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Honus Wagner
Honus Wagner
Shortstop
Born: February 24, 1874(1874-02-24)
Chartiers, Pennsylvania
Died: December 6, 1955 (aged 81)
Carnegie, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 19, 1897
for the Louisville Colonels
Final game
September 17, 1917
for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Career statistics
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Hits     3415
Runs batted in     1732
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Elected     1936
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Johannes Peter "Honus" Wagner (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 NL from 1897 to 1917, almost entirely for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1936, the Baseball Hall of Fame inducted Wagner as one of the first five members, receiving the second-highest vote total behind Ty Cobb and ahead of Babe Ruth. Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb (December 18 1886 – July 17 1961 nicknamed " The Georgia Peach," was a baseball player and is regarded by historians George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of 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. The dead-ball era is a Baseball term used to describe the period between 1900 (though some date it to the beginning of baseball) and the emergence of Babe Ruth Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. Cobb himself called Wagner "maybe the greatest star ever to take the diamond. "[1]

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Early life and Family

Honus Wagner was born on February 24, 1874 to German immigrants Peter and Katheryn Wagner, in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Chartiers. [1], which is now a part of the borough of Carnegie, Pennsylvania. Carnegie is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. He was one of nine children, although only five lived past childhood. As a child, he was called Hans by his mother, which would later evolve into Honus. "Hans" was also an alternate nickname during his major league career. Wagner dropped out of school at age 12 to help his father and brothers in the coal mines. Coal mining is the extraction or removal of Coal from the Earth by Mining. In their free time, he and his brothers played sandlot baseball and developed their skills to such an extent that three of his brothers would go on to be professionals as well. Wagner's older brother Albert "Butts" Wagner, who had a brief major league career himself, is often credited for getting Honus his first tryout. Albert "Butts" Wagner ( September 17, 1871 - November 26, 1928) played one year of Major League Baseball. Following after his brother, Honus trained to be a barber before becoming successful in baseball. In 1916, Wagner married Bessie Baine Smith and the couple went on to have three daughters, Elva Katrina (born 1918), Betty Baine (born 1919), and Virginia Mae (born 1922).

Playing career

Honus Wagner began his career with the Louisville Colonels in 1897. The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 Legend has it that he was discovered by Ed Barrow who had watched him throw rocks across a creek. Edward Grant Barrow ( May 10, 1868 - December 15, 1953) was an American manager and executive in Major League Baseball Soon afterwards, Barrow signed and sent him to play for the Paterson, New Jersey minor league team. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. He also played a short stint for the Steubenville, Ohio team before making it to Louisville. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads Honus was a solid hitter from the very beginning of his major league career, hitting . 338 in 61 games in his rookie year, 1897. By his second season, Wagner was already one of the best hitters in the National League although he would come up short a percentage point from finishing the season at . The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball 300. After the 1899 season, the NL contracted from twelve to eight teams, with the Colonels one of four teams eliminated. Along with Wagner, owner Barney Dreyfuss took many of his other top players with him to Pittsburgh. Bernhard "Barney" Dreyfuss (February 23 1865 – February 5 1932 was a German- Jewish -American executive in Major League Baseball who owned the Pittsburgh Accompanying Wagner were stalwart stars; pitchers Deacon Phillippe and Rube Waddell, catcher Chief Zimmer, infielder Tommy Leach, and outfielders Fred Clarke and Dummy Hoy. Charles Louis "Deacon" Phillippe (originally Phillippi) ( May 23, 1872 - March 30, 1952) was a turn-of-the-century pitcher George Edward Waddell (October 13 1876 - April 1 1914 was an American left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball. Charles Louis Zimmer ( November 23, 1860 in Marietta, Ohio – August 22, 1949 in Cleveland, Ohio Thomas William Leach ( November 4 1877 - September 29 1969) was a Center fielder and Third baseman in Major League Fred Clifford Clarke ( October 3, 1872 &ndash August 14, 1960) was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player William Ellsworth "Dummy" Hoy ( May 23 1862 – December 15 1961) was an American Center fielder in Major Wagner would play the remainder of his career for his hometown Pittsburgh Pirates, 21 seasons in all. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Honus Wagner in 1911
Honus Wagner in 1911

