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Johannes Peter "Honus" Wagner was an American professional baseball shortstop who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1897 to 1917, mostly with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nicknamed "the Flyin
Wagner in 1903
Wagner as a player on the Paterson Silk Sox team, 1897. He is third from left in the back row.
Wagner in 1897
Honus Wagner in 1905
The first elections to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame were held in 1936. Five players were selected—Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson—with an induc
Honus Wagner
…for average and for power. He is widely regarded as the greatest shortstop of all time. In 1936, the Baseball Hall of Fame inducted Wagner as one of the first five members. At the age of 15, Wagner began his baseball career in the minor leagues in 1889. After being noticed by a talent scout, he made his MLB debut in 1897…
1936 inductees (L–R): Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson
Plaques of the 1936 selections in Cooperstown