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Wagner and Cobb Fame Markers in Early Baseball Lore
The piece recalls top stars Hans Wagner and Ty Cobb as defining figures in early 20th century baseball. It notes Wagner’s humble 35 dollar monthly start, Cobb’s record stealing pace, and the shifting fates of pennant teams from 1900 onward, including Lajoie, Evers, and Williams as great infielders.
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Four Winds
John Henry Wagner
Hans” Wagner
Tyrus Raymond Cobb
Wagner
Barney Dreyfuss
Pittsburg
Hans Wagner
Thay
Honus
Hans
George Moreland
Steubenville Club
Brother al
Moreland
Paterson
Louisville
The
Colonels
Haas
King” Kelly
Bill Lange
Billy” Hamilton
Tom” Brown
George Browne
Cobb
Cook
Lou” Criger
Browns
Chicago White Sox
Frank Isbell
Chicago
Denzer
Katoll
Fisher
Patterson
Sugden
Buckley
Wood
Padden
Hartman
Shugart
Charley O'Leary
Hoy
Dillard
McFarland
Brodie
Shearon
Tigers
White Sox
Pratt
Griffith
Callahan
Sullivan
Isbell
Mertes
Burke
Fielder Jones
Foster
Isbell and Sullivan
Clarke Griffith
New York
Cincinnati
Jimmy Callahan
Tn Chi
Lou
Criger
Johnny Kling
Tyrus
Kling
Lajoie
St. Louis
Mound City
Billy Murphy
Johnnie Evers
Jimmy Williams
Williams
Evers
Napoleon Lajoie
Johanie Evers
John Burdock
Tempora
Napoleon
Mr. Lajoie
Cleveland
Larry
Ers
Davis
Castro
Bonner
Murphy
Monte Cross
Save Cross
Hartzel
Fultz
Seybold
Waddell
Plank
Boston
Young
Dineen
Hughes
Winters
Gibson
Farrell
J. Stahl
la Chance
Ferris
Parent
Collins
Dougherty
C. Stahl
Freeman
O’brien
Detroit
Washington
Notre Dame
Jake Stahl
Jimmy Collins
Minneapolis
Chick Stahl
Philadelphia
Henley
Coakley
Bender
Knight
Lord
Hoffman
Athletics
Siever
Eubanks
Payne
Coughlin
Lowe
Schaefer
Rossman
Archer
Cubs