Saw this video of Honus Wagner with audio on Net54 and wanted to share it with you all.
I love seeing videos of old prewar stars and games in action. Here's a video where they interview Honus Wagner and you get to hear him talk and see him take batting practice and do a bit of fielding. I always imagined he had a strong German accent for whatever reason, but he really doesn't have one at all.
Wagner was considered one of the games greatest shortstops when he played. He's known to the general public because of his famous T206 baseball card that consistently sells for more than a million dollars. This generally makes the news every time it happens and spreads the mystique of Honus Wagner.
But beyond the baseball card, Honus was a great player and a first ballot Hall of Famer. He was known as The Flying Dutchman because of his speed and German heritage. He won eight batting titles in his career. That record has never been broken to this day (although it has been matched by Tony Gwynn).
Wagner debuted in baseball in 1897 and played until 1917. He started with the Louisville Colonels and when the National League dropped four teams after the 1899 season, the owner of the team took Wagner to the Pittsburg Pirates the next year and Honus continued with Pittsburg though the end of his career.
I hope you enjoyed the video folks. I thought it was really cool.
Enjoy the hobby all...it's a great one.
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