Joe Tinker #3 in the Cracker Jack set
 

Born in Muscotah Kansas in 1880, Joe Tinker made his MLB debut for the Chicago Cubs in 1902. He was a member of the Cubs dynasty from 1906 to 1910 that won 4 pennants and two World Series. After playing one season in Cincinnati in 1913 he was one of the first players to jump to the new Federal League in 1914 playing for the Whales until jumping back as a player-manager in his last season for the Cubs in 1916.

He was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 1946 the same year as Johnny Evers and Frank Chance his famous double-play teammates immortalized as Tinkers-to-Evers-to-Chance in the poem "Baseball's Sad Lexicon".

Tinker and Evers didn't like each other too much and on September 14, 1905, Tinker and Evers engaged in a fistfight on the field because Evers had taken a cab to the stadium and left his teammates behind in the hotel lobby. They did not speak for years following this event.

Despite having an ordinary career batting average of .268 he loved hitting Christy Mathewson batting .350 over his career off the Hall of Famer. Mathewson's 1912 book, Pitching in a Pinch, he referred to Tinker as "the worst man I have to face in the National League.

Would love to see your favorite Tinker!

Like these threads :)

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Lessee...I know I have some Tinkers around here somewhere :D

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PS - I know the Weaver may be cheating, but I consider it a Tinker!

This is the week for me to post oddball stuff. First Baker and now Tinker:

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My favorite card in the set.

Tinker and "friends"

What's the score, Nicholas?
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These are the saddest of possible words:
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Re: Tinker
 

A couple S74s

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Wow Tony that box is really amazing! Absolutely love it

Thanks AJ.

Large Variation

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Great card. It's rare to see a Uzit back in such nice condition. And on a HOF player to boot.

W600

And the source material

WOW, great UZIT and W600+"source"!!

Here are a couple...

Cheers,
Steve

Here is my Tinker!

nice cabinet!!

I've always loved his hairstyle. So bizarre. It's like he's a character in a Dr. Seuss book.

Was this hairstyle I thing back then? I've never seen any ball player except Tinker with that particular haircut.

I know this may not be the right forum this post, so please excuse me, but I am working on a T206 Tinker Bat Off back run, and this thread was about Tinkers, so thought I would revive and ask if anyone has any T206 Bat off Tinkers they are willing to sell or trade. Please PM or email me if so.

Thanks,

Ryan

My fave.....(and some other great cards too I might add)..
.figured I would add a Tinker this time :)

A Tinker from my past collection, I need to get kickin' on adding him to the new collection...

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Some beautiful cards in this thread!

Tinker
 

Here's one of my faves....