Searching for Albert (Butts) Wagner photo

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Posted By: Rhett Yeakley

Does anybody have an image of Albert (Butts) Wagner, he's Honus Wagner's older brother that played a bit for the 1898 Washington & Brooklyn teams. He played on several minor league teams during the early 20th century, there may be something in one of the Spalding Guides, but there wasn't in the ones I have access to.

-Rhett

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Posted By: Tom Hufford

Rhett,

If you have a 1905 Spalding Guide, on page 48 he is shown in a composite photo of the Providence (Eastern League) team.

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Posted By: Rhett Yeakley

Tom, unfortunately I don't have the 1905 Guide & the 1905 it isn't one of the ones you can check look through online either. If anyone has a scan of the Providence team I would love to see it.
-Rhett

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Posted By: john/z28jd

Hes in the huge 1990 Dodgers Target set. Don't have the card to scan but this site has a low resolution image of it.





http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Butts_Wagner

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Posted By: Russ

I have a Pirates cabinet photo from the 1910's with him on it. It is a photo from their traing in Arkansas. Unfortunately, I misplaced the sheet of paper I had that identifies each team member. Ironically, I am going to get this photo matted and framed, so I will be on the look out for the sheet.

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Posted By: Rhett Yeakley

Okay, so the reason I asked this question is that Butts Wagner was on the 1897 Toronto team featured on this Cameo Pepsin pin. I have bllown up the image and am wondering if Butts (Honus's brother) is on here, it would add a bit to the item for me. The Manager on the team was Arthur Irwin (of Old Judge fame--also cool because the guy had 2 completly seperate wives/families that didn't know about the other until after his death--crazy story). Anyways, the guy over his left shoulder looks an awful lot like Honus witha mustache and am wondering if that is Butts or not.

Cameo Pepsin blown up REALLY big...


-Rhett

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

The guy dead center in the pin looks like a Wagner to me.

While we're on the subject of Wagner brothers does anyone have a picture of Louis?

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Posted By: Rhett Yeakley

Dan, that was my second guess, as that player looks the most like the crappy picture on the Target Dodgers card that was referenced earlier in the thread--complete with the big hair. I'm pretty sure that is Dinneen at top middle.



-Rhett