Honus Wagner

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Honus Wagner

Born:	February 24, 1874
Birthplace:	Chartiers, Pennsylvania
Height:	5' 11"
Weight:	200 lbs
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
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Teams:	Louisville Colonels 1897-1899 Pittsburgh Pirates 1900-1917
Managed:	Pittsburgh Pirates 1917

1 Overall Career
2 Awards
3 Achievements
4 Trivia
5 Transactions
6 External Links

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Overall Career

John Peter "Honus" Wagner (February 24, 1874 – December 6, 1955), was one of the Hall of Fame's five original inductees in 1936. Honus Wagner combined rare offensive and defensive excellence throughout a 21-year career. Despite his awkward appearance - stocky, barrel-chested and bow-legged - the longtime Pirates shortstop broke into the big leagues by hitting .344 in 1897 with Louisville, the first of 17 consecutive seasons of hitting over .300, including eight as the National League batting champion. Wagner compiled a lifetime average of .329, and the "Flying Dutchman" also stole 722 bases, while leading the league in thefts on five occasions.

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Awards

Elected to Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers in 1936 (95.13%)

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Achievements

Member of the 3,000 Hit Club (3,415 Hits)

8-time NL Batting Average Leader (1900, 1903, 1904, 1906-1909 & 1911)
4-time NL On-Base Percentage Leader (1904 & 1907-1909)
6-time NL Slugging Percentage Leader (1900, 1902, 1904 & 1907-1909)
8-time OPS Leader (1900, 1902, 1904, 1906-1909 & 1911)
2-time NL Runs Scored Leader (1902 & 1906)
2-time NL Hits Leader (1908 & 1910)
6-time NL Total Bases Leader (1900, 1904 & 1906-1909)
7-time NL Doubles Leader (1900, 1902, 1904 & 1906-1909)
3-time NL Triples Leader (1900, 1903 & 1908)
5-time NL RBI Leader (1901, 1902, 1908, 1909 & 1912)
5-time NL Stolen Bases Leader (1901, 1902, 1904, 1907 & 1908)
100 RBI Seasons: 9 (1898-1901, 1903, 1905, 1908, 1909 & 1912)
100 Runs Scored Seasons: 6 (1900-1902, 1905, 1906 & 1908)
200 Hits Seasons: 2 (1900 & 1908)
50 Stolen Bases Seasons: 5 (1904-1908)

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Trivia

Won a World Series Ring with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1909
In 1905, Honus Wagner became the first baseball player to have his signature branded into a Louisville Slugger baseball bat

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Transactions

July, 1897: Purchased by the Louisville Colonels from Paterson (Atlantic).
December 8, 1899: Traded by the Louisville Colonels with Fred Clarke, Bert Cunningham, Mike Kelley, Tacks Latimer, Tommy Leach, Tom Messitt, Deacon Phillippe, Claude Ritchey, Rube Waddell, Jack Wadsworth, and Chief Zimmer to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jack Chesbro, Paddy Fox, John O'Brien, Art Madison, and $25,000.

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