Published on July 2, 2012 by Amy
Ben Tincup
Born: April 14, 1893
Died: July 5, 1980
Tribe: Cherokee
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Austin Ben Tincup was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1914-1928.
A member of the Cherokee nation 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).
