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This one’s for the ever-dwindling number of fans who remember the Cubs’ last World Series appearance.
Claude Passeau, who pitched a one-hit shutout for the Cubs against the Detroit Tigers in the 1945 World Series, will be honored Saturday by his alma mater, Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss.
The 87-year-old Passeau will throw out the first pitch before a double-header between Millsaps and Oglethorpe.
Passeau played at Millsaps from 1928-31. He then won 162 games in 13 major-league seasons with Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and the Cubs, and was a six-time All-Star.
The Tigers won the 1945 World Series in seven games.
