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.
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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, more than 100 points higher than he posted in any other season.