In 1900, Wagner won his first batting championship with a . 381 mark and also led the league in doubles (45), triples (22), and slugging (. 573), all of which were career highs. In the early stage of his career, Wagner played several different positions, just to keep his potent bat and speed in the lineup. It was in 1901 that he finally got a chance fielding at shortstop. His first day at the position, replacing incumbent Bones Ely, Wagner committed 3 errors in one inning. William Frederick "Bones" Ely ( June 7, 1863 - January 10, 1952) was a Shortstop in Major League Baseball "The Dutchman" would eventually be hailed as the best-fielding shortstop of his era, although he played in the outfield for over 300 games and played over 200 games at both first base and third base. He would eventually play every position except catcher, even making two appearances as a pitcher.

Wagner would lead the National League in batting average eight times. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball Only Ty Cobb, with eleven, and Tony Gwynn, with eight, have ever led a league in batting average that often. Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb (December 18 1886 – July 17 1961 nicknamed " The Georgia Peach," was a baseball player and is regarded by historians Anthony Keith Gwynn (born May 9 1960 in Los Angeles California) is a former Right fielder in Major League Baseball, statistically one of the best and Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively He also led the league in slugging percentage six times, on-base percentage four times, total bases six times, doubles seven times, triples three times, runs batted in five times and stolen bases five times. In Baseball statistics, slugging percentage (abbreviated SLG) is a popular measure of the power of a hitter. In Baseball statistics, on-base percentage (OBP (sometimes referred to as on-base average ', as the statistic is rarely presented as a true Percentage) In Baseball statistics, total bases refers to the number of bases a player has gained with hits, i In Baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching Second base without being called out by the Umpire In Baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching Third base after hitting the ball with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate He was an outstanding runner despite being bow-legged to the point where a contemporary sportswriter described his running as "resembling the gambols of a caracoling elephant. " His career totals include a . 327 lifetime batting average, 640 doubles, 722 stolen bases, and a career total of 3,415 hits, a major league record until it was surpassed by Cobb in 1923 and a National League record until it was surpassed by Stan Musial in 1962. Champions World Series: New York Yankees over New York Giants (4-2 Awards and honors League Stanley Frank Musial (born November 21, 1920) originally Stanisław Franciszek Musiał, (ˈmjuːziəl nicknamed "Stan the Man" and The 1962 season is perhaps most notable for the dismal 40-120 record of the New York Mets, which has been a continuing source of humor among baseball fans as well as comedians such as He was the second player (since Major League Baseball officially began in 1876) to reach 3,000 hits, joining Cap Anson as the only members of this exclusive offensive club. Adrian Constantine Anson ( April 17 1852 &ndash April 14 1922) known by the nicknames "Cap" (for "Captain" and His career home run total of 101 is considered a good total for a player whose entire career was played in the "dead ball era" when home runs were relatively few. The dead-ball era is a Baseball term used to describe the period between 1900 (though some date it to the beginning of baseball) and the emergence of Babe Ruth

Honus Wagner has been considered one of the very best all-around players to ever play baseball since the day he retired in 1917. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Chicago White Sox over New York Giants (4-2 Awards Famed "sabermatician" Bill James rates him as the second best player of all-time, right behind Babe Ruth. George William “Bill” James (born October 5, 1949, in Holton Kansas) is a Baseball writer historian and statistician whose work has been George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of [2] Statisticians John Thorn and Pete Palmer rate Wagner as ninth all-time in their "Total Player Ranking". [3] Many of the greats who played or managed against Wagner, including Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby, and Walter Johnson, list him at shortstop on their All-Time teams. George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb (December 18 1886 – July 17 1961 nicknamed " The Georgia Peach," was a baseball player and is regarded by historians Rogers Hornsby ( April 27, 1896 in Winters Texas - January 5, 1963 in Chicago Illinois) nicknamed "The Rajah" Walter Perry Johnson ( November 6, 1887 – December 10, 1946) nicknamed "The Big Train" was an American right-handed [4]

