To find out the answers to these questions, go to the library and check out this excellent book, all star. Honus wagner on his life and baseball deftly edited by william r. This book centers obviously on the baseball life of honus wagner with bit parts to his personal life including business, marriage, and all other personal things that occur in life. Ill never forget that look on babe adams face when i told him i wanted him to pitch the opener of the 1909 world series. The honus wagner baseball card is the most valuable baseball card of all time but he was born poor, ugly, bowlegged, and more suited to shoveling coal in his pennsylvania mining town than becoming the greatest shortstop of all time. For more information on their book andor to order a copy at a special psa discount, visit. A young lad dreams of playing with the great honus wagner in his 1909 world series duel with halloffamer ty cobb. Explore our editors picks for the best kids books of the month. Get the best deals on rookie honus wagner baseball cards when you shop the largest online selection at. Honus wagner and the most famous baseball card ever alternative title. Honus wagner stats by baseball almanac in 1883 francis richter founded the sporting life, a weekly magazine devoted to coverage of all sports, with an emphasis on baseball.
Honus wagner and the most famous baseball card ever book. Click download or read online button to get honus wagner book now. Hall of fame skipper john mcgraw called honus wagner the nearest thing to a perfect player no matter where his manager chose to play him. The pittsburgh pirates shortstop was a sensational hitter, a brilliant baserunner and a flawless fielder. Okeeffe and thompson spoke at the hall of fame on honus wagner day in early august, the halls celebration of the centennial of baseballs most alluring card. Charlie sheen is a notoriously huge baseball fan and over the years he has accumulated quite a collection of different cards and memorabilia, including this honus wagner card in poor condition graded psa 1. Get the best deals on honus wagner professional sports psa. Honus wagner and ty cobb childrens book illustration. Before joe can decide whether to tell the old woman or keep the card, he discovers it can carry him through time and space. Honus wagner s life is often summed up in the story of his very rare baseball card.
The card was designed and issued by the american tobacco company atc from 1909 to 1911 as part of its t206 series. Get the best deals on honus wagner baseball cards when you shop the largest online selection at. But, they all loved baseball and played every sunday. Discusses the life and career of the pittsburgh pirates legend who was one of the greatest hitters and fielders in baseball history. Honus wagner played for the louisville colonels and the pittsburgh pirates in games, wagner collected hits, 723 stolen bases, and accomplished a career batting average. One of the first heroes of the game, the flying dutchman was a great batsman, superb defensively, and one of the fastest players in the league. As solid as wagner himselfand at 511 and 200 pounds, he was solidthe flying dutchman emerges as a shy man who loved the game and loved to play it. Mar 04, 2010 all star honus wagner and the most famous baseball card ever jane yolen, jim burke on. Yesterday, october 16, 1909, was the 108 th anniversary of the pirates victory in the 1909 world. Putting all of the hyperbole aside, the t206 honus wagner card is unquestionably the single most coveted sports card ever produced and serves as the crowning jewel of any collection.
With matthew modine, kristin davis, shawn hatosy, william lee scott. With all star honus wagner and the most famous baseball card ever, shes hit yet another home run. Honus wagner download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Honus wagner and the most famous baseball card ever by jane yolen, illustrated by jim burke im a bit wary of picture book biographies. The t206 wagner is not the rarest of all baseball cards, though it is. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. John mcgraw and honus wagner honus wagner at the time of the 1903 world series honus wagner was a star for the pirates during the first decade of the 20th century deacon phillippe later in life with teammate honus wagner and wife billy herman during his days as pirates manager with hank greenberg and honus wagner.
