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As the season wanes, an historic verse from the past... from the perspective of a New York Giants fan watching the Chicago Cubs infield of shortstop Joe Tinker, second baseman Johnny Evers, and first baseman Frank Chance complete a double play.  These three players helped the Cubs win four National League championships and two World Series from 1906 to 1910.

 

These are the saddest of possible words:
"Tinker to Evers to Chance."
Trio of bear cubs, and fleeter than birds,
Tinker and Evers and Chance.
Ruthlessly pricking our gonfalon bubble,
Making a Giant hit into a double –
Words that are heavy with nothing but trouble:
"Tinker to Evers to Chance."

Franklin Pearce Adams, 1910

 

 

 

This Week in Cubs History: Tinker to Evers to Chance - Cubs Insider

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6,4,3

Oh my. Oh me.

Time and again they made the play

Back before the live ball day

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Tinker and Evers feuded in 1905, even had a fistfight on the field.  They didn’t speak to each other until 1937.

 

They remained teammates until 1912 when Evers was traded to the Braves.

 

 

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As a kid I grew up watching Dick Groat to Bill Mazeroski to

Dick Stuart. Mazeroski was so fast with the turnaround at second base that he was known as no touch Maz. What a great trio

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