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Honus Wagner
The 1904 account of Honus Wagner's (1874–1955) career shown on this cover was just a preview of his future batting triumphs. By 1911 Wagner added another five batting titles to his trophy case, which helped to ensure his becoming one of the first five inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936. Composed by a Carnegie band leader, the music was published as an homage to Wagner by his hometown newspaper, the Carnegie Union. |