Tinker to Evers to Chance

the long version

Examines the moment in American history when baseball became the game we know today. The stories of three early Chicago Cub baseball stars - Johnny Evers from Troy, New York; Joe Tinker from Kansas City, Missouri; and Frank Chance from California’s Central Valley - shed light on baseball's evolution, on the enthusiasm of its players and fans, and on the broader convulsions transforming the US into a confident new industrial society. With them emerged a truly national culture.