Saturday, 23 November 2024

    Honus Wagner

    • Contest: The US Athletic Hall of Fame - Athletes 2024
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    • Sport(s): Baseball
    • Statistics: 1 World Series Champion (1909)
      8 Batting Titles (1900, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909 & 1911)
      5 RBI Titles (1901, 1902, 1908, 1909 & 1912)
      .329 Batting Average
      3,430 Hits
      101 Home Runs
      1,732 Runs Batted In
      722 Stolen Bases
      Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
      Named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team
      Named to the Major League Baseball All-Time Team
    • Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in the first-ever class in 1936, Honus Wagner was not just the best shortstop of his era but has been called by many as the best at that position.

      Wagner, who was nicknamed "The Flying Dutchman," is considered to be the best Pittsburgh Pirate of the first half of the 1900s is still thought of as one of the best baseball players ever, and his eight National League Batting Titles help attest to that.

      The shortstop put forth 3,430 hits with a lifetime batting average of .329 with 722 stolen bases, and perhaps you are the lucky one who owns that valuable baseball card!

      We are proud to nominate Honus Wagner for the United States Athletic Hall of Fame.
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