Joe Tinker

Infield of dreams

2008-03-29 00:00:00

The kid wasn't playing every day, and he wasn't even a kid anymore. The Dodgers didn't trust him in the field, so they stuck him on the bench. He had heard the Montreal Expos might play him every day, if only the Dodgers would trade him. So Steve...

Scoreboard

2011-01-06 01:30:42

TV SPORTS Women's College Basketball-Michigan at Purdue, 5:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Penn State at Northwestern, 7:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Idaho at Nevada, 10 p.m. (ESPNU) Men's College Basketball-Xavier at Cincinnati, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Villanova at...

Remembering 'Tinker to Evers to Chance'

2010-07-05 00:00:00

They are, arguably, the best-known Chicago Cubs of all time. And though Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers and Frank Chance last played together in 1912 – indeed, all have been dead more than 60 years -- their names live on among baseball fans. All...

10 things you might not know about birthdays

2009-02-15 00:00:00

Some impressive birthdays have been celebrated lately, including the 200th of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin, who were born on the same day in 1809. Let's blow out 10 more candles to celebrate these facts: 1. A "leapling" or "leaper" is a person born...

99 things every real Cubs fan should know

2007-10-01 00:00:00

What's the Curse of the Billy Goat? It started during the 1945 World Series, which pitted the Cubs against the Detroit Tigers. The Cubs refused to let Billy Goat Tavern owner William Sianis bring his lucky goat inside Wrigley Field for Game 4. An angry...

The 1906 World Series featuring the Cubs and Sox

2007-12-19 06:48:34

The Cubs had been incredible in the 1906 season, winning 116 games and losing only 36, a record that has remained intact nine decades later. The Sox, on the other hand, had started off in sixth place. But they won 19 in a row late in the season, and...

Chance takes off lid

2006-02-09 13:26:30

Chicago Nationals begin stunts with bat and ball on West Baden diamond despite efforts to restrain them�Wicker receives first of season's injuries, but is not seriously hurt�Guests of resort highly interested March 10, 1906 WEST BADEN, Ind.�Yielding...

Year-by-year inductees

2005-01-04 11:27:19

(BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; VC: Elected by the Veterans Committee; NL: Elected by the Veterans Committee based on Negro league career): 1936 -- BBWAA: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Honus...

Cubs took a Chance, won title

2004-10-12 00:00:00

Chicago's sports scene hasn't always been this bleak. This week, as a reminder, we take a look back at happier days for the home teams. -------------------- There was a time when the Cubs actually had a dynasty. You have to go back to a time when cars...

If I'd been 11 instead of 31 and I'd been wandering through the Cubs Convention, this book called Chicago's 100 Greatest Sports Heroes would have been at the top of my must-leave-with list. It looks old school but was actually published in 2011 and includes an entry on Derrick Rose.

2013-01-21 15:59:00

Luminaries of the Cubs facing the camera in 1906. In the rear are Robert K. Wicker, F.G. Selee, manager; C.G. Williams, treasurer; and Mordecai ("Three finger") Brown. Middle row: James Slagle, J. McCarthy, Jacob Weiner, Frank Chance, John Evers and "Doc" James Casey.

2012-05-29 16:07:00

The Cincinnati Reds play in Orlando in the 1920s at Tinker Field. Joe Tinker had managed the team for a time before his move to the city in 1921, and in 1923 he persuaded them to come to Orlando for spring training .

2010-03-03 10:01:58