Johnny Evers

Position: Second Baseman

Bats: Left  •  Throws: Right

5-9, 125lb (175cm, 56kg)

Born: July 21, 1881 in Troy, NY us

Died: March 28, 1947 in Albany, NY

Buried: St. Mary Cemetery, Troy, NY

Debut: September 1, 1902 (2,448th in major league history)
vs. PHI 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 6, 1929
vs. NYG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1946. (Voted by Old Timers Committee)
Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1947.
View Johnny Evers’s Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Full Name: John Joseph Evers

Nicknames: Crab or Trojan

Pronunciation: \EE-verz\

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Relatives: Brother of Joe Evers; Nephew of Tom Evers

Nine Other Players Who Debuted in 1902

Joe Tinker
Johnny Evers
Red Dooin
Patsy Dougherty
Tom Jones
Heinie Wagner
George Mullin
Addie Joss
Homer Smoot

All-Time Teammate Team

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Notable Events and Chronology 

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September 13, 1902

“Baseball’s Sad Lexicon,” better known as “Tinker to Evers to Chance” plays their first game

September 15, 1902

Chicago’s infield combo of Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, and Frank Chance pull off their first double play

September 14, 1905

Joe Tinker and Johnny Evers engage in a fist fight on the field during an exhibition game in Washington, IN

September 13, 1906

Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown wins his 11th straight.

October 10, 1906

Ed Reulbach’s no-hit bid is broken by Jiggs Donahue’s single in the 7th inning, but the Cubs beat the White Sox, 7 – 1

April 22, 1908

19th Century Chicago Cubs superstar Cap Anson is on the mound, delivering the traditional ceremonial “first ball” of the season

October 8, 1908

Chicago Cubs and New York Giants replay their disputed game

October 14, 1908

The Chicago Cubs win back to back World Series Titles

August 23, 1909

It’s a day for thievery as the Cubs steal home three times in a game at Boston, tying a major league mark. They waste no time, as Johnny Evers and Del Howard do it in the 1st inning, and Solly Hofman in the 2nd. Chicago wins, 11 – 6.

April 12, 1912

Chicago Cubs’ famed double play combination of “Tinker to Evers to Chance” makes its final appearance together in a major league game

August 10, 1912

In a game at Boston, Chicago star Johnny Evers pushes umpire Bill Finneran after the latter challenges Evers, Heinie Zimmerman, and Frank Chance to fight him under the stands after the game. Evers will be suspended for five days. Red Downs will fill in at 2B for Chicago.

August 21, 1913

The Giants increase their National League lead to 10 games by smoking Eddie Stack and the Cubs, 8 – 2. Christy Mathewson rolls to his 22nd win, allowing eight hits. Johnny Evers collects three hits, including a homer in the 5th.

December 12, 1913

The Cubs fire Johnny Evers as manager, but expect him to continue as a player. He declines.

February 11, 1914

Cubs trade future Hall of Famer Johnny Evers to Boston

February 11, 1914

Johnny Evers is traded to the boston Braves

September 7, 1914

The Miracle Braves play an AM – PM Double Header at Fenway

September 14, 1914

After being ejected for swearing, Johnny Evers claims he was talking to the ball and not to umpire Mal Eason, but the Braves’ shortstop is still suspended for three days.

December 31, 1914

Major League Baseball Season Recap 1914

February 17, 1924

Frank Chance, signed as Chicago White Sox manager three months ago, resigns because of illness

November 15, 1945

The rules are revised for election of modern players to the Hall of Fame

April 24, 1946

1946 Baseball Hall Of Fame

June 13, 1946

Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, and Frank Chance are inducted into the Hall of Fame together

March 28, 1947

Hall of Fame second baseman Johnny Evers dies at the age of 65

July 22, 2019

Crosley Field

Biography

The slightly-built but tempermental Evers was nicknamed “The Crab” for the way he sidled up to grounders. He joined the established Tinker and Chance full-time in 1903. Evers had identical .350 World Series averages in 1907 and 1908, knocking in the winning run in the fifth and final game. Ironically, 1910, the year Adams fashioned his poem, was the final season that the trio played together. Evers was hurt for most of 1911, and player-manager Chance had retired as a player to devote his full energies to managing. Evers and Tinker, despite their on-field teamwork, didn’t speak to each other their final years together, the result of some imagined slight, and often traded punches in the clubhouse. Despite the fighting, Evers enjoyed his best season in 1912, when he hit a career high .341, and replaced Chance as manager in 1913. In February 1914, he was traded to Boston, where he formed another slick double-play combination with shortstop Rabbit Maranville. In the Miracle Braves sweep of the Athletics in the 1914 Series, Evers batted .438 and drove in the winning runs in the final 3-1 victory.

When Evers came back from Europe and WWI, he coached briefly for former enemy John McGraw on the Giants and was assistant manager for the Cubs in 1921. In 1923, he joined the crosstown White Sox as a coach, and managed the team in 1924. He entered the Hall of Fame six months before his death, and was the last surviving member of the double-play combo

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