http://www.stltoday.com/news/multime...66ee32e18.html
Buddy Griffey played ball with Stan Musiel around 1938/39. This means he was born around 1919 (which this article from 1990 supports http://community.seattletimes.nwsour...7&slug=1096920).
This means the Cubs had already not won a Series in 11 years by the time Griffey Jr's grandfather was born.