It then goes back 4 years to a small town in pennsylvania where a baby was born to a mining family. The set consisted of 24 baseball cards and each card from the 1993 cracker jack 100th anniversary baseball card set is listed below. Born of german immigrants and raised in carnegie, pennsylvania, honuss parents worked hard for little. View honus wagner s page at the baseball hall of fame. Honus wagner played baseball in an era when there were twelve teams and sometimes the fans came out of the stadium to share their opinions with the umpires. There has been a book written about it, a movie made about it, there. Chicago turabian author date citation style guide yolen, jane and jim burke. You are trying to apply logic to something that is about desire, noted michael okeeffe, coauthor, with teri thompson, of the book the card, all about the wagner t206. In april 20, robert edward auctions was scheduled to begin an auction of a t206 honus wagner that was once owned by actor charlie sheen. Honus and me by dan gutman novel, perfection learning corporation, 1999. Belonging to the brother of sister virginia muller, he left all his possessions to the baltimorebased school sisters of notre dame convent.
Best of all, if after reading an e book, you buy a paper version of all star honus wagner and the most famous baseball card ever. Baseball cards baseball players collectors and collecting wagner. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. Visit the main page for honus wagner for his comprehensive regular season statistics and all star data.
All star honus wagner and the most famous baseball card ever is a short, concise biography of one of historys most famous baseball players. Honus wagner is considered by many to be baseballs greatest all around player. Shop comcs extensive selection of all items matching. February 24, 1874 december 6, 1955, sometimes referred to as hans wagner, was an american baseball shortstop who played 21 seasons in major league baseball from 1897 to 1917, almost entirely for the pittsburgh pirates. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. The story of the t206 honus wagner baseball card continues. The t206 honus wagner baseball card depicts the pittsburgh pirates honus wagner, a deadball era baseball player who is widely considered to be one of the best players of all time. For more information on their book andor to order a copy at a special psa discount. It was on display at the all star cafe in new york city, part of the charlie sheen. Worlds rarest honus wagner baseball card surfaces, and it.
In 1887 richter, and other baseball journalists, formed the base ball reporters association of america, also referred to as the national base ball reporters association. The honus wagner baseball card is the most valuable baseball card of all. In the 1920s rogers hornsby was the national leagues foremost star, its biggest since honus wagner, and its principal answer to the american leagues babe ruth and ty cobb. When told that people were calling a negro leagues star, pop lloyd, the black honus wagner. Honus wagner and the most famous baseball card ever jane yolen, author, jim burke, illustrator, illus. Honus wagner and the most famous baseball card ever by jane yolen. Get the best deals on topps honus wagner baseball cards when you shop the largest online selection at. Johannes peter honus wagner sometimes referred to as hans wagner, was an american. Burkes rich oils, in muted tones and from a variety of perspectives, are filled with details. Grade most recent price average price smr price population. Honus wagner and the most famous baseball card ever by jane yolen, illustrated by jim burke philomel books, 2010, 40 pages, grades 24. Baseball historian and statistician bill james named honus wagner as the second best player of all time after babe ruth, rating him as the best major league player in 1900 and each year from 1902 to 1908.
Honus wagner audiobook by dennis devaleria, jeanne. Sheen had loaned the card to the all star cafe where it was stolen and later recovered by the fbi. Run expectancy, and leverage index calculations provided by tom tango of, and coauthor of the book. Robert edward auctions honus wagner childrens book cover. Most baseball historians consider wagner to be the greatest shortstop ever and one of the greatest players ever. All star honus wagner and the most famous baseball card ever. Honus wagner and the most famous baseball card ever philomel books, new york, 2010. The all star labellink in the final section only shows whether or not honus wagner was an all star during the season where he appeared in the world series dashnot an all star statsan all star and the link leads to the all star game. In honus wagner, the devalerias have produced a clean hit, maybe not a home run, but, befitting a star of the deadball era, a wellplaced, wellstruck double. Jim burke discusses the life and career of the pittsburgh pirates legend who was one of the greatest hitters and fielders in baseball history. Honus wagner another t206 moment from the t206 collection.
In july 2007 a rare baseball card was sold at auction for almost three million dollars. Honus wagner is also the featured player of one of the rarest and the most valuable baseball cards in existence. This page lists every known baseball award won by honus wagner in chronological order. The honus wagner baseball card is the most valuable baseball card of all time. Buy from many sellers and get your cards all in one shipment. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. A coen brothersesque tale about knuckleheaded kitchen staffers at the allstar cafe, a hollywood alister, the mona lisa of baseball cards. Click the award name and up comes a comprehensive history of that award along with every winner of that particular baseball award. He was a seventime national league batting champion, and his 1924 average remains the majorleague high for this century. Honus wagner baseball hall of fame biographies youtube. Honus wagner was one of the greatest baseball players to ever take the field. In 2010, the fabled t206 honus wagner card once again gained national notoriety when a new card was found.
Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. It starred matthew modine as honus wagner, kristen davis as his love interest, and mark rendall as the. He could hit for average and power and could change the dynamics of a game on the base. But he was born poor, ugly, bowlegged, and more suited to shoveling coal in his pennsylvania mining town than becoming the greatest shortstop of all time. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Chicago turabian humanities citation style guide yolen, jane and jim.
Honus wagner every game played with complete stats, links to box scores and automated row summing for 1908. Yolen goes beyond this myth and in an entertaining talltale tone tells the story of the young wagner and how he made the transition from working in the mines to joining the first class in the baseball hall of fame. Jane yolen is the most prolific childrens writer imaginable, ive read dozens of her books to my own daughter. Honus wagner professional sports psa baseball cards for. Honus wagner all time allstar previous card pie traynor all time all star. An oped from the catholic southern nebraska register. It is hard not to be inspired by the life and athletic skill of honus wagner. Statisticians john thorn and pete palmer rate wagner as ninth all time in their total player ranking. It is very hard not just to consider honus wagner as the best shortstop in the cracker jack collection, but rather the greatest shortstop of all time. Italic season totals indicate player led all major leagues. Honus wagner played 21 seasons, primarily with his hometown team the pittsburgh pirates, and was the total package. It is the most valuable baseball card in the world, and in mint condition. Click download or read online button to get honus book now.
With a shock, he recognizes the face of honus wagner, one of baseballs great early players. All star honus wagner and the most famous baseball card. The pirates hosted the 1944 major league baseball allstar game at forbes field. Get the best deals on honus wagner professional sports psa baseball cards when you shop the largest online selection at. Is honus wagner the greatest player in baseball history. Feb 03, 2011 one of the hall of fames five original inductees in 1936, honus wagner combined rare offensive and defensive excellence throughout a 21year career. In this beautiful new picture book biography, awardwinning author jane yolen tells the story of one of baseballs all time legends, shortstop honus wagner. This book centers obviously on the baseball life of honus wagner with bit parts to his personal life including business, marriage, and all. Honus wagner and the most famous baseball card ever. Honus wagner, the pittsburgh pirates of baseball allstar. His baseball carrer 1897 1917 obsev sports daily sports news. The cracker jack 100th anniversary baseball card set was released in 1993.
But in the book, we learn why his cards are especially rare. Cobb is an intriguing tale of honus wagners remarkable career in baseball where he was known as the flying dutchman. Regarded by many of his contemporaries as the greatest baseball player of all time, john peter honus wagner enjoyed a remarkable career with the pittsburgh pirates. Top honus wagner baseball cards, vintage, rookies, gallery, guide. Honus wagner and the most famous baseball card ever, written by jane yolen and illustrated by jim burke, is a lavishly illustrated book intended for young readers that chronicles the life of honus wagner. Ty cobb himself called wagner maybe the greatest star ever to take the diamond. Honus wagner and the most famous baseball card ever jane yolen.
As a point of reference, robert edward auctions featured the painting used for the central interior illustration from all star. Honus wagner world series stats by baseball almanac. The most famous baseball card ever printed is the honus wagner. Honus wagner made his major league debut on 07191897 with the louisville colonels. Baseball almanac is pleased to present all the honus wagner books currently listed on the leading providing of online honus wagner books. From here it chronicles honus s humble beginnings in this impoverished town where boys entered the mines after the sixth. All star honus wagner and the most famous baseball card ever jane yolen, jim burke on. Robert edward auctions honus wagner childrens book. Born of german immigrants and raised in carnegie, pennsylvania, honus s parents worked hard for little. Original oilonboard painting of honus wagner and ty cobb by jim burke used as an interior illustration for the childrens book all star.