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| | Oakland: People: Honus Wagner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) |
 | | There was a Wagner Day all over the circuit when he stepped out of active, major-league playing harness in 1917, and another day of kudos when he returned to the Pirates as a coach in 1932. |
 | | John Peter Wagner, born in Carnegie (then Mansfield) of German extraction, played on sandlot teams as a youngster, along with his four brothers--Albert reached the majors, had a long professional career as a shortstop--and first made a name for himself with St. Luke's in the Allegheny County League. |
 | | He formed the Wagner All-Stars, a semi-pro outfit, and barnstormed the country, chewing tobacco and scampering around first base until he was well into his fifties. |
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