Phil Cavarretta
Portrait of Phil Cavarretta, first baseman and outfielder for the Chicago Cubs. Bowman series. Printed on front: "Phil Cavarretta." Printed on back: "Phil Cavarretta. First base, outfield, Chicago Cubs. Born: Chicago, Ill., July 19, 1917. Height: 5-11. Weight: 183. Bats: left. Throws: left. Phil--the Cubs' captain--has been with the team 16 full seasons. Kept out of action by an injury during much of 1950. In only 82 games. But he batted .273, and his hits included 11 doubles and 10 home runs. He drove in 31 tallies. Phil's best season was 1945 when he paced the National League with a .355 batting average, and got the most valuable player nod. Popular at home and on road. No. 138 in the 1951 series baseball picture cards. [Copyright] 1951 Bowman Gum, Inc., Phila., Pa., U.S.A."
- Resource ID:
- hr001586
- Subject:
- Cavarretta, Phil (Philip Joseph), 1916-2010
- Baseball players--Illinois--Chicago
- Chicago Cubs (Baseball team)
- Baseball cards
- Publisher:
- Bowman Gum, Inc.
- Date:
- 1951
- Format:
- 1 baseball card : col. ; 3.25 x 2 in.
- Department:
- Ernie Harwell Sports Collection
- Location:
- Baseball cards-Bowman-1951-Cavarretta, Phil
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.