Tinker to Evers to Chance double-play combination

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baseball double-play combination sports cultural reference

The "Tinker to Evers to Chance" double-play combination refers to the famed early-20th-century Chicago Cubs infield trio whose seamless fielding became one of baseball’s most iconic and frequently cited defensive units.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Tinker to Evers to Chance	3
Tinker to Evers to Chance double-play combination canonical	2
Tinker, Evers, and Chance	1
Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance double-play combination	1
Tinker–Evers–Chance double-play combination	1
Tinker–Evers–Chance infield	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	baseball double-play combination ⓘ sports cultural reference ⓘ
associatedSeason	1906 Chicago Cubs season ⓘ Chicago Cubs season ⓘ surface form: 1907 Chicago Cubs season Chicago Cubs season ⓘ surface form: 1908 Chicago Cubs season Chicago Cubs season ⓘ surface form: 1909 Chicago Cubs season 1910 Chicago Cubs season ⓘ
associatedWith	National League pennant ⓘ surface form: National League pennant races of the 1900s
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalImpact	entered American idiom as shorthand for a smooth sequence ⓘ referenced in discussions of baseball history and nostalgia ⓘ
defensiveUnitType	infield ⓘ
era	early 20th century ⓘ
famousFor	being one of baseball’s most iconic defensive units ⓘ frequent double plays ⓘ smooth and efficient infield defense ⓘ
firstLineForm	Tinker to Evers to Chance double-play combination self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tinker to Evers to Chance
franchise	Chicago Cubs ⓘ surface form: Chicago Cubs franchise
hallOfFameConnection	National Baseball Hall of Fame induction ⓘ surface form: Frank Chance inducted into National Baseball Hall of Fame Joe Tinker inducted into National Baseball Hall of Fame ⓘ Johnny Evers inducted into National Baseball Hall of Fame ⓘ
languageOfExpression	English ⓘ
league	National League ⓘ
legacy	frequently cited in baseball writing and commentary ⓘ symbol of classic double-play execution ⓘ
mediaTypeOfOrigin	newspaper verse ⓘ
notableRival	New York Giants ⓘ
player1	Joe Tinker ⓘ
player2	Johnny Evers ⓘ
player3	Frank Chance ⓘ
poemAuthor	Franklin Pierce Adams ⓘ
popularizedBy	Baseball’s Sad Lexicon ⓘ surface form: poem "Baseball’s Sad Lexicon"
position1	shortstop ⓘ
position2	second baseman ⓘ
position3	first baseman ⓘ
sequence	shortstop to second base to first base ⓘ
sport	baseball ⓘ
symbolizes	precision and coordination in defense ⓘ teamwork in baseball infield play ⓘ
team	Chicago Cubs ⓘ
teamAchievement	contributed to multiple National League pennants ⓘ helped Chicago Cubs win 1907 World Series ⓘ helped Chicago Cubs win 1908 World Series ⓘ
teamCity	Chicago ⓘ
teamEra	Chicago Cubs dynasty 1906–1910 ⓘ
timeContext	dead-ball era ⓘ
timePeriodActive	approximately 1902–1912 ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Joe Tinker → notableWork → Tinker to Evers to Chance double-play combination ⓘ

Mordecai Brown → notableTeammate → Tinker to Evers to Chance double-play combination ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tinker–Evers–Chance infield

Frank Leroy Chance → partOf → Tinker to Evers to Chance double-play combination ⓘ

Tinker → partOf → Tinker to Evers to Chance double-play combination ⓘ

subject surface form: Joe Tinker

this entity surface form: Tinker–Evers–Chance double-play combination

Tinker to Evers to Chance double-play combination → firstLineForm → Tinker to Evers to Chance double-play combination self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tinker to Evers to Chance

Baseball’s Sad Lexicon → mainSubject → Tinker to Evers to Chance double-play combination ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tinker, Evers, and Chance

Baseball’s Sad Lexicon → refrain → Tinker to Evers to Chance double-play combination ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tinker to Evers to Chance

Baseball’s Sad Lexicon → notablePhrase → Tinker to Evers to Chance double-play combination ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tinker to Evers to Chance

The Crab → partOf → Tinker to Evers to Chance double-play combination ⓘ

subject surface form: Johnny Evers

this entity surface form: Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance double-play combination