Born: February 24, 1874, Chartiers, Pennsylvania
Died: December 6, 1955, Carnegie, Pennsylvania
Elected to Hall of Fame by BBWAA: 1936
Honus Wagner
Wagner led the Pirates to pennants in 1901, 1902, 1903, and 1909, when he
outplayed Ty Cobb. The Flying Dutchman led the league five times in RBI and
stolen bases, six times in slugging, and seven times in doubles. When he retired
as a player in 1917, he led the National League in hits, runs, singles, doubles,
and triples.
Most consecutive years (17) hitting .300
or better.
Holds NL records for most years leading
league in batting (8).
Career Totals:
AVG
G
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
.327
2792
10430
1736
3415
640
252
101
1732
963
-327
Johannes Peter "Honus" Wagner (pronounced /ˈhɒnəs ˈwæɡnər/; February 24, 1874 –
December 6, 1955), nicknamed The Flying Dutchman due to his superb speed and
German heritage, was an American Major League Baseball shortstop who played in
the National League from 1897 to 1917, almost entirely for the Pittsburgh
Pirates. Wagner won eight batting titles, tied for the most in NL history with
Tony Gwynn. He also led the league in slugging six times, and in stolen bases
five times.
In 1936, the Baseball Hall of Fame inducted Wagner as one of the first five
members. He received the second-highest vote total, behind Ty Cobb and tied with
Babe Ruth.Although Cobb is frequently cited as
the greatest player of the dead-ball era, some contemporaries regarded Wagner as
the better all-around player, and most baseball historians consider Wagner to be
the greatest shortstop ever. Cobb himself called Wagner "maybe the greatest star
ever to take the diamond."[2]
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It is quite possible that Honus Wagner was one of the most complete players of
all time. His name is often evoked in conversations about the best players
ever. He was the most dominant player of his era, winning a NL record 8
batting titles (since tied by Tony Gwynn). During the Deadball Era, home runs
were much more of a rarity than they are today. It was not uncommon for totals
of somewhere around ten to top the league. In fact, Wagner's diminutive
teammate Tommy Leach led the National League in this category in 1902 with a
whopping 6 (it must be remembered that many ballparks had capacious dimensions
with a few centerfield walls more than 500 feet from home plate). Therefore,
using four-base hits as the standard to determine the slugging ability of
players from this period would be inaccurate and unfair. This leaves us with
two other yardsticks with which to measure a player's power: slugging average
and triples. Wagner led the league in slugging six times and, as already
mentioned, he has the third highest tally of three-baggers in history. It is
fair to say that, when one puts these data into context, Wagner was probably
the premier power hitter of his league for much of his career. His speed
cannot be ignored, for he was the NL's top base thief five times. One must
also take his consistently high batting averages into consideration, as he
finished with a .327 career mark. And, defensively, he played almost
everywhere several times (including two appearances on the mound) with decent
results, so it must be said that he was a very versatile fielder. His range
was above average and he possessed a strong arm. Honus Wagner was a true
five-tool player.
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