Here is a topic for debate while the burgers are sizzling on the grill or while you are sitting on one of those padded benches, waiting for your name to be called so you can be led to a table at your favorite restaurant:Which event created more ignominy for the city of Cleveland: The Cuyahoga […]
Here is a topic for debate while the burgers are sizzling on the grill or while you are sitting on one of those padded benches, waiting for your name to be called so you can be led to a table at your favorite restaurant: Which event created more ignominy for the city of Cleveland: The Cuyahoga River catching fire on June 22, 1969, or 10-cent Beer Night at old Cleveland Municipal Stadium on June 4, 1974, when the Indians and Rangers played one of the most memorable games in the history of Major League Baseball? I know about the river […]
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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.
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When I came across Merullo s name again recently, I wondered: Who is the oldest living Cub today?
The answer:
95 years and 195 days.