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 Joe Tinker

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Joe Tinker Berühmte Gedenkstätte

Ursprünglicher Name
Joseph Bert
Geburt
Muscotah, Atchison County, Kansas, USA
Tod
27 Juli 1948 (im Alter von 68)
Orlando, Orange County, Florida, USA
Bestattung
Orlando, Orange County, Florida, USA GPS-Breitengrad: 28.5334955, Längengrad: -81.3582991
Grabstelle
Section L, Lot 21
Gedenkstätten-ID
5962 Quelle ansehen

Professional Baseball Player. As a shortstop who played the majority of his career for the Chicago Cubs, he was known for his defense and his speed. On July 28, 1910 he stole home twice in one game. Overall he appeared in 1,804 games and gathered 1,687 hits, scored 774 runs, had 782 runs batted in and had a career batting average of .262; he also stole 336 bases and hit 114 triples. He appeared in four World Series helping his team win twice. He is forever remembered as being the "Tinker" in Tinker to Evers to Chance from the poem Baseball's Sad Lexicon written by Franklin Pierce Adams. After his playing days were over he worked in the minor leagues including managing a team in the Florida State League. Tinker Field in Orlando, Florida is named for him. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946. He passed away due to complications from diabetes.

Professional Baseball Player. As a shortstop who played the majority of his career for the Chicago Cubs, he was known for his defense and his speed. On July 28, 1910 he stole home twice in one game. Overall he appeared in 1,804 games and gathered 1,687 hits, scored 774 runs, had 782 runs batted in and had a career batting average of .262; he also stole 336 bases and hit 114 triples. He appeared in four World Series helping his team win twice. He is forever remembered as being the "Tinker" in Tinker to Evers to Chance from the poem Baseball's Sad Lexicon written by Franklin Pierce Adams. After his playing days were over he worked in the minor leagues including managing a team in the Florida State League. Tinker Field in Orlando, Florida is named for him. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946. He passed away due to complications from diabetes.

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  • Gepflegt von: Find a Grave
  • Hinzugefügt: 24 Juli 1999
  • ID der Find-a-Grave-Gedenkstätte: 5962
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