Honus Wagner batting

This card files under the descriptive tag "Honus Wagner Batting," the E125 American Caramel Die Cuts pose of the Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop shown in his batting stance, distinguished from the field and portrait variations within the broader caramel ecosystem. The E125 die cuts are a 1910-era American Caramel issue distributed with the maker's confections, with the cards intended to be punched out from a larger sheet — a feature that makes intact examples with full borders rare. The subject is John Peter "Honus" Wagner (1874–1955), the Pittsburgh shortstop who batted and threw right-handed, stood roughly 5'11", and led the National League in batting eight times between 1900 and 1911. By the time of this issue Wagner had just won the 1909 World Series over Ty Cobb's Tigers and was the most accomplished position player in the senior circuit. He died December 6, 1955 in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh suburb where he had spent most of his life, and was a charter member of the Hall of Fame in 1936, tied with Babe Ruth at 215 votes for second place behind Cobb.