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| − | '''Honus Wagner''' (February 24, 1874 - December 6, 1955) was a [[Major League Baseball]] [[shortstop]] for the [[Louisville Colonels (baseball team)|Louisville Colonels]] (1897-1899) and [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] (1900-1917). A great player both offensively and defensively, Wagner played in 21 seasons and a grand total of 2787 games. In his career (1897-1917), he had 3430 hits in 10427 at bats (329 avg), 101 [[Home Run]]s and 722 stolen bases<ref>http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers/detail.jsp?playerId=123784</ref>. He was inducted into the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] in 1936. | + | '''Honus Wagner''' (February 24, 1874 - December 6, 1955) was a [[Major League Baseball]] [[shortstop]] for the [[Louisville Colonels (baseball team)|Louisville Colonels]] (1897-1899) and [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] (1900-1917). A great player both offensively and defensively, Wagner played in 21 seasons and a grand total of 2787 games. In his career (1897-1917), he had 3430 hits in 10427 at bats (329 avg), 101 [[Home Run]]s and 722 stolen bases<ref>http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers/detail.jsp?playerId=123784</ref>. He was inducted into the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] in 1936, however, he is best known for his T-206 [[sports cards|baseball card]] which recently sold at [[auction]] for a record $2.8 million<ref>http://www.collectors.com/articles/article_view.chtml?artid=5097</ref>. |
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Revision as of 23:57, October 8, 2008
Honus Wagner (February 24, 1874 - December 6, 1955) was a Major League Baseball shortstop for the Louisville Colonels (1897-1899) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1900-1917). A great player both offensively and defensively, Wagner played in 21 seasons and a grand total of 2787 games. In his career (1897-1917), he had 3430 hits in 10427 at bats (329 avg), 101 Home Runs and 722 stolen bases[1]. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936, however, he is best known for his T-206 baseball card which recently sold at auction for a record $2.8 million[2].