The winning season honus wagner

Honus had more than his share of runins with umpires, receiving several ejections and suspensions, and some ugly confrontations with teammates. The winning season 2004 cast and crew a young man shawn hatosy travels back in time to 1909 and meets baseball legend honus wagner matthew modine and his. An uplifting film about a legendary baseball players struggle to choose between the love of his life and his love of the game. A powerfully built man with large hands and bowed legs, wagner was not graceful, but he was speedy on the basepaths, stealing 723 bases during his career. With matthew modine, kristin davis, shawn hatosy, william lee scott. However, the card then transports joe back to the 1909 world series where he is befriended by the real honus wagner and his fiancee. In all my career, i never saw such a versatile player. In the film, baseball fanatic joe soshack finds a honus wagner card that magically takes him back to the 1909 world series. Honus wagner, the celebrated pittsburgh pirates shortstop, in this clip from season 10s episode, press one for chum. Wagner and ty cobb used it, winning 20 batting titles and accumulating about 7,600 hits between them.

Honus wagner society for american baseball research. You can see something about baseball cards, the notorious ty cobbs behaviors and the romance of honus wagner. The winning season tv movie 2004 the winning season. When you have a moment, please write back and let us know your size if youre unsure of the size chart above. Apr 02, 2004 the actor knew he would have to get into baseball shape, as he describes it, when he was cast as honus wagner in the winning season. In the film, 12 yearold baseball fanatic joe soshack finds a mint condition honus wagner baseball card. Image, video, and audio files are used in accordance with fair use and are property of the film holders.

The t206 honus wagner baseball card is one of the rarest and most expensive baseball cards in the world, as only 57 copies are known to exist. Johannes peter honus wagner, sometimes referred to as hans wagner, was an american baseball shortstop who played 21 seasons in major league baseball from 1897 to 1917, almost entirely for the pittsburgh pirates. Apr 04, 2004 a young lad dreams of playing with the great honus wagner in his 1909 world series duel with halloffamer ty cobb. Wagner was nicknamed the flying dutchman due to his supe. Of course the famous wagner t206 card has also added to the legend of the flying dutchman. He also led the league in slugging six times and stolen bases five times. He finds a 1909 honus wagner baseball card and immediately goes to a card shop. In the film, 12 yearold baseball fanatic joe soshack finds a mint condition honus wagner baseball card that magically takes him back to the 1909 world series. Ball hit by honus wagner of pittsburgh nationals winning game and championship from detroit american, oct1909. He played principally for the pittsburgh pirates 1900 17 and coached the team from 1933 to 1951. History, now reaching more than 98 million homes, is the leading destination for awardwinning original series and specials that connect viewers with history in an informative, immersive, and. The film follows the dream to the point where the boy is assisting wagner in his 1909 world series duel with fellow halloffamer ty cobb.

Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. It is the subject of three books, one for adults and two for children. Last night the allstar game was played, and today is a day of rest before the 2009 baseball season begins its second phase. Find the latest in honus wagner collectible merchandise at. Wagner refused to allow production of his baseball card to continue. The winning season is a movie where young joe soshack discovers an old ladies mint condition t206 honus wagner. Honus wagner was the most beloved man in baseball before babe ruth. Madefortv movie that was loosely based on the book honus and me skip navigation. When pittsburgh had infield or batting practice, we just sat on the bench to watch wagner s every move. That seems to be about as successful as wagners pirates 20 years earlier. Wagner won his eighth batting title in 1911, a national league record that remains unbroken to this day, and matched only once, in 1997, by tony gwynn. The main scene is back to the 1909 world series with two hofers, honus wagner and ty cobb. The card was designed and issued by the american tobacco company atc from 1909 to 1911 as part of its t206 series. Elected to the hall of fame in its inaugural year, wagner was truly one of the greats.

Buy guaranteed authentic honus wagner memorabilia including autographed jerseys, photos, and more at. Although the cast is not so wellknown, they got the job done pretty well. It chronicles a young boys dream in 1985 with playing with the pittsburgh pirates great honus wagner. He merely stares at the magical honus wagner card and poof, hes back in 1909 right in the middle of the world series between the pirates and the detroit tigers. The 1909 season and that word series may well have been the pinnacle of wagners career. Honus wagner memorabilia, autographed honus wagner. Known as the flying dutchman for his speedy baserunning, wagner w. The series pitted the two great stars of the dead ball era. The winning season dvd 2004 true life honus wagner ty cobb. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. There probably has never been a more genuine, honest, decent, and beloved ballplayer than honus wagner. It was even the inspiration for a movie about wagner, 2004s the winning season, released in 2004.

Italic season totals indicate player led all major leagues. Mike modano, their superstar center who played in dallas for 16 seasons and nearly all of the. The winning season 2004 a young man shawn hatosy travels back in time to 1909 and meets baseball legend honus wagner matthew modine and his fiancee kristin davis. Apr 04, 2004 the winning season is a movie where young joe soshack discovers an old ladies mint condition t206 honus wagner. The situation was serious enough for clarke to have a long talk with wagner after the season. The winning season honus wagner jersey click here to order. The wagner card has been described as the mona lisa of baseball cards, and as the holy grail of card collecting. Honus wagner the flying dutchman was the best of the best.

After all, wagner, the turnof the century pittsburgh. The winning season 2004 a young lad dreams of playing with the great honus wagner in his 1909 world series duel with halloffamer ty cobb. Quoting from the baseball biographical encyclopedia. The winning season hollywood movie jerseys top sports. But in the winning season, his true love is mandy who ends up breaking up with him after believing that his true love is baseball. Hall of famers christy mathewson, honus wagner, mordecai three finger brown, joe tinkertojohnny everstofrank chance, john mcgraw played prominent roles throughout the season. Elevenyearold joe soshack has been working for an elderly lady, cleaning out her basement and throwing away old junk. While we find out little about the real life honus wagner, we find out next to nothing about the fictional mandy, a wasted part played by a ditsy kristin davis. He didnt look fast, but he stole over 700 bases and legged out almost 900 doubles and triples. The chicago cubs, the new york giants, and pittsburgh pirates fought each other from opening day throughout the season until the final day of the season. After all, wagner, the turnofthecentury pittsburgh pirates shortstop known as the flying dutchman. In the winning season, theres nothing clever in the way joe goes back in time. One of five men who were the original inductees into the national baseball hall of fame in 1936, honus wagner was a stocky, clumsylooking athlete who had surprising agility and unsurpassed baseball acumen. Sports franchises with the most consecutive winning.

In the whole scheme of things, however, the legacy of the great honus wagner stands on its own merit. The movie the winning season tells the story of a boy whose family is facing bankruptcy. The winning season tv movie 2004 the winning season tv. Honus wagner resides near the top of the hall of fame. The winning season 2004 cast and crew a young man shawn hatosy travels back in time to 1909 and meets baseball legend honus wagner matthew modine and his fiancee kristin davis. Based on dan gutmans childrens novel honus and me, the winning season presents valuable life lessons about money, honor, and doing the right thing in a warm, nostalgic style suitable for the entire family. We have no affiliation with this movie and have no rights whatsoever to the images below from the movie. The 1909 card, depicting the famous pittsburgh baseball player, honus wagner, was sold to an anonymous private collector, later revealed to be arizona diamondbacks baseball team owner ken kendrick. In 1985, 12yearold sports fan joe stoshack mark rendall thinks hell be able to solve his familys financial problems when he finds a rare and. The actor knew he would have to get into baseball shape, as he describes it, when he was cast as honus wagner in the winning season.