Fun fact: The last Chicago Cubs starting pitcher to win a World Series game was Millsaps College alumnus Claude Passeau (B.S. 1932) on October 5, 1945. He earned 12 letters at Millsaps in baseball, basketball, football, and track between 1928 and 1932 and was in one of the first classes of inductees into the Millsaps College Hall of Fame in 1968.

He had a chance to pursue professional athletic careers in both baseball and as a quarterback in football but ultimately chose baseball, where he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Philadelphia Phillies and then the Cubs. Then throughout 13 years in the MLB, Passeau had a 162–150 record with 1104 strikeouts & a 3.32 ERA in 2179.2 innings.

The World Series is currently 1-0 Indians over Cubs and the next game will be tonight at 6:08p.m. As the Cubs seek their first win since a Major was their starting pitcher, keep Claude Passeau in mind!