Hal Wagner
[edit] Biography
Hal Wagner (Harold Edward Wagner) was born on July 2, 1915 in East Riverton, New Jersey. He made his Major League debut on October 3, 1937 for the Philadelphia Athletics. In 1941, his rookie year, he hit .221 with 1 home run and 15 RBI. Wagner played for the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 12 year career.
Most people believe that Hal Wagner's best season was 1946, when he knocked in 52 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1937
| PHI
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1938
| PHI
| A
| 33
| 88
| 10
| 20
| 0
| 8
| .227
| .299
| .273
| 2
| 1
| 8
| 9
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1939
| PHI
| A
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .125
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1940
| PHI
| A
| 34
| 75
| 9
| 19
| 0
| 10
| .253
| .356
| .347
| 5
| 1
| 11
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1941
| PHI
| A
| 46
| 131
| 18
| 29
| 1
| 15
| .221
| .320
| .336
| 8
| 2
| 19
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1942
| PHI
| A
| 104
| 288
| 26
| 68
| 1
| 30
| .236
| .304
| .313
| 17
| 1
| 24
| 29
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 7
|
| 1943
| PHI
| A
| 111
| 289
| 22
| 69
| 1
| 26
| .239
| .327
| .315
| 17
| 1
| 36
| 17
| 2
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 9
|
| 1944
| PHI
| A
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1944
| BOS
| A
| 66
| 223
| 21
| 74
| 1
| 38
| .332
| .418
| .439
| 13
| 4
| 29
| 14
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1944
| TOT
| A
| 71
| 227
| 21
| 75
| 1
| 38
| .330
| .415
| .436
| 13
| 4
| 29
| 14
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1946
| BOS
| A
| 117
| 370
| 39
| 85
| 6
| 52
| .230
| .354
| .322
| 12
| 2
| 69
| 32
| 2
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 7
|
| 1947
| DET
| A
| 71
| 191
| 19
| 55
| 5
| 33
| .288
| .382
| .419
| 10
| 0
| 28
| 16
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1947
| BOS
| A
| 21
| 65
| 5
| 15
| 0
| 6
| .231
| .324
| .277
| 3
| 0
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1947
| TOT
| A
| 92
| 256
| 24
| 70
| 5
| 39
| .273
| .367
| .383
| 13
| 0
| 37
| 21
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1948
| PHI
| N
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1948
| DET
| A
| 54
| 109
| 10
| 22
| 0
| 10
| .202
| .326
| .229
| 3
| 0
| 20
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1948
| Total
|
| 57
| 113
| 10
| 22
| 0
| 10
| .195
| .316
| .221
| 3
| 0
| 20
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1949
| PHI
| N
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 668
| 1841
| 179
| 458
| 15
| 228
| .249
| .344
| .335
| 90
| 12
| 253
| 151
| 15
| 24
| 10
| 0
| 33
|
| Total
|
|
| 672
| 1849
| 179
| 458
| 15
| 228
| .248
| .343
| .334
| 90
| 12
| 253
| 152
| 15
| 24
| 10
| 0
| 34
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1937
| PHI
| A
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1938
| PHI
| A
| C
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 87
| 16
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1939
| PHI
| A
| C
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1940
| PHI
| A
| C
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 91
| 16
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1941
| PHI
| A
| C
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 144
| 19
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1942
| PHI
| A
| C
| 94
| 0
| 0
| 371
| 47
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1943
| PHI
| A
| C
| 99
| 0
| 0
| 340
| 56
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1944
| PHI
| A
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1944
| BOS
| A
| C
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 299
| 29
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1944
| TOT
| A
| C
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 300
| 30
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1946
| BOS
| A
| C
| 116
| 0
| 0
| 553
| 39
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1947
| DET
| A
| C
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 275
| 22
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1947
| BOS
| A
| C
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 82
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1947
| TOT
| A
| C
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 357
| 31
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1948
| PHI
| N
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1948
| DET
| A
| C
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 162
| 12
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1948
| Total
|
| C
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 165
| 14
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1949
| PHI
| N
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 626
| 0
| 0
| 2423
| 271
| 53
| 36
| 0
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Philadelphia Athletics to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Ford Garrison (May 7, 1944).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Birdie Tebbetts (May 20, 1947).
- Claimed on waivers by Philadelphia Phillies from Detroit Tigers (September 13, 1948).
- Released by Philadelphia Phillies (May 17, 1949).
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