home run, 5 RBI and 4 walks. He later managed in the minor leagues from 1956 to 1958 and again from 1965 to 1972, became a coach and scout with the Tigers, and was a New York Mets organizational hitting instructor. Cavaretta was the last living player to have played against Babe Ruth in a major league game; he did so on May 12, 1935, against the Boston Braves. Death On December 18, 2010, Cavarretta died of complications from a stroke. He was also battling leukemia at the time of his death. See also List of members of the Italian American Sports Hall of Fame List of Major League Baseball batting champions List of Major League Baseball player–managers Van Lingle Mungo (song) References External links Phil Cavarretta – Profile and Career highlights Baseball Almanac: The Hustling Cub Starred in Three World Series 1916 births 2010 deaths Baseball coaches from Illinois Baseball players from Chicago Birmingham Barons managers Buffalo Bisons (minor league) managers Chicago Cubs managers Chicago Cubs players Chicago White Sox players Detroit Tigers coaches Major League Baseball first basemen Major League Baseball hitting coaches Major League Baseball player-managers Major League Baseball third base coaches National League All-Stars National League batting champions National League Most Valuable Player Award winners New York Mets coaches Peoria Tractors players Reading Red Sox players Sportspeople from Chicago American people of Italian descent