Yes, Honus Wagner played 248 games at first base during his career. He also played 372 games in the outfield, 209 games at third base, 57 games at second base, and 2 games as a pitcher to go along with the 1887 games he played at shortstop. Many Baseball writers place Wagner as the best shortstop ever.
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Honus Wagner played in 4 games at first base for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1907, starting in none of them. He made 44 putouts, had one assist, and committed no errors, equivalent to 0 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in). He had one double play.
Honus Wagner debuted on July 19, 1897, playing for the Louisville Colonels at Eclipse Park II; he played his final game on September 17, 1917, playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field.
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.
In general short stops play in-between 2nd and 3rd base, but are not required play in that area. Many teams use "the shift" for lefties that are pull hitters (typically pull the ball to right field) and play their short stop just to the first base side of second base for these batters.