Leon Wagner
[edit] Biography
Leon Wagner (Leon Lamar Wagner) was born on May 13, 1934 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He made his Major League debut on June 22, 1958 for the San Francisco Giants. In 1958, his rookie year, he hit .317 with 13 home runs and 35 RBI. Wagner played for the San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Angels, Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 12 year career.
Most people believe that Leon Wagner's best season was 1962, when he slugged 37 home runs and knocked in 107 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1958
| SF
| N
| 74
| 221
| 31
| 70
| 13
| 35
| .317
| .371
| .534
| 9
| 0
| 18
| 34
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
|
| 1959
| SF
| N
| 87
| 129
| 20
| 29
| 5
| 22
| .225
| .361
| .419
| 4
| 3
| 25
| 24
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 4
|
| 1960
| STL
| N
| 39
| 98
| 12
| 21
| 4
| 11
| .214
| .333
| .357
| 2
| 0
| 17
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| 133
| 453
| 74
| 127
| 28
| 79
| .280
| .348
| .517
| 19
| 2
| 48
| 65
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 5
|
| 1962
| LA
| A
| 160
| 612
| 96
| 164
| 37
| 107
| .268
| .326
| .500
| 21
| 5
| 50
| 87
| 5
| 7
| 7
| 4
| 5
|
| 1963
| LA
| A
| 149
| 550
| 73
| 160
| 26
| 90
| .291
| .352
| .456
| 11
| 1
| 49
| 73
| 7
| 0
| 5
| 8
| 5
|
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| 163
| 641
| 94
| 162
| 31
| 100
| .253
| .316
| .434
| 19
| 2
| 56
| 121
| 6
| 2
| 14
| 12
| 13
|
| 1965
| CLE
| A
| 144
| 517
| 91
| 152
| 28
| 79
| .294
| .369
| .495
| 18
| 1
| 60
| 52
| 3
| 0
| 12
| 8
| 6
|
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| 150
| 549
| 70
| 153
| 23
| 66
| .279
| .334
| .441
| 20
| 0
| 46
| 69
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 9
| 12
|
| 1967
| CLE
| A
| 135
| 433
| 56
| 105
| 15
| 54
| .242
| .317
| .386
| 15
| 1
| 37
| 76
| 12
| 2
| 3
| 6
| 5
|
| 1968
| CLE
| A
| 38
| 49
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 6
| .184
| .273
| .265
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| 69
| 162
| 14
| 46
| 1
| 18
| .284
| .366
| .352
| 8
| 0
| 21
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 2
|
| 1968
| TOT
| A
| 107
| 211
| 19
| 55
| 1
| 24
| .261
| .345
| .332
| 12
| 0
| 27
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 4
|
| 1969
| SF
| N
| 11
| 12
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .333
| .467
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 211
| 460
| 63
| 124
| 22
| 70
| .270
| .362
| .459
| 15
| 3
| 62
| 76
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 6
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1141
| 3966
| 573
| 1078
| 189
| 599
| .272
| .337
| .455
| 135
| 12
| 373
| 580
| 37
| 11
| 53
| 51
| 55
|
| Total
|
|
| 1352
| 4426
| 636
| 1202
| 211
| 669
| .272
| .340
| .455
| 150
| 15
| 435
| 656
| 43
| 11
| 54
| 64
| 61
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1958
| SF
| N
| OF
| 57
| 56
| 433.1
| 89
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1958
| SF
| N
| LF
| 57
| 56
| 433.1
| 94
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1959
| SF
| N
| LF
| 28
| 24
| 190
| 50
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1959
| SF
| N
| OF
| 28
| 24
| 190
| 48
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1960
| STL
| N
| RF
| 4
| 4
| 32
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1960
| STL
| N
| OF
| 32
| 26
| 236.1
| 48
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1960
| STL
| N
| LF
| 29
| 22
| 204.1
| 41
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| RF
| 14
| 12
| 104.2
| 19
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| OF
| 116
| 113
| 980
| 187
| 12
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| LF
| 104
| 101
| 875.1
| 157
| 11
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1962
| LA
| A
| RF
| 63
| 60
| 524
| 103
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1962
| LA
| A
| OF
| 156
| 154
| 1370
| 269
| 7
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1962
| LA
| A
| LF
| 102
| 94
| 846
| 165
| 7
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1963
| LA
| A
| LF
| 136
| 134
| 1175
| 243
| 8
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1963
| LA
| A
| RF
| 7
| 6
| 61.2
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| LA
| A
| OF
| 141
| 140
| 1236.2
| 254
| 7
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 163
| 160
| 1443
| 250
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 163
| 160
| 1443
| 254
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1965
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 134
| 132
| 1145
| 175
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1965
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 134
| 132
| 1145
| 179
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 139
| 138
| 1130.2
| 185
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 139
| 138
| 1130.2
| 182
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1967
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 117
| 115
| 894
| 137
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1967
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 117
| 115
| 894
| 142
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1968
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 3
| 3
| 20.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 10
| 10
| 58.1
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1968
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 7
| 7
| 38
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .400
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 10
| 7
| 70
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 46
| 41
| 321.1
| 48
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 36
| 34
| 251.1
| 32
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1968
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 17
| 14
| 108
| 15
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .789
|
| 1968
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 56
| 51
| 379.2
| 51
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .895
|
| 1968
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 39
| 37
| 271.2
| 33
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1969
| SF
| N
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| SF
| N
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 1027
| 991
| 8453.2
| 1516
| 49
| 59
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1140
| 1110
| 9447.2
| 1705
| 51
| 65
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 127
| 119
| 994
| 175
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Giants (1954).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants with Daryl Spencer to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Don Blasingame (December 15, 1959).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Cal Browning, cash and a player to be named later to Toronto (International) in exchange for Al Cicotte (October 11, 1960); Toronto (International) received Ellis Burton (January 26, 1961).
- Traded by Toronto (International) to Los Angeles Angels in exchange for Lou Johnson (April 13, 1961).
- Traded by Los Angeles Angels to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Barry Latman and a player to be named later (December 2, 1963); Los Angeles Angels received Joe Adcock (December 6, 1963).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Russ Snyder (June 13, 1968).
- Sold by Chicago White Sox to Cincinnati Reds (December 5, 1968).
- Returned to Chicago White Sox (April 5, 1969).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (April 5, 1969).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (@May, 1969).
- Released by San Francisco Giants (October 8, 1969).
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