Quotes about John Evers
"These are the saddest of possible words Tinker to Evers to Chance Trio of Bear Cubs fleeter than birds Tinker to Evers to Chance Thoughtlessly pricking our gonfalon bubble, Making a Giant hit into a double, Words that are weighty with nothing but trouble Tinker to Evers to Chance."
-- Sportswriter Franklin P. Adams

"I doubt if any second baseman has had so great an influence on the work of a club as a whole or has been so important a factor in its success as Evers has been with the Chicago Nationals."
-- Frank Chance

Quotes by John Evers
"My favorite umpire is a dead one."

"I don't know whether he infected the team or the team infected him, but it got to the point where we believed we could win every game and he got to the point where he believed he could make every play."
-- About fellow baseball player Walter Maranville

"A ballplayer has two reputations, one with the other players and one with the fans. The first is based on ability. The second the newspapers gives him."