He (Honus Wagner) was the nearest thing to a perfect player no matter where his manager chose to play him.
I name (Honus) Wagner first on my list, not only because he was a great batting champion and base-runner, and also baseball's foremost shortstop, but because Honus (Wagner) could have been first at any other position, with the possible exception of pitcher. In all my career, I never saw such a versatile player.
The way to get a ball past (Honus) Wagner is to hit it eight feet over his head.
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