Chronicles the life and baseball career of the Pittsburgh Pirates legend who was the biggest baseball star of his day
Based on contemporary newspaper accounts, family scrapbooks and correspondence, and Wagner's own vestpocket notebooks, this is the story of baseball's first superstar.
Veteran players Max Carey, Babe Adams, and Carson Bigbee believed that they spoke on behalf of the majority of their teammates when they asked that Clarke be removed from the dugout. Within days, the regrettable affair culminated with ...
... 134–135 McKeesport Tubers 163 McQuillan, George 122 Mellon, Andrew W. 5 Memphis, Tennessee 66 Merkle, Fred 89, ... 84–86, 88 Reitz, Heinie 32 Richie, Lew 94 Ritchey, Claude 14–15, 28, 49,59, 108, 113– 114, 116, 151 Ritchey, ...
Because it turns out Stosh has the incredible ability to travel through time using baseball cards—and now he’s headed back to 1909, when Honus Wagner played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in a World Series for the record books.
Joe Stoshack lives for baseball.
Based on contemporary newspaper accounts, family scrapbooks and correspondence, and Wagner's own vest pocket notebooks, this is the story of baseball's first superstar.
Much has been written about the career of Honus Wagner, but precious little is known about the man who was deeply private and protected his personal life.
... 170, 187 Collins, Eddie 64 Collins, Jimmy 18 Collins, Paul Knox 179 Connelly, Bill 179–180 Connolly, Joe 136 Conroy, ... 63,97–100 Donnelly, Leo 139 Donovan, Patsy 12 Dooin, Red 139 Dormont, Pennsylvania 122 Doyle, Charles “Chilly” ...
Only two of the players with higher totals than Elmer's are not in the Hall of Fame. One is Pete Rose, who certainly had a Hall-of-Fame career. The other is Ken Singleton, who almost certainly did not. If the focus is narrowed further, ...
Joey, who loves baseball but is not very good at it, finds a valuable 1909 Honus Wagner card and travels back in time to meet Honus.