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Harold Tinker

Harold Tinker

American baseball player

Harold C. Tinker (March 23, 1905 – November 27, 2000), nicknamed "Hooks", was an American Negro league outfielder and manager in the 1920s and 1930s.

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A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Tinker played for the Pittsburgh Crawfords in the 1920s and early 1930s, and also managed the team at times.[1] He is most remembered for his role in discovering the young Josh Gibson, whom Tinker brought to the Crawfords in 1928.[2][3][4] Tinker died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 2000 at age 95.

References

  1. [1]
    "Harold 'Hooks' Tinker". nlbpa.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. [2]
    Bill Johnson. "Josh Gibson". sabr.org. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Gibson, Josh: 1928 Pittsburgh Crawfords". negroleagueshistory.com. 19 November 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  4. [4]
    Chuck Finder (October 18, 1998). "Going, going, gone... and not forgotten". post-gazette.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.


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