significant playing time from 1938-40 due to a hip injury and an ankle broken twice while sliding. In the 1938 World Series against the New York Yankees, he batted . The 1938 World Series matched the two-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Chicago Cubs, with the Yankees sweeping the Series in four games for The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. 462 as the Cubs were swept.
Exempted from World War II service because of a hearing problem, in 1944 Cavarretta batted . World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over St 321 with a league-high 197 hits, had career highs with 106 runs, 35 doubles and 15 triples, and earned his first of four straight All-Star selections (reaching base a record five times in the game) though the Cubs suffered their fifth consecutive losing season. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching In Baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching Second base without being called out by the Umpire In Baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching Third base after hitting the ball with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League But the team improved by 23 games in 1945, edging the defending champion St. Louis Cardinals by three games for the pennant as Cavarretta was named MVP. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St That season he also had a career-high 97 RBI, leading the NL in on base percentage and finishing third in slugging average. In Baseball statistics, on-base percentage (OBP (sometimes referred to as on-base average ', as the statistic is rarely presented as a true Percentage) In Baseball statistics, slugging percentage (abbreviated SLG) is a popular measure of the power of a hitter. He batted . 423 in the World Series against the Tigers, though the Cubs again lost, in seven games. The 1945 World Series matched the American League Detroit Tigers against the National League Chicago Cubs. In Game 1, he singled and scored as the Cubs took a 4-0 lead in the first inning, singled and scored again in the third, and homered in the seventh as Chicago took the opener 9-0. He scored the Cubs' only run in Game 2, and in an 12-inning 8-7 win in Game 6 had a 2-RBI single and scored a run; he had three hits in Game 7, but the Cubs lost 9-3.
He made the All-Star team again in 1946 and 1947, batting . 314 the latter year, as the Cubs again fell back in the standings. Over the next six years, he played a gradually diminishing role with the team. He was named manager in June 1951, succeeding Frankie Frisch, though the team finished in last place; continuing as manager for two more years, he compiled a record of 169-213. Francis "Frankie" Frisch ( September 9, 1898 — March 12, 1973) nicknamed the Fordham Flash, or The Old Flash In 1953, his final season with the Cubs, he surpassed Stan Hack's modern team record of 1938 games; Ernie Banks would eventually break his mark of 1953 games in 1966. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-2 All-Star Game Stanley Camfield Hack ( December 6 1909 &ndash December 15 1979) nicknamed "Smiling Stan" was an American Third baseman Ernest "Ernie" Banks (born January 31, 1931 in Dallas Texas) is an American former Major League Baseball player Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Baltimore Orioles over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0 Frank Robinson, Cavarretta was fired during 1954 spring training after admitting the team was unlikely to finish above fifth place (they finished seventh), and in May he signed with the crosstown Chicago White Sox; he ended his career there in 1955. The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Brooklyn Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-3 Johnny Podres, MVP
In his 22-year major league career, Cavarretta compiled a . 293 batting average with 95 home runs and 920 RBI. He later managed in the minor leagues from 1956-58 and again from 1965-72, became a coach and scout with the Tigers, and was a New York Mets organizational hitting instructor. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. Cavarretta currently resides in Florida.
See also
- List of members of the Italian American Sports Hall of Fame
- List of Major League Baseball batting champions
- Chicago White Sox all-time roster
Oddly enough Phil Caverretta was a legitimate active major leaguer while both Babe Ruth and Henry Aaron were players. This is a list of members of the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame. The batting championship is awarded to the Major League Baseball player in each of the American League and the National League who has the highest Batting average The following is a list of players and managers ( *) both past and current who appeared at least in one regular season game for the Chicago White Sox franchise George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron (born February 5 1934 in Mobile Alabama) nicknamed "Hammer" "Hammerin' Hank” or "Bad Henry” is a retired Caverretta played in games against Ruth in 1935, when Ruth was with the Boston Bees, but never played against Aaron because Cavarretta was traded to the White Sox in 1954, while Aaron was in the National League.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- BaseballLibrary - career highlights
- Baseball Almanac: The Hustling Cub Starred in Three World Series
| Preceded by Dixie Walker |
National League Batting Champion 1945 |
Succeeded by Stan Musial |
| Preceded by Frankie Frisch |
Chicago Cubs Manager 1951-1953 |
Succeeded by Stan Hack |
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