Bud Tinning

Lyle Forrest Tinning

• Bats Both, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 198 lb.

• Debut April 20, 1932
• Final Game April 27, 1935
• Born March 12, 1906 in Pilger, NE USA
• Died January 17, 1961 in Evansville, IN USA

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Biographical Information

Bud Tinning, who pitched four seasons in the majors, had his best season as a rookie for the Chicago Cubs in 1932, for a team that won the pennant. Tinning's 2.80 ERA was one of the best on a staff whose team ERA was 3.44. The next year, 1933, he went 13-6, but his ERA wasn't as impressive.

He was 10 years younger than his manager for the first part of the 1932 season, Rogers Hornsby.

His 1934 Goudey baseball card calls him "Lyle Tinning". Baseball Card.

Related Sites

• Bud Tinning at the SABR Bio Project