Joe Tinker

Full Name: Joseph Bert Tinker Primary Position: SS Height/Weight: 5' 9"/175 First Game: April 17, 1902 Birthdate: July 27, 1880 Final Game: September 22, 1916 Birthplace: Muscotah, Kansas MLB Experience: 15 years Died: July 27, 1948 Deathplace: Orlando, Florida Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography

Joe Tinker (Joseph Bert Tinker) was born on July 27, 1880 in Muscotah, Kansas. He made his Major League debut on April 17, 1902 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1902, his rookie year, he hit .261 with 2 home runs and 54 RBI. Tinker played for the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Whales over the course of his 15 year career.

Most people believe that Joe Tinker's best season was 1908, when he stole 30 bases and knocked in 68 runs.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1902	CHI	N	131	494	55	129	2	54	.261	.298	.332	19	5	26	0	0	18	27	0	0
1903	CHI	N	124	460	67	134	2	70	.291	.345	.380	21	7	37	0	1	13	27	0	0
1904	CHI	N	141	488	55	108	3	41	.221	.268	.318	12	13	29	0	2	12	41	0	0
1905	CHI	N	149	547	70	135	2	66	.247	.292	.320	18	8	34	0	1	29	31	0	0
1906	CHI	N	148	523	75	122	1	64	.233	.293	.289	18	4	43	0	1	36	30	0	0
1907	CHI	N	117	402	36	89	1	36	.221	.269	.271	11	3	25	0	1	16	20	0	0
1908	CHI	N	157	548	67	146	6	68	.266	.307	.391	22	14	32	0	0	29	30	0	0
1909	CHI	N	143	516	56	132	4	57	.256	.280	.372	26	11	17	0	0	22	23	0	0
1910	CHI	N	134	473	48	136	3	69	.288	.322	.397	25	9	24	35	0	18	20	0	0
1911	CHI	N	144	536	61	149	4	69	.278	.327	.390	24	12	39	31	0	18	30	1	2
1912	CHI	N	142	550	80	155	0	75	.282	.331	.351	24	7	38	21	2	34	25	0	0
1913	CIN	N	110	382	47	121	1	57	.317	.352	.445	20	13	20	26	1	15	10	0	0
1914	CHI	F	126	438	50	112	2	46	.256	.317	.349	21	7	38	30	1	23	19	0	0
1915	CHI	F	31	67	7	18	0	9	.269	.387	.328	2	1	13	5	0	1	3	0	0
1916	CHI	N	7	10	0	1	0	1	.100	.182	.100	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Total	NL		1647	5929	717	1557	29	727	.263	.306	.354	240	106	365	114	9	261	314	1	2
Total	FL		157	505	57	130	2	55	.257	.327	.347	23	8	51	35	1	24	22	0	0
Total			1804	6434	774	1687	31	782	.262	.308	.353	263	114	416	149	10	285	336	1	2

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1902	CHI	N	SS	124	0	0	243	453	72	46	0	0	0	0	0	.906
1902	CHI	N	3B	8	0	0	10	15	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.926
1903	CHI	N	3B	19	0	0	17	38	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.902
1903	CHI	N	SS	107	0	0	229	362	61	37	0	0	0	0	0	.906
1904	CHI	N	SS	140	0	0	327	465	64	54	0	0	0	0	0	.925
1904	CHI	N	OF	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1905	CHI	N	SS	149	0	0	345	527	56	67	0	0	0	0	0	.940
1906	CHI	N	SS	147	0	0	288	472	45	55	0	0	0	0	0	.944
1906	CHI	N	3B	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750
1907	CHI	N	SS	113	0	0	215	390	39	45	0	0	0	0	0	.939
1908	CHI	N	SS	157	0	0	314	570	39	48	0	0	0	0	0	.958
1909	CHI	N	SS	143	0	0	320	470	50	49	0	0	0	0	0	.940
1910	CHI	N	SS	132	0	0	277	411	42	54	0	0	0	0	0	.942
1911	CHI	N	SS	143	143	1255	333	486	55	56	0	0	0	0	0	.937
1912	CHI	N	SS	142	0	0	354	470	50	73	0	0	0	0	0	.943
1913	CIN	N	SS	101	0	0	223	320	18	34	0	0	0	0	0	.968
1913	CIN	N	3B	9	0	0	14	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.969
1914	CHI	F	SS	125	0	0	271	408	38	48	0	0	0	0	0	.947
1915	CHI	F	3B	4	0	0	2	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.909
1915	CHI	F	SS	16	0	0	16	37	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	.914
1915	CHI	F	2B	5	0	0	9	13	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.917
1916	CHI	N	SS	4	0	0	3	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.909
1916	CHI	N	3B	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			2B	5	0	0	9	13	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.917
Total			SS	1743	143	1255	3758	5848	635	668	0	0	0	0	0	.938
Total			3B	43	0	0	45	82	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	.920
Total			OF	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000

Transactions

• Sold by Portland (Pacific Northwest) to Chicago Cubs (1902).
• Traded by Chicago Cubs with Grover Lowdermilk and Harry Chapman to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Bert Humphries, Red Corriden, Pete Knisely, Art Phelan and Mike Mitchell (December 15, 1912).
• Sold by Chicago Whales to Chicago Cubs with Mordecai Brown, Clem Clemens, Mickey Doolan, William Fischer, Max Flack, Claude Hendrix, Les Mann, George McConnell, Rollie Zeider, Charlie Pechous and Dutch Zwilling (February 10, 1916).