Muscotah in Atchison County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Joe Tinker
7-27-1880 7-27-1948
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 11, 2013
1. Joe Tinker Marker
Inducted Into The
Baseball Hall of Fame 1946
Played Shortshop With The
Chicago Cubs 1902-1912
Famous For The
Double Play Combination
Tinker To Evers To Chance
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1946.
Location. 39° 33.361′ N, 95° 31.307′ W. Marker is in Muscotah, Kansas, in Atchison County. It is at the intersection of Kansas Avenue and 6th Street, on the left when traveling north on Kansas Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Muscotah KS 66058, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Horton Civic Center (approx. 7.1 miles away); First REA Project in Kansas (approx. 7.7 miles away); "Four Horsemen of the Lines" (approx. 8 miles away); School Bell - 1886 (approx. 9.8 miles away); Honnell - Means Honor Garden (approx. 9.8 miles away); Everest Honor Garden (approx. 9.8 miles away); The Founders of Everest (approx. 9.8 miles away); Prairie Flower Garden (approx. 9.8 miles away).
Also see . . .
1. Joe Tinker. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum entry (Submitted on March 14, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
this page online
2. Joe Tinker. Find A Grave entry (Submitted on March 14, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. "Baseball's Sad Lexicon," also known as "Tinker to Evers to Chance". Wikipedia entry (Submitted on January 10, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 11, 2013
2. Joe Tinker Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 11, 2013
3. Joe Tinker Marker
via Library of Congress, 1909
4. Joe Tinker
1909 Ramily Turkish Cigarettes card
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 11, 2013
5. Former Muscotah Town Water Tower
Credits. This page was last revised on January 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 755 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 14, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on January 10, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 5. submitted on March 14, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
