Johnny Evers

Johnny Evers
Evers with the Chicago Cubs in 1910
Second baseman
Born: (1881-07-21)July 21, 1881 Troy, New York, U.S.
Died: March 28, 1947(1947-03-28) (aged 65) Albany, New York, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 1, 1902, for the Chicago Orphans
Last MLB appearance
October 6, 1929, for the Boston Braves
MLB statistics
Batting average	.270
Home runs	12
Runs batted in	538
Stolen bases	324
Teams
As player Chicago Orphans / Cubs (1902–1913) Boston Braves (1914–1917) Philadelphia Phillies (1917) Chicago White Sox (1922) Boston Braves (1929) As manager Chicago Cubs (1913, 1921) Chicago White Sox (1924)
Career highlights and awards
3× World Series champion (1907, 1908, 1914) NL MVP (1914) Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1946
Election method	Old-Timers Committee

John Joseph Evers (July 21, 1881 – March 28, 1947) was an American professional baseball second baseman and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1902 through 1917 for the Chicago Cubs, Boston Braves, and Philadelphia Phillies. He also appeared in one game apiece for the Chicago White Sox and Braves while coaching them in 1922 and 1929, respectively.

Evers was born in Troy, New York. After playing for the local minor league baseball team for one season, Frank Selee, manager of the Cubs, purchased Evers's contract and soon made him his starting second baseman. Evers helped lead the Cubs to four National League pennants, including two World Series championships. The Cubs traded Evers to the Braves in 1914; that season, Evers led the Braves to victory in the World Series, and was named the league's Most Valuable Player.

Evers continued to play for the Braves and Phillies through 1917. He then became a coach, scout, manager, and general manager in his later career.

Known as one of the smartest ballplayers in MLB,^{[citation needed]} Evers also had a surly temper that he took out on umpires. Evers was a part of a great double-play combination with Joe Tinker and Frank Chance, which was immortalized as "Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance" in the poem "Baseball's Sad Lexicon". Evers was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1946.