- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJohn Joseph Evers
- Nicknames
- Trojan
- The Crab
- Johnny Evers was born on July 21, 1881 in Troy, New York, USA. He died on March 28, 1947 in Albany, New York, USA.
- Cornerstone of the immortal Tinker-Evers-Chance double play combination.
- Elected to baseball's Hall of Fame in 1946 with teammates Joe Tinker and Frank Chance.
- Second baseman for the Chicago Cub's famous double play team of the early 20th century immortalized by Franklin P. Adams' poem "Tinker to Evers to Chance."
- Second baseman with the Chicago Cubs (1902-1913), Boston Braves (1914-1917[start]), Philadelphia Phillies (1917[end]), Chicago White Sox (1922; 1 game), and Boston Braves (1929; 1 game)
- Made major league debut on 1 September 1902.
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