Cubs lineup: 'Hometown Heroes'
Cubs lineup: 'Hometown Heroes' P : Toby Kaufmann Admittedly, not exactly Murderer's Row. But each of them truly is a hometown hero. Each and every one was born in Chicago. .......... FAN FAVORITE 'PHILLIABUCK' Cavarretta's name, if not his nickname, is familiar to most long-time Cubs fans. He joined the Cubs in 1934, when he was just 17 years old, and played for them for 20 seasons, through 1953. He was the National League's Most Valuable Player in 1945, when he led the Major Leagues in batting average (.355) and on-base percentage (.449). A career-high .500 slugging mark made his OPS .949, m...
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