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Honus Wagner, the “Flying Dutchman,” was hailed as baseball’s greatest shortstop and one of its finest all-around players. A lifelong Carnegie resident born to German immigrants, he played for the Louisville Colonels from 1897 to 1899 and for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1900 to 1917, then served as a Pirates coach from 1933 to 1951. He set many National League records, including one for eight seasonal batting titles, and was known for his modesty and sportsmanship. He was a charter member of the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.
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