Ben Tincup

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Ben Tincup

|image=Ben Tincup (cropped).jpg

|caption=Tincup with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1914

|position=Pitcher

|birth_date={{Birth date|1893|4|14}}

|birth_place=Adair, Indian Territory

|death_date={{death date and age|1980|7|5|1893|4|14}}

|death_place=Claremore, Oklahoma, U.S.

|bats=Left

|throws=Right

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=May 22

|debutyear=1914

|debutteam= Philadelphia Phillies

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 15

|finalyear=1928

|finalteam= Chicago Cubs

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=8–11

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=3.10

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=127

|teams=

Philadelphia Phillies ({{mlby|1914}}–{{mlby|1915}}, {{mlby|1918}})
Chicago Cubs ({{mlby|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.{{cite book|title=The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia|year=2007|publisher=Sterling Publishing|isbn=978-1-4027-4771-7|pages=1548}}

Life

Born in Adair, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma), Tincup was a member of both the original Cherokee Nation and its modern counterpart.Mallozzi, Vincent M. "[https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/08/sports/baseball/08cheer.html?ref=baseball The American Indians of America's Pastime]", The New York Times, published June 8, 2008, accessed June 10, 2008.{{failed verification|date=August 2024}}

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).