The pittsburgh pirates shortstop was a sensational hitter, a brilliant baserunner and a flawless fielder. The worlds most expensive baseball card has hit the auction block, and sports fans in manhattan scored a peek at it friday. I can, however, easily name the most vivid highlight. Jul 11, 2012 cbs news a rare honus wagner card is among the valuable collection of centuryold baseball cards found by an ohio family in their grandfathers attic. In another measure of his importance, honus wagner s player card is the most famous card in existence. For anyone who has collected baseball cards, this book is worth. Sporting life, which was a competitor to the famous sporting news magazine, made 24 series of 12 card groups available to subscribers in a mailorder offer for four cents per series. Only a few dozen t206 wagners are known to still exist, having been released. Find out everything you need to know about this legendary card in this guide. The most famous baseball card ever printed is the honus wagner t206. Holy grail of baseball cards up for auction new york post. It was also nice to learn a little something about honus wagner, a longforgotten hall of famer. Because it turns out stosh has the incredible ability to travel through time using baseball cardsand now hes headed back to 1909, when honus wagner played for the pittsburgh pirates.
Of course, how to spot a fake honus wagner is a skill a lot of people could use, so with that, here are some tips. It has the picture of him wearing a grey pittsburgh shirt with a yellow background and white border. Indepth history and analysis of the t206 honus wagner, which is regarded as the most famous and expensive baseball card ever. A baseball card checklist for honus wagner that includes every baseball card in our baseball card database. The book looks at tobacco cards and wagner examples in general but focuses on a. In mint condition or as close to mint condition as you can get for a card that appeared in cigarette packs more than 100. Honus wagner played 21 seasons, primarily with his hometown team the pittsburgh pirates, and was the total package. The first of two entries produced by sporting life magazine is this tobaccosized card available in 1910 and 1911. All star honus wagner and the most famous baseball card ever. Click the award name and up comes a comprehensive history of that award along with every winner of that particular baseball award. View honus wagners page at the baseball hall of fame plaque, photos, videos.
The honus wagner t206 piedmont tobacco card is considered to be wagner s rookie card. All star honus wagner and the most famous baseball card ever is a short, concise biography of one of historys most famous baseball players. This page lists every known baseball award won by honus wagner in chronological order. Of note are articles about manager fred clarke, hall of fame shortstop honus wagner, the roster of the 1912 pittsburgh pirates with personal imformation including religion, occupation, political affiliation, etc, numerous cartoons, information on forbes field as well as earlier pittsburgh ballparks and information on the team when they were. The most famous baseball card in the world the 1909 t206 honus wagner that has long been shadowed by controversy and was once owned by nhl superstar wayne gretzky. Born of german immigrants and raised in carnegie, pennsylvania, honuss parents worked hard for little. Known as the holy grail and the mona lisa of baseball cards, an example of this card was the first baseball card to be sold for over a million dollars.
Cbs news a rare honus wagner card is among the valuable collection of centuryold baseball cards found by an ohio family in their grandfathers attic. However a oneofakind card manufactured by louisville resident henry ruccius to promote the hans wagner 10. Trying to determine the exact date of the honus wagner henry reccius card has been as difficult as finding copies of it. The t206 honus wagner baseball card is one of the rarest and most expensive baseball cards in the world, as only 57 copies are known to exist. In the book, joe is cleaning out amandas attic and finds this baseball card of honus wagner. Collectors, con men, and the true story of history. When joe stoshack finds the most valuable baseball card in the world while.
Rare honus wagner baseball card is on deck for auction here. The t206 honus wagner card is the face of the entire hobby and one of the most famous collectibles in the world. In the whole scheme of things, however, the legacy of the great honus wagner stands on its own merit. Todays card of the day is one of the most interesting cards youll find. Stosh has stumbled upon a t206 honus wagnerthe most valuable baseball card in the world. According to the card, michael okeeffes book about the t206 honus wagner, the first distinct baseball card was probably a 25card set put. Its the most valuable baseball card ever sold the t206 honus wagner card is quite simply in a league of its own and a mere pipe dream for millions of collectors. These two columns alone will help you identify reprints of t206s and all other cards, especially prewwii cards. Hall of fame skipper john mcgraw called honus wagner the nearest thing to a perfect player no matter where his manager chose to play him. In another measure of his importance, honus wagners player card is the most famous card in existence. The t206 honus wagner baseball card depicts the pittsburgh pirates honus wagner. Born of german immigrants and raised in carnegie, pennsylvania, honus s parents worked hard for little. Run expectancy, and leverage index calculations provided by tom tango of, and coauthor of the book. If you guessed the honus wagner baseball card, youre right.
