Harold Tinker Explained

Harold Tinker
Position:	Outfielder
Birth Date:	March 23, 1905
Birth Place:	Birmingham, Alabama
Death Place:	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
Teams:	Pittsburgh Crawfords

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

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.

External links

• and Seamheads
• Harold 'Hooks' Tinker at Negro League Baseball Players Association

Notes and References

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