Baseball’s Sad Lexicon

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poem sports poem

"Baseball’s Sad Lexicon" is a famous early 20th-century poem that nostalgically celebrates the Chicago Cubs’ double-play combination of Tinker, Evers, and Chance.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Baseball’s Sad Lexicon canonical	3
poem "Baseball’s Sad Lexicon"	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	poem ⓘ sports poem ⓘ
associatedWith	Chicago Cubs ⓘ surface form: Chicago Cubs infield Dead-ball era ⓘ surface form: Deadball Era National League ⓘ
author	Franklin Pierce Adams ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalImpact	popularized the phrase “Tinker to Evers to Chance” ⓘ
describes	Frank Chance ⓘ Joe Tinker ⓘ Johnny Evers ⓘ
firstPublishedIn	New York Evening Mail ⓘ
form	short poem ⓘ
genre	baseball literature ⓘ poetry ⓘ
hasLegacy	became a staple of baseball lore ⓘ cemented Tinker, Evers, and Chance in popular memory ⓘ
hasLineCount	8 ⓘ
hasPerspective	opposing fan viewpoint ⓘ
hasSubjectRole	praise of defensive baseball ⓘ
inspired	sports journalism references ⓘ subsequent baseball poems ⓘ
isAbout	double-play combination ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
linkedTo	Baseball Hall of Fame recognition of Tinker, Evers, and Chance ⓘ
literaryMovement	newspaper verse ⓘ
mainSubject	Chicago Cubs ⓘ Tinker to Evers to Chance double-play combination ⓘ surface form: Tinker, Evers, and Chance double play ⓘ
medium	newspaper ⓘ
meter	rhymed verse ⓘ
notablePhrase	These are the saddest of possible words ⓘ Tinker to Evers to Chance double-play combination ⓘ surface form: Tinker to Evers to Chance
originalTitle	Baseball’s Sad Lexicon self-link ⓘ
positionMentioned	first baseman ⓘ second baseman ⓘ shortstop ⓘ
publicationDate	1910 ⓘ
refrain	Tinker to Evers to Chance double-play combination ⓘ surface form: Tinker to Evers to Chance
teamMentioned	Chicago Cubs ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed	early 20th century baseball ⓘ
tone	nostalgic ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Joe Tinker → associatedWithPoem → Baseball’s Sad Lexicon ⓘ

Joe Tinker → mentionedIn → Baseball’s Sad Lexicon ⓘ

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

this entity surface form: poem "Baseball’s Sad Lexicon"

Baseball’s Sad Lexicon → originalTitle → Baseball’s Sad Lexicon self-link ⓘ