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Objectives:
-Students will analyze information and statistics
about three Chicago Cubs players; Joe Tinker,
Johnny Evers and Frank Chance.
-Students will write a newspaper article depicting
the legendary double play specialists and their
induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
-Students will calculate batting percentages in
order to provide statistical data for their
article.
Background:
Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, and Frank Chance,
Chicago Cubs infielders in the early 1900’s, were
part of the most infamous double-play combination
in all of baseball. Their consistently solid
defense and batting led the Chicago Cubs to four
National League pennants (1906-8, 1910) and two
World Series wins (1907-8). The National Baseball
Hall of Fame inducted all three players
simultaneously in 1946. Using information and
statistics provided about the three players
students will write a sports article as if they
were working for the Chicago Tribune in 1946. The
year the three of them were simultaneously
inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Time: 3 class periods
Materials: Tinker to Ever to Chance
Information Sheets, Writing Materials
Procedure:
-provide Tinker to Ever to Chance information
sheets that provide vital information in the
creation of the newspaper article
-outline parameters and expectations for the
article: 150 words, must use statistical
information in relation to their story, must
depict uniqueness for Hall of Fame induction etc.
-have the students write down the facts to be
included in the article
Extension Activities:
-Have the students write a poem depicting a famous
moment in baseball history.
-Conduct an interview with a baseball player, and
write and article about the player and the unique
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