Honus Wagner kept on swinging the stick ... Tobacco also was extremely valuable. In 1991, the card was purchased by hockey star Wayne Gretzky and Los Angeles Kings owner Bruce McNall for $493,000 ...

NHL // 3 years ago Wayne Gretzky rookie card sells for record ... MLB // 4 years ago Honus Wagner baseball card sells for record $1.4M A rare baseball card for Major League Baseball legend Honus ...

Thus ended the first skirmish in the war that was the only meeting between Detroit's Ty Cobb and Pittsburgh's Honus Wagner ... the card was purchased by hockey star Wayne Gretzky and Los Angeles ...