because no double play collection is complete without johnny evers

ah yes, the chicago second sacker johnny evers, seen here on a 1994 upper deck american epic card

with (who else?) joe tinker in the background (not shown: frank chance), became synonymous with the 6-4-3 double play turn thanks to four pennants in five years, and two world series titles back in the early 1900's (not to mention a certain poem).  if only jim murray had written a poem about russell to lopes to garvey...

gagne to deshields to karros was neither as catchy nor as successful as tinker to evers to chance.  here's greg gagne on his 1997 topps stadium club card

all three of the chicago players are in the hall of fame, and there are plenty of other hall of famers who could turn a mean two as well.  here's roberto alomar on a 1993 score select stars insert

with another hall of famer sliding in.

here's alomar again on a 1993 upper deck future heroes insert card

and phil rizzuto on a 2003 fleer flair card

plus ryne sandberg on a diamond parallel card from 2011 topps lineage

and the cloth parallel from the same set.

i think that nomar could have been a hall of famer if he had stayed healthy.  here's his 1998 pacific paramount card

you don't have to be a hall of famer (or even a hall of very good player) to have some nice double play cards.  case in point - kevin polcovich.  we've seen his 1998 topps card before,

but i am showing it again because it features a play that continues on his 1998 topps stadium club card

and that's not the only 'same play' double play that polcovich participated in.  take a look at greg maddux's 1999 topps stadium club card

followed by his 1999 topps gallery card

well done, kevin polcovich.  not bad for a guy who played a total of 165 career games.