SOX

4th
82-72
8

1940

Where they wound up
how many games they won
how far back they finished

CUBS

5th
75-79
25.5

 PHIL CAVARETTA
Home Town Hero

* Starred for Lane Tech
* Joins Cubs at age 17 in 1934
* Stays with them through 1953
* Lifetime .293 hitter
* Bats .462 against Yanks in '38 Series
* .355 leads league in 1945
* MVP Award in 1945
* .423 in 1945 Series against Detroit

Claude Passeau has his best Cub year--
20-13, with a 2.50 ERA
Luke bats .348, 8th consecutive season over .300
First National Bank goes to court to force
Grace Comiskey to sell Sox; judge rules that
she can keep team until son Chuck turns 35 		Go to previous year or next year Results
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