Showing posts with label Johnny Evers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Johnny Evers. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Johnny Evers Sporting Goods Co

July 1945 Albany, NY
Johnny Evers Sporting Goods


Johnny Evers played as a 2nd baseman from 1902-1917, 1922, 1929 for the Chicago Cubs, Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame - 1946 and Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame - 2021

Considered one of the smartest ballplayer, Evers was part of a great double-play combination with Joe Tinker and Frank Chance, which was immortalized in the poem :Baseball's Sad Lexicon"

portion of Johnny Evers letterhead