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Some Incredible, Colorized Footage of Honus Wagner Doing His Thing on the Diamond

Michael Cerami Michael Cerami
Sep 26, 2022
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Johannes Peter “Honus” Wagner was born all the way back in 1874 and went on to play 21 seasons of Major League Baseball at the turn of the century (1897-1917) — almost all of which with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

In case you’re unfamiliar with some of his career accomplishments, allow me to lay it out for you …

  • 3,415 hits (9th all-time)
  • 640 doubles (10th all-time)
  • 252 triples (3rd all-time)
  • 722 stolen bases (10th all-time)
  • 8x batting champion
  • 5x NL RBI leader
  • 5x NL stolen base leader
  • World Series Champion
  • First-ballot Hall of Famer

    • He accomplished all of that with a 7.6% career strikeout rate. Which, yeah … He basically *IS* the profile of player Major League Baseball is trying to bring back with all of their rule changes ahead of next season: more hits, more stolen bases, more (non-HR) extra base hits, more swings, more action.

    Anyway, today, I stumbled on this absolutely incredible colorized footage of Wagner, which I believe to be from 1933, when he was 59 years old and a coach with the Pittsburgh Pirates. And I just thought you’d like to watch it.

    You’ll get to see Wagner play a bit, coach a bit, talk a bit, and swing a bit. All in color. Enjoy.

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    Michael Cerami

    Michael Cerami began covering the Chicago Cubs for Bleacher Nation as a part-time contributor in 2015. One year later, he joined Bleacher Nation full-time, covering the Chicago Cubs and Major League Baseball. Today, Michael runs Bleacher Nation, contributing as a writer (Cubs, MLB) and an editor for all sections of the site, including the Chicago Bears, Bulls, and Blackhawks, as well as MLB, NBA, NHL, and NFL. In 2019, Michael was the co-host of NBC Sports Chicago's Cubs Post-Game Show Outside the Ivy. You can find him on Twitter/X @Michael_Cerami

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