Editing Johnny Evers (section)

===Minor league career===
Evers made his professional debut in [[minor league baseball]] for the [[Troy Trojans (minor league baseball)|Troy Trojans]] of the Class-B [[New York State League]] in 1902 as a [[shortstop]]. Evers reportedly weighed less than {{convert|100|lbs}}, and opposing fans thought he was a part of a comedic act.<ref name=sabr/> Evers reportedly weighed no more than {{convert|130|lbs}} during his career.<ref name=warsaw>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=trxHAAAAIBAJ&pg=6696,6376931&dq=johnny-evers+joe-tinker&hl=en|newspaper=Warsaw Daily Union|title=Johnny Evers Loses Battle: Dies Friday After a Long Illness|agency=United Press International|page=7|date=March 29, 1947|access-date=September 23, 2012}}</ref>

Evers [[batting average (baseball)|batted]] .285 and led the New York State League with 10 [[home run]]s.<ref name=sabr/> [[Frank Selee]], [[manager (baseball)|manager]] of the [[Chicago Cubs]], [[scout (sport)|scouted]] Evers's teammate, pitcher [[Alex Hardy]]. Selee, also looking for a [[second baseman]] due to an injury to starter [[Bobby Lowe]],<ref name="evers made manager"/> purchased Hardy's and Evers's contracts for $1,500 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|1500|1902}}}} in current dollar terms); the Trojans were willing to sell Evers's services due to his temper.