Phil Cavarretta
[edit] Biography
Phil Cavarretta (Philip Joseph Cavarretta) was born on July 19, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on September 16, 1934 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1935, his rookie year, he hit .275 with 8 home runs and 82 RBI. Cavarretta played for the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 21 year career.
Most people believe that Phil Cavarretta's best season was 1944, when he hit for a .321 average and knocked in 82 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1934
| CHI
| N
| 7
| 21
| 5
| 8
| 1
| 6
| .381
| .435
| .619
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1935
| CHI
| N
| 146
| 589
| 85
| 162
| 8
| 82
| .275
| .322
| .404
| 28
| 12
| 39
| 61
| 2
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 9
|
| 1936
| CHI
| N
| 124
| 458
| 55
| 125
| 9
| 56
| .273
| .306
| .376
| 18
| 1
| 17
| 36
| 5
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 8
|
| 1937
| CHI
| N
| 106
| 329
| 43
| 94
| 5
| 56
| .286
| .349
| .429
| 18
| 7
| 32
| 35
| 0
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 8
|
| 1938
| CHI
| N
| 92
| 268
| 29
| 64
| 1
| 28
| .239
| .287
| .321
| 11
| 4
| 14
| 27
| 4
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 6
|
| 1939
| CHI
| N
| 22
| 55
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 0
| .273
| .322
| .364
| 3
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1940
| CHI
| N
| 65
| 193
| 34
| 54
| 2
| 22
| .280
| .388
| .409
| 11
| 4
| 31
| 18
| 3
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 2
|
| 1941
| CHI
| N
| 107
| 346
| 46
| 99
| 6
| 40
| .286
| .384
| .413
| 18
| 4
| 53
| 28
| 2
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 6
|
| 1942
| CHI
| N
| 136
| 482
| 59
| 130
| 3
| 54
| .270
| .365
| .363
| 28
| 4
| 71
| 42
| 1
| 12
| 7
| 0
| 2
|
| 1943
| CHI
| N
| 143
| 530
| 93
| 154
| 8
| 73
| .291
| .382
| .421
| 27
| 9
| 75
| 42
| 3
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 10
|
| 1944
| CHI
| N
| 152
| 614
| 106
| 197
| 5
| 82
| .321
| .390
| .451
| 35
| 15
| 67
| 42
| 3
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 10
|
| 1945
| CHI
| N
| 132
| 498
| 94
| 177
| 6
| 97
| .355
| .449
| .500
| 34
| 10
| 81
| 34
| 4
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 6
|
| 1946
| CHI
| N
| 139
| 510
| 89
| 150
| 8
| 78
| .294
| .401
| .435
| 28
| 10
| 88
| 54
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 16
|
| 1947
| CHI
| N
| 127
| 459
| 56
| 144
| 2
| 63
| .314
| .391
| .397
| 22
| 5
| 58
| 35
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 4
|
| 1948
| CHI
| N
| 111
| 334
| 41
| 93
| 3
| 40
| .278
| .349
| .383
| 16
| 5
| 35
| 29
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
|
| 1949
| CHI
| N
| 105
| 360
| 46
| 106
| 8
| 49
| .294
| .374
| .444
| 22
| 4
| 45
| 31
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 6
|
| 1950
| CHI
| N
| 82
| 256
| 49
| 70
| 10
| 31
| .273
| .376
| .441
| 11
| 1
| 40
| 31
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 5
|
| 1951
| CHI
| N
| 89
| 206
| 24
| 64
| 6
| 28
| .311
| .393
| .442
| 7
| 1
| 27
| 28
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1952
| CHI
| N
| 41
| 63
| 7
| 15
| 1
| 8
| .238
| .333
| .333
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| CHI
| N
| 27
| 21
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 3
| .286
| .444
| .429
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| CHI
| A
| 71
| 158
| 21
| 50
| 3
| 24
| .316
| .417
| .411
| 6
| 0
| 26
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
|
| 1955
| CHI
| A
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1953
| 6592
| 968
| 1927
| 92
| 896
| .292
| .371
| .416
| 341
| 99
| 794
| 585
| 35
| 88
| 61
| 0
| 102
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 77
| 162
| 22
| 50
| 3
| 24
| .309
| .408
| .401
| 6
| 0
| 26
| 13
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 2030
| 6754
| 990
| 1977
| 95
| 920
| .293
| .372
| .416
| 347
| 99
| 820
| 598
| 37
| 89
| 65
| 0
| 103
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1934
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 53
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1935
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 145
| 0
| 0
| 1347
| 98
| 20
| 129
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1936
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 115
| 0
| 0
| 980
| 71
| 14
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1937
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 99
| 7
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1937
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 355
| 33
| 7
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1938
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 71
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1938
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 206
| 16
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1939
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1939
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 106
| 6
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1940
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 524
| 30
| 5
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1941
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 335
| 12
| 4
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1941
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 128
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1942
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 177
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1942
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 567
| 44
| 5
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1943
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 134
| 0
| 0
| 1290
| 67
| 18
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1943
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1944
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| 1944
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 139
| 0
| 0
| 1337
| 77
| 11
| 121
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1945
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 120
| 0
| 0
| 1149
| 77
| 9
| 83
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1945
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1946
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 86
| 0
| 0
| 196
| 7
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1946
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 450
| 40
| 4
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1947
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 217
| 13
| 3
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1947
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 100
| 0
| 0
| 203
| 11
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1948
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 374
| 28
| 1
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .998
|
| 1948
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 72
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1949
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 673
| 63
| 5
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1949
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 39
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1950
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 606
| 47
| 9
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1950
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1951
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 444
| 42
| 3
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1952
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 98
| 10
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1954
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 261
| 17
| 2
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1954
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1955
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1254
| 0
| 0
| 11375
| 796
| 123
| 1012
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 538
| 0
| 0
| 1060
| 48
| 26
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago Cubs (1934).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (September 28, 1953).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (May 24, 1954).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (May 13, 1955).
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