My 1912 San Francisco Chronicle featuring cartoons on the great shortstop Honus Wagner. While Wagner would still play an additional 5 seasons after 1912, this would become one of his last “productive” seasons as a major star batting .324 with 101 RBI and 181 hits (35 2B, 20 3B, 7 HR). While he would bat .300 in 1913, his other numbers would take a drastic decline from 1912. He would see a slight resurgence in 1915, but after 1913 would never bat at .300 again. Although, let’s not forget that his career began in 1897 and in 1912 he was age 38! The cartoons show just how dominant his career had been to that point, proving himself as one of the greatest to ever play the game!
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