Phil Cavarretta RIP

[Rich Klein]

94 years young; left us this weekend. I believe he was the last living player to have faced Babe Ruth in a major league game

Walt Dropo, age 87 also left us this weekend but he did not make a major league debut until after WW2 ended.

Bad week for baseball indeed

Regards
Rich

[talkinbaseball]

Walt was a great 3 sport star at Uconn when we were a regional school.
He could've went professional in any of 3 sports but chose baseball.
john,

[J.McMurry]

Baseballs true National Treasures are fading away.:(

[Kawika]

Baseballs true National Treasures are fading away.:(
It stuns a bit each time one of the 'fifties old-timers, the young ballplayers of my boyhood, passes away. They promised us flying cars but all we got was grey hair and a simmering grief for departed mothers and fathers and baseball heroes. RIP Walt Dropo.
http://photos.imageevent.com/kawika_o_ka_pakipika/bbbofsfirstclass/holygrailcards/websize/52T%20Dropo.jpg

[Chris Counts]

Is there a living ballplayer whose career started earlier than Cavaretta's? Rest in peace, Phil ...

[Ohio_Collectibles]

Picked this up at The National in Cleveland in '07

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii8/RyanSupercollector/Dropo.jpg

[tjb1952tjb]

Last player link to the Babe, and Walt Dropo now gone too. Somehow I feel a bit older today......................

[wrapperguy]

Phil was a very nice man. My father, who turned 91 last week knew him from his high school days in the late 1930's. You see my dad with Phil and son Andrew at a card show signing in the late 1980's. Dad greatly enjoyed the visit with Phil. A real class act and will be missed by Chicagoans, though few really remember him.

[ethicsprof]

well said, david mc.
my condolences to family,friends,fans

barry

[53Browns]

In the 80's I went on a writing frenzy to all the players from pre-1930 and Walt Drop and Phil Cavaretta were both very graciuous signers through the mail. They will be missed!

[oldbugman]

My Dad went to High School with Phil(Lane Tech in Chicago)..I have a picture of him on the school baseball team..."you wait to long, and then it is to late"...