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b. July 19, 1916 · Chicago Cubs 1934–1953, Chicago White Sox 1954–1955

Phil Cavarretta played nearly two decades for the Chicago Cubs, from 1934 until a trade sent him to the crosstown White Sox for his final two seasons, retiring in 1955.

He batted .293 with 1,977 hits over 2,030 games, driving in 920 runs and scoring 990, a durable career that spanned more than twenty years in professional baseball.

He won the Most Valuable Player award in 1945 and was a Baseball Magazine All-Star twice, in 1945 and 1946.

Over his career he was picked for the All-Star Game four times, from 1944 to 1947. Born in Chicago on July 19, 1916, he batted and threw left-handed. His death came on December 18, 2010.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	4	1944, 1945, 1946, 1947
Baseball Magazine All-Star	2	1945, 1946
Most Valuable Player	1	1945
The Sporting News All-Star	1	1945

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1934	CHC	7	21	5	8	0	1	1	6	2	3	1	.381
1935	CHC	146	589	85	162	28	12	8	82	39	61	4	.275
1936	CHC	124	458	55	125	18	1	9	56	17	36	8	.273
1937	CHC	106	329	43	94	18	7	5	56	32	35	7	.286
1938	CHC	92	268	29	64	11	4	1	28	14	27	4	.239
1939	CHC	22	55	4	15	3	1	0	0	4	3	2	.273
1940	CHC	65	193	34	54	11	4	2	22	31	18	3	.280
1941	CHC	107	346	46	99	18	4	6	40	53	28	2	.286
1942	CHC	136	482	59	130	28	4	3	54	71	42	7	.270
1943	CHC	143	530	93	154	27	9	8	73	75	42	3	.291
1944	CHC	152	614	106	197	35	15	5	82	67	42	4	.321
1945	CHC	132	498	94	177	34	10	6	97	81	34	5	.355
1946	CHC	139	510	89	150	28	10	8	78	88	54	2	.294
1947	CHC	127	459	56	144	22	5	2	63	58	35	2	.314
1948	CHC	111	334	41	93	16	5	3	40	35	29	4	.278
1949	CHC	105	360	46	106	22	4	8	49	45	31	2	.294
1950	CHC	82	256	49	70	11	1	10	31	40	31	1	.273
1951	CHC	89	206	24	64	7	1	6	28	27	28	0	.311
1952	CHC	41	63	7	15	1	1	1	8	9	3	0	.238
1953	CHC	27	21	3	6	3	0	0	3	6	3	0	.286
1954	CHW	71	158	21	50	6	0	3	24	26	12	4	.316
1955	CHW	6	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Career	—	2030	6754	990	1977	347	99	95	920	820	598	65	.293

On this day & linked events

1916

Born July 19, 1916

Chicago, IL, USA

2010

Died December 18, 2010

1934

Major-league debut: Phil Cavarretta

Phil Cavarretta made a major-league debut on September 16, 1934.

1955

Final major-league game: Phil Cavarretta

Phil Cavarretta played a final major-league game on May 8, 1955.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain