Topic: Johnny Evers

Famous mistakes made in baseball

Helium - 462 days ago
In the confusion, and in fear of being turned into a souvenir by the crowd, Merkle jogged off to the clubhouse in center field, without touching second base. Cubs second baseman Johnny Evers noticed the mistake that Merkle had made, without touching ...

Portraits of Baseball's Tinker, Evers and Chance

Smithsonian - 878 days ago
The gold borders sported another enhancement-portraits based on a remarkable series of contemplative close-ups by a New York City-based freelance photographer named Paul Thompson. Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers and Frank Chance were already stars when Thompson caught up with them. Tinker, a ...

Evers: Hall of Fame Error

Suite 101 - 1399 days ago
No one would argue that Bobby Grich belongs in the Hall of Fame, but in 1946, Evers and teammates Joe Tinker and Frank Chance became Hall of Famers. Johnny Evers teamed up with shortstop Joe Tinker and first baseman Frank Chance to ...