World Series Play

In 1903 the Pirates played the Boston Americans (an unofficial nickname for the club later named the Red Sox) in Major League Baseball's inaugural World Series. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The Pirates were considered heavy favorites, as the American League had only completed its third season as a "major" league and was considered to have slightly lesser talent. Wagner, by this point, was an established star and much was expected of him, especially since the Pirates' starting rotation was decimated by injury. Wagner himself was not at full strength and hit only . 222 for the series. The Americans, meanwhile, had some particularily rowdy fans, called the "Royal Rooters" who, whenever Wagner came to bat, would sing "Honus, Honus, why do you hit so badly?" to the tune of "Tessie", a popular song of the day. The original Royal Rooters were a fan club for the Boston Red Sox in the early 20th century "Tessie" is both the title of a Broadway song and also the title of a newer song The Rooters, led by Boston bartender Michael "Nuf Ced" McGreevy, even travelled to Pittsburgh to continue their heckling. Michael T "Nuf Ced" McGreevy was the leader of the most vocal fans of the Boston Americans (now the Boston Red Sox) today known as the " Royal Pittsburgh lost in the best-of-nine series, five games to three, to a team led by pitchers Cy Young and Bill Dinneen and third baseman-manager Jimmy Collins. Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29 1867 – November 4 1955 was an American Baseball player who pitched for five different major league William Henry Dinneen, alternately spelled Dineen ( April 5 1876 - January 13 1955) was an American right-handed James Joseph Collins ( January 16, 1870 &ndash March 6, 1943) was a Major League Baseball player at the turn of the 20th century Christy Mathewson, in his book "Pitching in a Pinch" wrote, "For some time after "Hans" Wagner's poor showing in the world's series of 1903. Christopher "Christy" Mathewson ( August 12 1880 &ndash October 7 1925) nicknamed "Big Six" "The Christian Gentleman" . . it was reported that he was "yellow" (poor in the clutch). This grieved the Dutchman deeply, for I don't know a ball player in either league who would assay less quit to the ton than Wagner. . . This was the real tragedy in Wagner's career. Notwithstanding his stolid appearance, he is a sensitive player, and this has hurt him more than anything else in his life ever has. ". "[5]

Wagner and the Pirates were given a chance to prove that they were not "yellow" in 1909. The Pirates faced off against Ty Cobb's Detroit Tigers, which would be the only meeting of the two superior batsmen of the day. Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb (December 18 1886 – July 17 1961 nicknamed " The Georgia Peach," was a baseball player and is regarded by historians The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA Wagner was by this time 35 years old, while Cobb a mere 22. This time Wagner would not be stifled as he would outhit Cobb, . 333 to . 231, and steal 6 bases, which established a new Series record. The speed demon Cobb only managed two steals, one of which Cobb himself admitted was a botched call. Wagner recounted, "We had him out at second. We put up a squawk, but Silk O'Loughlin, the umpire, overruled it. We kept the squawk going for a minute or so, making no headway of course, and then Cobb spoke up. He turned to O'Loughlin, an American League umpire, by the way, and said, 'Of course I was out. They had me by a foot. You just booted the play, so come on, let's play ball. ' . "[6]There was also a story that was widely circulated over the years, that at one point Cobb was on first; he bragged to Wagner that he was going to steal second; Wagner placed an especially rough tag to Cobb's mouth; and the two exchanged choice words. Cobb denied it in his autobiography, and the play-by-play of the 1909 World Series confirms that the event could not have happened as stated: Cobb was never tagged out by Wagner in a caught-stealing. The Pirates won the series 4 games to 3 behind the pitching of Babe Adams, thereby vindicating Wagner and the Pittsburgh team. Charles Benjamin "Babe" Adams ( May 18 1882 - July 27 1968) was an American right-handed Pitcher in Major