The legendary 190911 t206 baseball card set is large and complex. Above all, though, the book is a history of the perfect wagner card, most famously owned by wayne gretzky. The nations game was baseball, and its giant was honus wagner. Top honus wagner baseball cards, vintage, rookies, gallery. If you like baseball,then i think you would like this book. The t206 honus wagner baseball card depicts the pittsburgh pirates honus wagner, a deadball era baseball player who is widely considered to be one of the best players of all time. Of course the famous wagner t206 card has also added to the legend of the flying dutchman. Honus wagner pittsburgh pirates baseball cards for sale ebay. The honus wagner baseball card is the most valuable baseball card of all. After the 1996 publishing of the kid who ran for president that became a runaway success, gutman has never looked back penning more than 80 titles since.
A sportsthemed restaurant smack in the middle of times square. The honus wagner t206 piedmont tobacco card is considered to be wagners rookie card. Honus wagner card what makes the t206 jumbo special. Top honus wagner baseball cards, vintage, rookies, gallery, guide. What could possibly make that piece of cardboard, approximately oneandahalf by twoandahalf inches, worth more than half a million dollars. One day joey finds the most valuable baseball card in the world. It is about a kid names stosh who plays baseball, hes also a big baseball card collector. Joe stoshack finds the most valuable baseball card in the world, a honus wagner. Honus and me baseball card adventure series by dan gutman. The pittsburgh pirates were fortunate enough to have the greatest shortstop in baseball history for 18 seasons.
Known as the t206 honus wagner card and often referred to as the holy grail of baseball cards, it would be the first sports card to be sold for over a million dollars. But if youre not too familiar with it, here are some fast facts about it. The card is controversial and has a big impact on the card collecting industry not limited to. An eddie plank card is at left, and a honus wagner card is at right. It is at once a history of baseball card collecting, a history of the groundbreaking t206 set, and not immaterially a history of the great honus wagner himself. In all of collecting baseball cards, sports memorabilia, and even collectibles that have nothing to do with sports at all the t206 honus wagner is widely known, widely coveted, and understood to be the holy grail of its industry. Because wagner is pictured with the louisville colonels, the widespread belief has been that it is from 1897 to 1899 when wagner was a member of the team. This book chronicles the infamous t206 honus wagner card. The card was designed and issued by the american tobacco company atc from 1909 to 1911 as part of its t206 series. In 2010, the fabled t206 honus wagner card once again gained national notoriety when a new card was found. Unfollow honus wagner rookie card to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Known as the holy grail, the mona lisa of baseball cards and the king of cards, an example of this card was the first baseball card to be sold for over a million dollars.
This book centers obviously on the baseball life of honus wagner with bit parts to his personal life including business, marriage, and all other personal things that occur in life. The madefortelevision movie the winning season, starring matthew modine, was adapted from this bestselling book. But hes about to find out that its worth a lot more than money. The sale marks a sports collectibles first transaction of. Belonging to the brother of sister virginia muller, he left all his possessions to the baltimorebased school sisters of notre dame convent. Elected to the hall of fame in its inaugural year, wagner was truly one of the greats.
This honus wagner baseball card checklist includes every known baseball card that honus wagner has appeared on, in chronological order. Get the best deals on honus wagner baseball cards when you shop the largest online selection at. The t206 honus wagner card has long been the most famous baseball card in existence. My intent here is not to write the book on t206 authentication, but to offer some significant points that i dont believe are covered elsewhere. The story of the t206 honus wagner baseball card continues. Rare honus wagner baseball card found in attic cbs news. Nov 07, 2018 12 things every collector should know about the honus wagner t206 card virtually every baseball card collector has heard of the famous honus wagner t206 card. Ironically, the t206 honus wagner is so celebrated, that fans today know more about the card than about wagner himself, one of the original five 1936 inductees to the hall of fame. Before honus wagners t206 card there was his henry reccius. A brief history of the honus wagner baseball card history. How much is a 1995 piedmont reprint of honus wagner worth. The wagner card has been described as the mona lisa of baseball cards, and as the holy grail of card collecting. Honus and me written by dan gutman spaghetti book club. Wagner is still a serious contender not just for the laurels as the best shortstop ever, but also as the best all around player ever.