july july american professional baseball player manager played chicago_cubs cincinnati reds major_league_baseball mlb born kansas began playing semi professional baseball kansas late 19th century began professional career minor league baseball mlb debut cubs member chicago_cubs dynasty won world series championships playing season cincinnati stars jump leading pennant returned cubs player manager final season mlb returned minor league baseball owner manager moving orlando florida manage orlando developed real estate firm florida land boom 1920s miami hurricane great depression cost fortune returned professional baseball late 1930s cubs great double play combination teammates chance poem baseball sad feuded field elected year chance honored city orlando early life born kansas twin sister died young age family moved kansas_city kansas began play baseball school team years old played semi professional baseball winning city championship played team based parsons kansas disbanded joined team representing kansas baseman remainder year started professional baseball career age teammate squad recommended manager playing second baseman denver batted games sold june sold senators later season team financial batted baseman led league stolen bases receiving interest chicago_cubs cincinnati_reds national_league decided cubs teammate told felt time reds major_league career chicago cubs purchased contract cubs manager seeking replacement shortstop joined rival american_league won job spring training rookie batted led errors rookie played second base cubs team baseman trio played september collaborated double play september season batting average improved contributed rbis led season fielding percentage september engaged field taken cab stadium left teammates hotel lobby speak years following event led double plays turned season led chance cubs win loss record season record victories matched season played games cubs batted world series chicago_white_sox defeated cubs games prior season underwent surgery batted world series cubs defeated detroit_tigers games season played games cubs schedule addition batting led team hits home runs triples slugging percentage led league assists game characterized hit inside park home run new_york_giants prior playoff game replay game hit triple inning ignited run rally helped chicago clinch pennant batted cubs defeated tigers world series games hit home run home run hit world series following rules agreement earned demanded salary accepted raise cubs reached world series batted series cubs lost games following season threatened quit cubs play baseball australia salary dispute led assists season led august chance suspended remainder season profanity reinstated days later owner reds identified ideal candidate player manager season according shareholders reds approached interest job met cubs owner chance serving cubs manager forbade taking role cincinnati left unhappy began listen players wanted retain manager decided hire hank day season batting average scored runs recorded rbis career records led league shortstop finished fourth place award voting following season chief cincinnati reds murphy named new manager cubs season want play met murphy discuss transfer reds murphy unhappy high salary demands led agree trade cincinnati_reds december reds received exchange red signed contract undisclosed salary missed weeks season gave blood wife blood finished season batting average slugging percentage fielding percentage career highs games reds team struggled finishing season win loss record reds struggles challenged managerial style sought resignation refused resign cubs october conferred leading signing contract remain reds manager season fired november leaving seek contract team complained seek input player transactions charged accept authority owner viewed good replacement released shortstop cubs giants pittsburgh_pirates philadelphia_phillies interested acquiring secured release reds paid teams agreed swap players going cincinnati joining brooklyn entered contract negotiations received promised insisted salary season higher brooklyn willing pay willing accept year contract paid season decided jump sign brooklyn signing year contract worth considered star player jump signed day joining chicago served player manager role signed major league players lure american_league pitchers washington senators boston_red_sox drew fans cubs seasons finished second place batting despite suffering broken rib season tore muscle ending season prematurely managing won pennant league folded season owner purchased cubs consolidated chicago retaining manager high combined salaries cubs included brown tasked releasing players contracts served player manager cubs season career summary starting shortstop chicago_cubs runner stealing average bases season stealing home twice game july excelled fielding leading national_league number statistical categories including times fielding percentage decade cubs went world series times winning despite average hitter batting career era high batting averages good success fellow hall batting hall_of_fame pitcher career book pitching pinch referred worst man face national_league best known chance double play combination poem baseball sad written newspaper columnist july poem written perspective new_york_giants fan team consistently defeated chicago_cubs noted fighter addition fighting defeated fight game fought rabbit game arrested assault got fight fan saloon owned acquitted charge later life december owner serving principal owner duo paid ownership team served team manager allowed succeed manager chose manage team season leading request trade wife continued suffer poor health sold interest columbus team season moved orlando florida owner manager team known tigers won league championship scouted reds wife committed suicide christmas day revolver apparent nervous breakdown remarried orlando reds served best man married wife ended involvement professional baseball focusing instead real estate ventures florida land boom 1920s developed successful real estate firm buying selling land purchased listed national_register_of_historic_places convinced reds owner use stadium orlando spring training site real estate business fortunes began change stock market miami hurricane damaged significant areas great depression forced real estate holdings owned depression opened orlando bars end prohibition returned baseball scouted hitters cubs prior world series season returned baseball coach international_league managed manager dismissal august owner attempted convince manage team assumed managerial duties mid succeeding resigned position july year team unable pay salary world war worked boiler inspector according speak following fight years asked participate radio broadcast world series played cubs new_york_yankees knew invited joined signing week contract perform theatrical baseball different cities united_states health problems later life complications diabetes bright disease left near death physician believed hours live placed oxygen tent returned health scouted minor league players developed infection relating diabetes required toe persisted left leg knee died orlando july birthday complications diabetes buried survived children honors elected chance inducted year local leaders orlando held dinner honor stadium shadow building office orlando national_register_of_historic_places posthumously inducted inaugural class
Joe Tinker