Phil Cavarretta, the 1945 National League MVP who led the Chicago Cubs to their last World Series appearance, died Saturday. He was 94. Cavarretta died at a hospice care center in Lilburn, Ga., of complications from a stroke, according to family members. His son, Phil Cavarretta Jr., of Lilburn, told The Associated Press in a phone interview that his father suffered the stroke about a week ago. He also had been battling leukemia for several years, but that was in remission, Cavarretta Jr. said. "If he went 0 for 4, he wouldn't bring that home," Cavarretta Jr. said. "He would enjoy his family, then he went about his business the next day." A first baseman and outfielder who went to high school just a mile from Wrigley Field, Cavarretta signed with the Cubs at age 17 and broke into the major leagues in 1934. He spent the first 20 of his 22 seasons with the Cubs before moving across town to play 77 games for the White Sox. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/news/story?id=5934695
