Saturday, February 16, 2013

Joe Tinker MLB Hall of Fame 1946

Joseph B Tinker was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1946 along with Jesse Burkett, Frank Chance, Jack Chesbro, John Evers, Clark Griffith, Thomas McCarthy, Joseph McGinnity, Edward Plank, Rube Waddell, and Edward Walsh. Tinker was a shortstop with 15 seasons MLB experience playing with the Chicago Orphans (1902), Chicago Cubs (1903-1912, 1916), Cincinnati Reds (1913), Chicago Chi-Feds (1914) and Chicago Whales (1915). For his MLB career he hit .262/.308/.353 with 31 HR, 783 RBI, 774 R, 336 SB in 1806 games. 

I believe his three best seasons were 1912 when he hit .282/.331/.351 with 0 HR, 75 RBI, 80 R, 25 SB in 142 games, 1908 when he hit .266/.307/.391 with 6 HR, 68 RBI, 67 R, 30 SB in 157 games and 1913 when he hit .317/.352/.445 with 1 HR, 57 RBI, 47 R, 10 SB in 110 games. 

Tinker won the World Series Championship with the Cubs in 1907 and 1908.

Hall of Fame page

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