Tinker to Evers to Chance

By David Rapp

Subjects: early 20th century American history, Baseball players, Chicago Cubs, baseball, Chicago cubs (baseball team), Baseball, history, History, Chicago Cubs (Baseball team), Baseball

Description: Examines the moment in American history when baseball became the game we know today. The stories of three early Chicago Cub baseball stars - Johnny Evers from Troy, New York; Joe Tinker from Kansas City, Missouri; and Frank Chance from California’s Central Valley - shed light on baseball's evolution, on the enthusiasm of its players and fans, and on the broader convulsions transforming the US into a confident new industrial society. With them emerged a truly national culture.