Wayne Nordhagen
[edit] Biography
Wayne Nordhagen (Wayne Oren Nordhagen) was born on July 4, 1948 in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. He made his Major League debut on July 16, 1976 for the Chicago White Sox. In 1978, his rookie year, he hit .301 with 5 home runs and 35 RBI. Nordhagen played for the Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that Wayne Nordhagen's best season was 1980, when he slugged 15 home runs, hit for a .277 average and knocked in 59 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1976
| CHI
| A
| 22
| 53
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 5
| .189
| .233
| .226
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1977
| CHI
| A
| 52
| 124
| 16
| 39
| 4
| 22
| .315
| .323
| .516
| 7
| 3
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1978
| CHI
| A
| 68
| 206
| 28
| 62
| 5
| 35
| .301
| .310
| .451
| 16
| 0
| 5
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 1979
| CHI
| A
| 78
| 193
| 20
| 54
| 7
| 25
| .280
| .324
| .466
| 15
| 0
| 13
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 9
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| 123
| 415
| 45
| 115
| 15
| 59
| .277
| .294
| .458
| 22
| 4
| 10
| 45
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 13
|
| 1981
| CHI
| A
| 65
| 208
| 19
| 64
| 6
| 33
| .308
| .338
| .442
| 8
| 1
| 10
| 25
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
|
| 1982
| TOR
| A
| 28
| 70
| 4
| 18
| 0
| 6
| .257
| .264
| .300
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1982
| TOR
| A
| 44
| 115
| 8
| 32
| 1
| 14
| .278
| .328
| .330
| 3
| 0
| 9
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| 1982
| PIT
| N
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| Total
|
| 73
| 189
| 12
| 52
| 1
| 22
| .275
| .308
| .323
| 6
| 0
| 10
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
|
| 1982
| TOT
| A
| 72
| 185
| 12
| 50
| 1
| 20
| .270
| .305
| .319
| 6
| 0
| 10
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
|
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| 21
| 35
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 4
| .143
| .162
| .257
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 22
| 39
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 6
| .179
| .195
| .282
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 480
| 1384
| 146
| 394
| 38
| 199
| .285
| .309
| .434
| 76
| 8
| 54
| 156
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 6
| 46
|
| Total
|
|
| 502
| 1423
| 147
| 401
| 39
| 205
| .282
| .306
| .429
| 77
| 8
| 54
| 162
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 6
| 48
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1976
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 10
| 7
| 72
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 10
| 7
| 72
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CHI
| A
| C
| 5
| 2
| 21
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| .944
|
| 1977
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 47
| 27
| 272.1
| 50
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1977
| CHI
| A
| C
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1977
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 33
| 21
| 202
| 36
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .925
|
| 1977
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 14
| 6
| 70
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 2
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 18
| 16
| 131
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1978
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 36
| 29
| 247.1
| 46
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1978
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 16
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 19
| 13
| 116.1
| 26
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| 1978
| CHI
| A
| C
| 12
| 12
| 104
| 41
| 10
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 7
| 8
| 0
| .944
|
| 1979
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 47
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 6
| 5
| 41
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 12
| 10
| 81
| 19
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| CHI
| A
| C
| 5
| 2
| 22.1
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1979
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 7
| 5
| 40
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| CHI
| A
| P
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 74
| 70
| 578
| 120
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 33
| 32
| 253.2
| 49
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 45
| 38
| 324.1
| 74
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 37
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 27
| 23
| 174
| 33
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1981
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 60
| 57
| 441.1
| 85
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1981
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 37
| 34
| 267.1
| 50
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1982
| TOR
| A
| LF
| 10
| 10
| 76
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 10
| 10
| 80
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 33
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| TOR
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 27
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| Total
|
| OF
| 11
| 11
| 89
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| Total
|
| LF
| 11
| 11
| 85
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 60
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 7
| 6
| 46.2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 7
| 6
| 46.2
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 139
| 115
| 970
| 186
| 12
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 2
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 257
| 217
| 1827.2
| 364
| 19
| 15
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 169
| 118
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 25
| 16
| 150.1
| 67
| 12
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 19
| 10
| 0
| .898
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 129
| 102
| 857.1
| 176
| 9
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1979
| CHI
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.00
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by New York Yankees in the 7th round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1968).
- Traded by New York Yankees with Frank Tepedino and 2 players to be named later to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Pat Dobson (June 7, 1973); Atlanta Braves received Dave Cheadle (August 15, 1973) and Al Closter (September 5, 1973).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves to St. Louis Cardinals (June 2, 1975) completing trade in which Atlanta Braves traded Ron Reed and a player to be named later to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Elias Sosa and Ray Sadecki (May 28, 1975).
- Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Philadelphia Phillies (April 9, 1976).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Rich Coggins (July 14, 1976).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Aurelio Rodriguez (April 2, 1982).
- Traded by Toronto Blue Jays to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Dick Davis (June 15, 1982).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Bill Robinson (June 15, 1982).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Toronto Blue Jays (June 25, 1982) completing trade in which Toronto Blue Jays traded Dick Davis to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for a player to be named later (June 22, 1982).
- Granted free agency (November 10, 1982).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (December 10, 1982).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (June 9, 1983).
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