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The Historical Society of Carnegie History Center houses the Honus Wagner Sports Museum which includes many Wagner collectibles and memorabilia. Visitors receive replicas of the famous card. In the 1992 episode " Homer at the Bat ", the popular TV show The Simpsons made a reference to Wagner.
This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available.
It was the only meeting of eventual Hall of Famers Honus Wagner and Ty Cobb. [74] On October 2, 1920, Forbes Field hosted the last triple-header in MLB history. [31] On August 5, 1921, Forbes Field was the site of the first live radio broadcast of a Major League Baseball game in the United States. [31]
Carnegie (/ k ɑːr ˈ n eɪ ɡ i / [3]) is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,134 in the 2020 census . [ 4 ] It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area .
The statue of Honus Wagner was dedicated by the Pittsburgh Pirates to honor their Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop Honus Wagner. Created by sculptor Frank Vittor , it originally stood outside Forbes Field but now stands outside the home plate entrance of PNC Park , the Pirates' current ballpark.
Barney Dreyfuss purchased the franchise in 1900, bringing players including Honus Wagner and Fred Clarke with him from the Louisville Colonels, which he had previously owned. In his 32 years as owner, Dreyfuss built Forbes Field and helped to organize the World Series. [ 6 ]
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The most famous T206 Honus Wagner is the "Gretzky T206 Honus Wagner" card. [3] The card's odd texture and shape led to speculation that it was altered. The Gretzky T206 Wagner was first sold by Alan Ray to baseball memorabilia collector Bill Mastro, who sold the card two years later to Jim Copeland for nearly four times the price he had ...