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Honus Wagner

“There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer,” said the greatest player of his time, or most any other time — Honus Wagner. He may be the greatest player in National League history.

One of five sons and four daughters of the former Katrina Wolf and Peter Wagner, Honus (a diminutive of Johann or Johannes, the German equivalents of John) was born Johannes Peter Wagner in the coal country of western Pennsylvania on February 24, 1874. The Wagners lived in the tiny borough of Chartiers, about six miles southwest of downtown Pittsburgh.

Albert, an older brother considered the best ballplayer in the family, began playing the game professionally, and in 1895 when his Steubenville, Ohio, (Inter-State League) team needed help, he suggested Honus. Honus’s first year was an odyssey covering five teams, three leagues, and 80 games. He hit wherever he played (between .365 and .386) and showed his versatility by playing every position except catcher.

Edward Barrow, wearing several hats with the Wheeling, West Virginia, team (Iron and Oil League), liked what

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Honus Wagner

American baseball player (1874–1955)

This article is about the American baseball player. For people with similar names, see Hans Wagner (disambiguation). For the baseball card, see T206 Honus Wagner.

Baseball player

Honus Wagner

Wagner in 1903

Shortstop

Born:(1874-02-24)February 24, 1874
Chartiers Borough, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Died: December 6, 1955(1955-12-06) (aged 81)
Carnegie, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

July 19, 1897, for the Louisville Colonels

September 17, 1917, for the Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting average

.328

Hits

3,420

Home runs

101

Runs batted in

1,732

Stolen bases

723

Stats at Baseball Reference

As player

As manager

As coach

World Series champion (1909)
8× NL batting champion (1900, 1903, 1904, 1906–1909, 1911)
4× NL RBI leader (1901, 1902, 1908, 1909)
5× NL stolen base leader (1901, 1902, 1904, 1907, 1908)
Pittsburgh Pirates No. 33 retired
Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame
Major League Baseball All-Century

ALSO SEE
Honus Wagner's career statistics

Easy-going Honus was a Pirates icon
By Bob Diskin
Special to ESPN.com

Game 2 of the 1909 World Series between the Detroit Tigers and the Pittsburgh Pirates: The man who would lead the majors in hits over the next decade took his lead off first base. He glanced toward the shortstop, who had been the hit leader for the decade just ended.

The shortstop, as easy-going as his opponent was hard-boiled, expected the runner to try to steal second base. He readied his hulking body for the inevitable collision. The runner raced for second, but the catcher's throw was on target. The shortstop slapped the tag -- hard -- on the sliding baserunner's face. A trickle of blood dripped as the umpire called him out. Thus ended the first skirmish in the war that was the only meeting between Detroit's Ty Cobb and Pittsburgh's Honus Wagner. The Flying Dutchman batted .333 with six runs batted in and six steals in leading the Pirates to the Series title in seven games. In his 21-year career, Wagner won eight batting titles, a National Leag