Ben Tincup

Ben Tincup
Ben Tincup
	Ben Tincup with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1914.
	Pitcher
	Born: April 14, 1893; Adair, Indian Territory
	Died: July 5, 1980 (aged 87); Claremore, Oklahoma
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	May 22, 1914, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
	September 15, 1928, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Record	8-11
Earned run average	3.10
Strikeouts	127
	Stats at Baseball Reference
	Managerial record at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Philadelphia Phillies (1914–1915, 1918); Chicago Cubs (1928);

Austin Ben Tincup (April 14, 1893 – July 5, 1980) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1914 to 1928. In 1918 his career was interrupted while he served in World War I.^[1]

Life

Born in Adair, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma), Tincup was a member of both the original Cherokee Nation and its modern counterpart.^[2]

Career

Tincup was one of the first Native Americans to play Major League Baseball.

After his playing career, he was an umpire in the American Association (1933), a Minor League Baseball manager (1936–1939), a coach for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1940), a scout for the Boston Braves (1946–1948), Pittsburgh Pirates (1949–1953) and Philadelphia Phillies (1956–1958) and a coach for the New York Yankees (1960–1961).

References

^ The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Sterling Publishing. 2007. p. 1548. ISBN 1-4027-4771-3.
^ Mallozzi, Vincent M. "The American Indians of America's Pastime", The New York Times, published June 8, 2008, accessed June 10, 2008.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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[1] The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Sterling Publishing. 2007. p. 1548. ISBN 1-4027-4771-3.

[mallozzi-2] Mallozzi, Vincent M. "The American Indians of America's Pastime", The New York Times, published June 8, 2008, accessed June 10, 2008.

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