Later life

Wagner served as the Pirates' manager briefly in 1917, but resigned the position after only 5 games. He returned to the Pirates as a coach, most notably as a hitting instructor from 1933 to 1952. Arky Vaughan, Kiki Cuyler, Ralph Kiner and player/manager from 1934-1939, Pie Traynor, all future Hall of Famers were notable "pupils" of Wagner. Joseph Floyd "Arky" Vaughan ( March 9, 1912 - August 30, 1952) was a Professional baseball Shortstop. Hazen Shirley "Kiki" Cuyler ( August 30 1898 – February 11 1950) was a Major League Baseball right fielder from 1921 until Ralph McPherran Kiner (born October 27, 1922) is an American former Major League Baseball player and current Announcer. Harold Joseph "Pie" Traynor ( November 11, 1898 - March 16, 1972) was a Professional baseball Third baseman who During this time, he wore uniform number 14, but later changed it to his more famous 33, which was later retired for him. (His entire playing career was in the days before uniform numbers were worn. ) His appearances at National League stadiums during his coaching years were always well received and Hans remained a beloved ambassador of baseball.

In 1928, Wagner ran for sheriff of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania but lost. He was made deputy county sheriff in 1942. He also ran a well-known sporting goods company. In fact, a sporting goods store bearing the name "Honus Wagner" still operates in downtown Pittsburgh.

Wagner lived out the remainder of his life in Pittsburgh, where he was well-known as a friendly figure around town. He died on December 6, 1955 at the age of 81, and is buried at Jefferson Memorial Cemetery in the South Hills area of Pittsburgh.

Honors

Wagner statue at PNC Park
Wagner statue at PNC Park


 
Wagner statue,Three Rivers Stadium
Wagner statue,
Three Rivers Stadium

Wagner is mentioned in the poem "Lineup for Yesterday" by Ogden Nash:

Lineup for Yesterday
W is for Wagner,
The bowlegged beauty;
Short was closed to all traffic
With Honus on duty. Three Rivers Stadium was a Multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania from 1970 to 2000 Frederic Ogden Nash ( August 19, 1902 &ndash May 19, 1971) was an American Poet best known for writing pithy and funny
— Ogden Nash, Sport magazine (January 1949)[7]


Popular Culture

T206 Baseball card

Main article: T206 Honus Wagner
Honus Wagner card
Honus Wagner card

The T206 Honus Wagner card has long been the most famous baseball card in existence. The T206 Honus Wagner baseball card is a Baseball card depicting Honus Wagner, a Dead-ball era baseball player who is widely considered to be one of The tobacco card set known as T206 was issued from 1909 to 1911 in Cigarette and loose Tobacco packs through 16 different brands owned The T206 Honus Wagner baseball card is a Baseball card depicting Honus Wagner, a Dead-ball era baseball player who is widely considered to be one of A baseball card is a type of Trading card relating to baseball usually printed on some type of Paper stock or card stock Known as the "Holy Grail" and the "Mona Lisa of baseball cards", an example of this card was the first baseball card to be sold for over a million dollars. [8] Only 50 to 60 of these cards are believed to exist. [9] One theory for the card's scarcity is that Wagner, a non-smoker, requested the production of this card be halted since it was being sold as a marketing vehicle for tobacco products. [10] The problem with this theory is that Wagner appears on a tobacco piece produced by Recius in the late 1800s. Another theory postulates that Wagner was not offered any compensation for the use of his likeness. Consequently, he supposedly withdrew his permission to print any more copies. [11] At the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY, it is stated that while Wagner was a smoker, he did not want children to have to buy tobacco products to get his card. Therefore, he requested it to be pulled from production.

Of these handful of existing cards, the single most famous, a nm-mt PSA graded 8 (which also was the first card graded by PSA serially numbered 00000001) card which initially broke the US $1 million barrier, sold again on February 26, 2007 at auction for US $2. 35 million to an anonymous buyer in Orange County, California. Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. [12][9] SCP Auctions, which had purchased minority ownership of the card, sold it again in September of 2007, this time to a private collector for $2. 8 million, establishing yet another new record price for the card. [13]

