 Tinker, Joe
Chicago, N.L.
 1946: Inducted into the
Baseball Hall of Fame
JOE TINKER
Tinker, Joseph Bert
b: 7/27/1880, Muscotah, Kan. d: 7/27/48, Orlando, Fla.
BR/TR, 5'9", 175 lbs. Deb: 4/17/02 MH
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YEAR TM/L G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
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1902 Chi-N 131 494 55 129 19 5 2 54 26 .261
1903 Chi-N 124 460 67 134 21 7 2 70 37 .291
1904 Chi-N 141 488 55 108 12 13 3 41 29 .221
1905 Chi-N 149 547 70 135 18 8 2 66 34 .247
1906 *Chi-N 148 523 75 122 18 4 1 64 43 .233
1907 *Chi-N 117 402 36 89 11 3 1 36 25 .221
1908 *Chi-N 157 548 67 146 22 14 6 68 32 .266
1909 Chi-N 143 516 56 132 26 11 4 57 17 .256
1910 *Chi-N 134 473 48 136 25 9 3 69 24 35 .288
1911 Chi-N 144 536 61 149 24 12 4 69 39 31 .278
1912 Chi-N 142 550 80 155 24 7 0 75 38 21 .282
1913 Cin-N 110 382 47 121 20 13 1 57 20 26 .317
1914 Chi-F 126 438 50 112 21 7 2 46 38 30 .256
1915 Chi-F 31 67 7 18 2 1 0 9 13 5 .269
1916 Chi-N 7 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .100
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Total 15 1804 6434 774 1687 263 114 31 782 416 ?149 .262
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His parents wanted Joe to have a 'real' career as a wallpaper hanger. Joe Tinker defied his parents and set
out in 1901 to play baseball. Within a year's time, Joe joined the Chicago Cubs as a shortstop and became part
of the most famous double-play combination in the history of baseball. The Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance infield led
the Cubs batsmen in winning 4 National League pennants and 2 World Series. Ironically, while both Tinker and Johnny
Evers shared the same drive and desire playing the game, they actually did not talk to each other for three years.
Tinker and Evers had a fight after Tinker accused Evers of showing up his teammates by delaying the start of a
game.
Joe hit the game winning double in the 1908 playoff game against the NY Giants. That playoff game came about
when the Cubs went on a late season surge (remember the Merkle incident?) and caught up
to the league-leading Giants. A strong proponent of the hit-and-run-play, Tinker was an aggressive hitter and scrappy
fielder. Joe thought he was ready to manage the Cubs after Frank Chance relinquished the helm. However, he had
a difficult time trying to match the success of his predecessor. Tinker was traded by the Cubs to the Reds, where
as player-manager, he still could not find the right ingredients for success. His major league career ended after
his last stint as the player-manager for the Chi-Feds of the Federal League. As a civilian, Tinker dabbled in the
ownership of some minor-league teams and became a real estate speculator. Tinker was inducted into the Baseball
Hall of Fame in 1946 along with Evers and Chance.
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