Description
PLAYER: Joe Tinker (HOF)
VARIATION: Portrait
TEAM: Chicago Cubs
LEAGUE: National
BACK: Piedmont 150 (35/39)
GRADE: PSA 3 VG – (2835-6537)
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THE CARD
A pleasing example of Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame shortstop Joe Tinker featuring the Piedmont 150 advertising reverse (ranked 35 of 39 in terms of scarcity according to T206 Resource). Despite a small spot of paper loss near the bottom right corner (front) this popular Hall of Fame portrait presents quite well with a clean, colorful, well registered image and a quality overall appeal.
JOE TINKER
Joseph Bert Tinker
Born: July 27, 1880 – Muscotah, KS
Died: July 27, 1948 – Orlando, FL
Batted: RH
Threw: RH
Position: SS
Career BA: .262
Managerial Record: 304–308
Teams:
Chicago Orphans/Cubs NL (1902–1912; player/manager: 1916)
Cincinnati Reds NL (player/manager: 1913)
Chicago Chi-Feds/Whales FL (player/manager: 1914–1915)
Joe Tinker is the Tinker of “Baseball’s Sad Lexicon,” more popularly known as “Tinker to Evers to Chance.” He was the left side of the middle infield duo who not only popularized the double play, but also began the end of the dead-ball era, devising new and effective strategies against the era’s main weapons: the bunt, the hit and run, and the stolen base. Despite their success on the field, Tinker and Johnny Evers actually did not speak for decades beginning with an on-field fight over cab fare in 1905. Tinker stole home twice in one game in 1910 and helped the Cubs to four World Series, eventually becoming their manager. Although he was a respectable hitter, Tinker was more well regarded for his aggressive yet elegant shortstop play. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1946.
An excerpt from the hit book “The T206 Collection – The Players & Their Stories” by Tom & Ellen Zappala. Click HERE to order the SECOND EDITION
“That Double Play Again”
Printed : July 12, 1910
by The “New York Evening Mail”.
“Gotham’s Woe”
Re-Printed : July 15, 1910
by The “Chicago Daily Tribune”.
“Baseballs Sad Lexicon”
Re-Printed : July 18, 1910
by The “New York Evening Mail
