Lennie Merullo

Lennie Merullo
Merullo (left) with Johnny Pesky, 2008
Shortstop
Born: (1917-05-05)May 5, 1917
Boston, Massachusetts
Died: May 31, 2015(2015-05-31) (aged 98)
Reading, Massachusetts
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
September 12, 1941, for the Chicago Cubs
Last appearance
August 22, 1947, for the Chicago Cubs
Career statistics
Batting average.240
Hits497
Home runs6
Runs batted in152
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Appeared in three games for Cubs in 1945 World Series[1]

Leonard Richard Merullo (May 5, 1917 – May 30, 2015) was an American professional baseball player. He played shortstop in the Major Leagues from 1941 to 1947. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Lennie Merullo biography". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  2. ↑ Krider, Dave (April 30, 2010). "Another Merullo could be on path to Major Leagues". MaxPreps. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  3. ↑ Ashway, Denton (May 27, 2014). "Merullo the last link to Cubs World Series days". Gainsville Times. Retrieved June 8, 2014.




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