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Honus Wagner Bio. Fullname: John Peter Wagner; Nickname: The Flying Dutchman; Born: 2/24/1874 in Chartiers, PA; Debut: 7/19/1897; Hall of Fame: 1936; Died: 12/06/1955; Relationship(s): brother of Butts Wagner
Apr 15, 2024 · Honus Wagner. Byname of: John Peter Wagner. Also called: the Flying Dutchman. Born: Feb. 24, 1874, Mansfield [now Carnegie], Pa., U.S. Died: Dec. 6, 1955, Carnegie, Pa. (aged 81) Awards And Honors: Baseball Hall of Fame (1936) Baseball Hall of Fame (inducted 1936. 8x batting champion. 1 World Series championship. (Show more)
Jan 4, 2012 · He may be the greatest player in National League history. One of five sons and four daughters of the former Katrina Wolf and Peter Wagner, Honus (a diminutive of Johann or Johannes, the German equivalents of John) was born Johannes Peter Wagner in the coal country of western Pennsylvania on February 24, 1874.
Honus Wagner | Licensing Baseball Hall of Fame Legend | Official Website. Wagner. Home. Biography. Career Stats. Licensing. Honus Wagner etched his name in baseball history as one of the sport's most iconic and accomplished figures. Honus was born Johannes Peter Wagner in the coal-mining town of Carnegie, Pennsylvania on February 24, 1874.
His 651 doubles, 252 triples, and 722 stolen bases simply shine. To this day, Wagner remains in the top 10 in 11 Pirate categories. Born in 1874 in Carnegie, Wagner followed his family into the mines. Yet the Wagner boys were ballplayers, too, and soon young Hans was a minor-leaguer in Ohio.
Honus Wagner is a member of the inaugural Hall of Fame class.
Johannes Peter "Honus" Wagner, was an American baseball shortstop who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1897 to 1917, almost entirely for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Wagner won his eighth batting title in 1911, a National League record that remains unbroken to this day, and matched only once, in 1997, by Tony Gwynn.
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