Honus Wagner Quotes


I never have been sick. I don't even know what it means to be sick. I hear other players say they have a cold. I just don't know what it would feel like to have a cold - I never had one.


Citations

DeValeria, Dennis, and Jeanne Burke DeValeria. Honus Wagner: A Biography. Henry Holt and Company, 1996.

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Honus Wagner
Honus Wagner
  • Born: February 24, 1874
  • Died: December 6, 1955
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Athlete

Johannes Peter "Honus" Wagner, 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. Wagner won his eighth (and final) batting title in 1911, a National League record that remains unbroken to this day, and matched only once, in 1997, by Tony Gwynn. He also led the league in slugging six times and stolen bases five times. Wagner was nicknamed "The Flying Dutchman" due to his superb speed and German heritage. This nickname was a nod to the popular folk-tale made into a famous opera by another Wagner.