Johnny Evers
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| Second baseman | |
| Born: July 21, 1881 Troy , United States 
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| Died on: March 28, 1947 Albany , United States
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| Suggested: Left | Threw: Right |
| Debut in Major League Baseball | |
| September 1, 1902 with the Chicago Orphans | |
| Last MLB assignment | |
| October 6, 1929 with the Boston Braves | |
| MLB statistics (until end of career) |
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| Batting average | , 270 |
| Home runs | 12 |
| Runs Batted In | 538 |
| Stolen Bases | 324 |
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As a manager
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 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Recorded | 1946 |
| Special selection | Veterans Committee |
John Joseph "Johnny" Evers (born July 21, 1881 in Troy , New York , † March 28, 1947 in Albany , New York) was an American baseball player and manager in Major League Baseball . His nicknames were Crab and Trojan .
biography
Johnny Evers began his career as a second baseman with the Chicago Cubs in the National League on September 1, 1902, where he became part of the famous Tinker to Evers to Chance field of the Cubs, which was featured in the poem Baseball's Sad Lexicon by New York newspaper columnist Franklin Pierce Adams was immortalized.
Evers reached the World Series three times with the Cubs . In 1907 and 1908 the team from Chicago won the title respectively. Evers had a batting average of 35% in both series. Evers was one of the smallest and lightest players of all time in the Major Leagues. According to reports, he weighed only 45 kg at the beginning of his career and never exceeded 59 kg in his career. In 1913 he worked for the Cubs in a dual role as player and manager.
In 1914 he was transferred to the Boston Braves . With them he won his third World Series in the same year. He was also named MVP of the National League. He played with the Braves until 1917, then moved to the Philadelphia Phillies during the season . He then did his military service in the First World War . After his return he mainly worked as a coach. As a manager he was still active in 1921 with the Cubs and in 1924 with the White Sox. In 1922 he played one more game with the White Sox, his last game then followed seven years later on October 6, 1929 for the Boston Braves.
A year before his death in 1947, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee .
His stations as a player
- 1902-1913 Chicago Cubs
- 1914–1917 Boston Braves
- 1917 Philadelphia Phillies
- 1922 Chicago White Sox
- 1929 Boston Braves
His stations as a manager
- 1913 Chicago Cubs
- 1921 Chicago Cubs
- 1924 Chicago White Sox
Web links
- Player information and statistics from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or The Baseball Cube (English)
- Data as a manager (English)
- Johnny Evers in the Hall of Fame (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Evers, Johnny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Evers, John Joseph; Crab (nickname); Trojan (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American baseball player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 21, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Troy , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 28, 1947 |
| Place of death | Albany , New York |