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Who is the oldest living Cub?


Who is the oldest living Cub?
By JohnW53
on Jan 8, 2021, 3:07am CST
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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. ....

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