This particular card is in the best condition compared to the rest of the existing cards, having been encased in a protective Lucite sheeting for decades. Poly(methyl methacrylate ( PMMA) or poly(methyl 2-methylpropenoate is a Thermoplastic and transparent Plastic. Considered the ultimate pinnacle of baseball card collecting, the card has changed hands four times in the last 10 years, doubling in value on three of those occasions while having such ownership as hockey great Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings owner Bruce McNall and later Wal-Mart. Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26 1961 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles California. Bruce Patrick McNall (born April 17, 1950 in Arcadia California) is a former American sports executive who once owned the Los Angeles Wal-Mart Stores Inc (or Walmart as written in its new logo is an American public corporation that runs a chain of large discount department stores [9] Wal-Mart had purchased the card in the mid-1990s to give away as part of a marketing campaign for a line of baseball cards. The winner of the give-away could not afford the taxes associated with it, and it ended up being sold at auction in the mid-1990s to a Chicago businessman and collector for $640,000. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. [9] In mid-2000 it was sold again for $1,265,000 to a Las Vegas-based businessman who regularly had it placed on public display at baseball games and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library before selling the card for double his purchase price in February 2007. This article is about the passenger train City of Las Vegas; for the city see Las Vegas Nevada; for other uses see Las Vegas. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Center for Public Affairs is the Presidential library of Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th President of the United States [9] In 2007 NY Daily News writer Michael O'Keefe authored a book relating to the card. In the work he makes a case that the card had been deceptively trimmed by a well known mid west dealer. Currently there are 4 Wagner cards that have been professionally graded between Very Good and Excellent. Sportscard Guaranty of NJ has graded two examples VG 40 and PSA of California has graded one example VG-EX 4 and one Example Excellent 5. Scott D Ireland of Vermont has the highest graded copy that has not been rumored to be altered.

Quotes About Honus Wagner

See also

References

Hall of Fame Network: "Honus Wagner as Mona Lisa" http://www.hofmag.com/content/view/1038/30/

  1. ^ (1961) My Life in Baseball: The True Record. Below is the list of 254 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 2000 hit milestone during their career in MLB Players denoted in boldface are still actively contributing to the record noted Below is the list of 155 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 400 doubles milestone Below is the list of 158 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 100 Triples milestone Below is the list of 300 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 1000 Runs milestone Below is the list of 257 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 1000 RBI milestone Below is the list of 152 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 300 Stolen bases milestone In Major League Baseball, the 3000 Hit Club is an informal term applied to the group of players who have made 3000 or more career base hits. In Baseball, a player hits for the cycle when he hits a single, a double, a triple and a Home run in the same game though not necessarily Major League Baseball recognizes Runs batted in champions in the American League and National League each season The batting championship is awarded to the Major League Baseball player in each of the American League and the National League who has the highest Batting average This is a list of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases. Major League Baseball recognizes runs scored champions in the American League and National League each season See also List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases Major League Baseball recognizes Stolen base champions in the American League Major League Baseball recognizes doubles champions in the American League and National League each season Major League Baseball recognizes triples champions in the American League and National League each season Below is the list of 152 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 300 Stolen bases milestone At the end of each Major League Baseball season the league leaders of various statistical categories are announced Doubleday, 123.  
  2. ^ Bill James (1988). The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract. Villard, 448.  
  3. ^ (1999) Total Baseball: Sixth Edition. Total Sports, 2403.  
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  5. ^ Christy Mathewson (1912). Pitching In a Pinch. Putnam, 36.  
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    The Joe Williams Baseball Reader. Algonquin Books, 5.  
  7. ^ Baseball Almanac. Retrieved on 2008-01-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor
  8. ^ [? PSA 8 T206 Wagner Sale]. Retrieved on 2006-09-20. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France.
  9. ^ a b c d e Bob Pool, Honus Wagner card sells for $2.35 million, Los Angeles Times, February 28, 2007.
  10. ^ Honus Wagner baseball card nets $2.35M. Retrieved on 2007-02-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation
  11. ^ Compensation Theory. Retrieved on 2006-09-20. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France.
  12. ^ PSA 8 T206 Wagner New Sale Price. Retrieved on 2007-02-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation
  13. ^ Sports Collector Daily, "T206 Honus Wagner Card Sold Again", 6 September 2007, retrieved 12 Sept 2007.
  14. ^ (1948) The Babe Ruth Story. Scholastic, 224.  
  15. ^ (1994) Baseball: An Illustrated History. Alfred A. Knopf, 49.  

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