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Old 08-27-2017, 07:29 AM
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Well, his first name was actually Johannes, and from wikipedia (which is always true but in this case probably is):

Wagner was one of nine children. As a child, he was called Hans by his mother, which later evolved into Honus. "Hans" was also an alternate nickname during his major league career.


So it appears that Hah-nus is the way to go.
Then why does Wikipedia say it is Hoh-nes?
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