Allegedly signed after Ed Barrow saw him throwing rocks across a river, this person was later made the subject of a Royal Rooters taunt which asked him why he hit so badly.
Allegedly signed after Ed Barrow saw him throwing rocks across a river, this person was later made the subject of a Royal Rooters taunt which asked him why he hit so badly. This player put up a record six steals in the same series where, according to Ritter, he split an opposing outfielder's lip with a tag during a steal attempt; that being the 1909 World Series in which his Pirates defeated the Tigers and Ty Cobb. The second member, after Cap Anson, of the three thousand-hit club, he won eight National League batting titles with Louisville and Pittsburgh. For For 10 points, name this Hall-of-Fame shortstop of German extraction who appears on T-206, a valuable baseball card.
Allegedly signed after Ed Barrow saw him throwing rocks across a river, this person was later made the subject of a Royal Rooters taunt which asked him why he hit so badly.
Johannes Peter "Honus" Wagner [or Hans Wagner]