Honus Wagner helps the Pirates sweep the Cardinals going 6-7 in a double header
The Pirates sweep an a.m.-p.m. doubleheader against the Cardinals. Honus Wagner is 5 for 5 in the morning game, and 1 for 2 in the afternoon.
It is quite possible that Honus Wagner was one of the most complete players of all time. His name is often evoked in conversations about the best players ever.
The Pirates sweep an a.m.-p.m. doubleheader against the Cardinals. Honus Wagner is 5 for 5 in the morning game, and 1 for 2 in the afternoon.
Hooks Wiltse and Vic Willis lock horns and the Giants and Pirates duel for 16 innings before the game is called, 2 – 2, because of darkness. Honus Wagner is 0 for 6 but drives home a run with a sacrifice fly.
1908 – Following the Sunday off, Honus Wagner hits doubles in his first two at bats to again lead the Pirates to a 4 – 3 win over New York. Nick Maddox, with relief help from Irv Young, is the winner over Doc Crandall. Both Maddox and Young plunk two Giant batters.
Before an overflow crowd of 30,000 in New York, the Pirates’ Lefty Leifield tops the Giants and Christy Mathewson, 7 – 2. The loss drops New York to 3rd place. Two errors by Larry Doyle in the 7th open the gates for five Pirate runs. Pittsburgh is led by Honus Wagner who goes 5 for 5 to take over the batting lead from a hitless Mike Donlin. After each hit, Wagner holds up a finger to show the number of safeties to the RF Donlin.
According to a Chicago newspaper contest, the Giants’ Mike Donlin, the National League’s leading hitter, is baseball’s most popular player. Turkey Mike tops Honus Wagner by a wide margin and will be awarded a trophy cup. Donlin was involved in a car accident on the 18th when the car he was riding in on Michigan Avenue collided with another vehicle driven by Chicago Mayor Fred A. Busse.
It is Honus Wagner Day in Pittsburgh, as players from both teams line up to pay homage. Wagner’s tribute was originally scheduled for the 16th, but Honus asked that it be moved a day so it does not conflict with the annual benefit picnic for orphans. Wagner is presented with a $700 gold watch. Pittsburgh beats Boston, 4 – 0.
New York sweeps the Pirates, beating Lefty Leifield, 7 – 0, on a three-hitter by Christy Mathewson, then taking the nitecap, 7 – 4. Pittsburgh racks up three homers – by Honus Wagner, Chief Wilson and Alan Storke – but to no avail. Joe McGinnity wins the nitecap with relief help from Hooks Wiltse.
At Pittsburgh, the Giants (43-30) take a 4 – 0 lead, but the Pirates claw back on back-to-back triples by Honus Wagner and Fred Clarke. Tommy Leach wins it for the Bucs with a 9th-inning home run to deep center.
Honus Wagner does it all today, smacking a home run and double, then breaking a 3 – 3 tie with an 8th-inning single. He ends his scoring with a steal of home as the Pirates win, 5 – 3, over the Reds.
Honus Wagner gets hit No. 2,000 in the 8th against Jake Weimer of the Reds, who wins 4 – 0 over the Pirates. Wagner makes an error when he is struck on the finger in the 1st inning.
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