Yes, he was a member of the Pirates that played Boston in the first ever World Series played in 1903. Boston won, 5 games to 3.
Baseball mega stars Honus Wagner and Ty Cobb met once in the 1909 World Series. Wagner played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Ty Cobb for the Detroit Tigers. The Pirates won the World Series that year.
He has played in 2 World Series' In fact, he played, and lost, in the first ever World Series in 1903; but in 1909, he played in and won the World Series, and performed very well. Wagner led the Pirates past Ty Cobb and the Detroit Tigers in 1909.
Yes Honus Wagner was a very good player in baseball. He was good at hitting and pitching and fielding. He also won a World Series Game.
The above is incorrect- the World Series he describes was actually held in 1909. Wagner's Pirates defeated Cobb's Tigers 4-3. Despite being considerably older (about 12 years) than his adversary, Wagner actually outhit young Ty Cobb, and had more stolen bases.There was no World Series in 1901- the first World Series was in 1903, between the Boston Americans (later named "Red Sox") and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Wagner also played in that series, however, he did not play well and was reportedly ashamed of this- this led him to try to redeem himself in the 1909 series, which he definitely did.
Honus Wagner was born on February 24, 1874.
Honus Wagner was born on February 24, 1874.
Honus Wagner married Bessie Baine Smith in 1916.
Baseball legend Honus Wagner has some great numbers in the MLB record booksin the National League. Among some of them are:* Eight batting titles;* Drove in or scored 100 runs in a season 15 times; For dead ball days this record is super!In the 1909 seven games World Series against Ty Cobb and the Tigers, Wagner hit .333 and stole 6 bases.Records like these are why Wagner is in the Hall of Fame.
The card was part of the American Tobacco Company's T-206 series released in 1909.
Honus Wagner was born in Chartiers, Pennsylvania on February 24, 1874.
Honus-John Peter Wagner. He was known as the "Flying Dutchman".
The correct pronunciation of 'Honus' is like 'hawnus', with the 'o' pronounced as a long 'o' sound.