Born: February 24, 1874, in Chartiers, Pennsylvania
Died: December 6, 1955, in Carnegie, Pennsylvania
ML Debut: 7/19/1897
Primary Position: Shortstop
Bats: R Throws: R
Played For: Louisville Colonels (1897-1899), Pittsburgh
Pirates (1900-1917)
Managed: Pittsburgh Pirates (1917)
Post-Season: Pittsburgh Pirates (1903, 1909)
Bio
One of the Hall of Fame's five original inductees in 1936, Honus
Wagner combined rare offensive and defensive excellence throughout a
21-year career. Despite his awkward appearance - stocky,
barrel-chested and bow-legged - the longtime Pirates shortstop broke
into the big leagues by hitting .344 in 1897 with Louisville, the
first of 17 consecutive seasons of hitting over .300, including
eight as the National League batting champion. Wagner compiled a
lifetime average of .329, and the "Flying Dutchman" also stole 722
bases, while leading the league in thefts on five occasions.
Quote
"He wasn't just the greatest shortstop ever. He was the greatest
everything ever."
— teammate Tommy Leach
Did You Know... that in 1905, Honus Wagner became the
first baseball player to have his signature branded into a
Louisville Slugger baseball bat?
|
Year |
Team |
Lg |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
AVG |
SLG |
|
1897 |
LOU |
NL |
61 |
241 |
38 |
83 |
17 |
4 |
2 |
|
15 |
|
19 |
.344 |
.473 |
|
1898 |
LOU |
NL |
148 |
591 |
80 |
180 |
31 |
4 |
10 |
|
31 |
|
27 |
.305 |
.421 |
|
1899 |
LOU |
NL |
144 |
549 |
102 |
197 |
47 |
13 |
7 |
|
40 |
|
37 |
.359 |
.530 |
|
1900 |
PIT |
NL |
134 |
528 |
107 |
201 |
45 |
22 |
4 |
|
41 |
|
38 |
.381 |
.572 |
|
1901 |
PIT |
NL |
141 |
556 |
100 |
196 |
39 |
10 |
6 |
|
53 |
|
49 |
.353 |
.491 |
|
1902 |
PIT |
NL |
137 |
538 |
105 |
177 |
33 |
16 |
3 |
|
43 |
|
42 |
.329 |
.467 |
|
1903 |
PIT |
NL |
129 |
512 |
97 |
182 |
30 |
19 |
5 |
|
44 |
|
46 |
.355 |
.518 |
|
1904 |
PIT |
NL |
132 |
490 |
97 |
171 |
44 |
14 |
4 |
|
59 |
|
53 |
.349 |
.520 |
|
1905 |
PIT |
NL |
147 |
548 |
114 |
199 |
32 |
14 |
6 |
|
54 |
|
57 |
.363 |
.505 |
|
1906 |
PIT |
NL |
142 |
516 |
103 |
175 |
38 |
9 |
2 |
|
58 |
|
53 |
.339 |
.459 |
|
1907 |
PIT |
NL |
142 |
515 |
98 |
180 |
38 |
14 |
6 |
|
46 |
|
61 |
.350 |
.513 |
|
1908 |
PIT |
NL |
151 |
568 |
100 |
201 |
39 |
19 |
10 |
|
54 |
|
53 |
.354 |
.542 |
|
1909 |
PIT |
NL |
137 |
495 |
92 |
168 |
39 |
10 |
5 |
|
66 |
|
35 |
.339 |
.489 |
|
1910 |
PIT |
NL |
150 |
556 |
90 |
178 |
34 |
8 |
4 |
|
59 |
47 |
24 |
.320 |
.432 |
|
1911 |
PIT |
NL |
130 |
473 |
87 |
158 |
23 |
16 |
9 |
|
67 |
34 |
20 |
.334 |
.507 |
|
1912 |
PIT |
NL |
145 |
558 |
91 |
181 |
35 |
20 |
7 |
|
59 |
38 |
26 |
.324 |
.496 |
|
1913 |
PIT |
NL |
114 |
413 |
51 |
124 |
18 |
4 |
3 |
|
26 |
40 |
21 |
.300 |
.385 |
|
1914 |
PIT |
NL |
150 |
552 |
60 |
139 |
15 |
9 |
1 |
|
51 |
51 |
23 |
.252 |
.317 |
|
1915 |
PIT |
NL |
156 |
566 |
68 |
155 |
32 |
17 |
6 |
|
39 |
64 |
22 |
.274 |
.422 |
|
1916 |
PIT |
NL |
123 |
432 |
45 |
124 |
15 |
9 |
1 |
|
34 |
36 |
11 |
.287 |
.370 |
|
1917 |
PIT |
NL |
74 |
230 |
15 |
61 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
|
24 |
17 |
5 |
.265 |
.304 |
|
|
|
|
2787 |
10427 |
1740 |
3430 |
651 |
252 |
101 |
|
963 |
327 |
722 |
.329 |
.469 |
|
Year |
Team |
Lg |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
AVG |
SLG |
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