CY BLOCK

Cy Block, born May 4, 1919, played both second and third base for the Chicago Cubs during his three seasons of professional baseball. His sports career was interrupted by his service in the U.S. Coast Guard during the Second World War. He appeared as a pinch-runner in Game Six of the 1945 World Series, and the Cubs won the game in the 12th inning. He ended with an impressive .302 batting average. Congregant Howard Herman remembers him as a very friendly man who would bring a supply of his baseball cards to autograph and hand out to young sports fans during the High Holy Days at TBE.