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Who is the oldest living Cub? By JohnW53 on Jan 8, 2021, 3:07am CST + In June of 2014, the last year before the Cubs' current Renaissance, the seventh-inning stretch on WGN was sung by Lennie Merullo. Merullo was the last living member of the Cubs' 1945 World Series. He was 97 at the time, and 98 when he died on May 30, 2015. Merullo, a shortstop, played his entire career with the Cubs: 639 games, over 7 seasons, from 1941 through 1947. He had a career WAR of 1.4 and an OPS+ of 69. .......... When I came across Merullo's name again recently, I wondered: Who is the oldest living C...

share-square-1100297 The Rule 5 Draft has been a staple of baseball’s annual Winter Meetings for a long time, and even the virtual format of the Meetings this year couldn’t stop the Rule 5 Draft. The Cardinals have had their share of activity throughout the years, but not so much recently in the Major League portion of the draft. While the format and eligibility rules have changed at times, here are all the players the Cardinals have selected in the Major League portion of the Rule 5 Draft since 1960: 2015: Mets RHP Matt Bowman -- A reliable option out of the bullpen for three years, Bowm...