• Card series: Diamond Heads '15
• City: Chicago
• Team: Chi-Feds
• League: Federal League
• Hall: National Baseball Hall of Fame

Joseph Bert Tinker (1880-1948) sparkled at short, helping the Cubs to 4 pennants and 2 Series wins. He and fellow rookie Johnny Evers turned their first double-play to Frank Chance on Sep 13, 1902. A fight over a cab ride left Tinker and Evers estranged for years, but didn’t prevent them from playing 2nd “like one man, not two.” Tinker was widely held to be second only to Honus Wagner at SS, leading the league in many fielding categories. As skilled as he was afield, Tinker was also one of the great clutch hitters. Christy Mathewson deemed him the NL player he least wanted to see.

• On June 28, 1910 Tinker became one of a handful to steal home twice in a game
• Asked to leave the Cubs when Evers was made manager in 1913 but filled that role himself after a hiatus with the Federal League
• Elected to Hall of Fame: 1946