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Leon Wagner

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Full name Leon Lamar Wagner
Born May 13, 1934, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Died January 3, 2004, Los Angeles, California
Cremated (ashes retained by family)
First Game: June 22, 1958; Final Game: October 2, 1969
Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 195
Named All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (1962)
Named outfielder on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (1962)
Ejections: 1962 (1), 1965 (1), 1968 (1). Total: 3
SABR Biography

Top Performances

Pitcher Matchups

Discrepancies

                       Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1958 SF N Daily Splits 74 221 31 70 9 0 13 35 18 3 34 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 .317 .371 .534 0.9 1958 SF N 1959 SF N Daily Splits 87 129 20 29 4 3 5 22 25 6 24 3 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 .225 .361 .419 0.1 1959 SF N 1960 STL N Daily Splits 39 98 12 21 2 0 4 11 17 3 17 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 .214 .333 .357 -0.3 1960 STL N 1961 LA A Daily Splits 133 453 74 127 19 2 28 79 48 2 65 3 0 7 0 4 5 5 1 .280 .348 .517 0.4 1961 LA A 1962 LA A Daily Splits 160 612 96 164 21 5 37 107 50 4 87 5 7 4 0 7 5 7 5 .268 .326 .500 -0.1 1962 LA A 1963 LA A Daily Splits 149 550 73 160 11 1 26 90 49 8 73 7 0 7 0 7 5 5 7 .291 .352 .456 1.0 1963 LA A 1964 CLE A Daily Splits 163 641 94 162 19 2 31 100 56 12 121 6 2 5 0 6 13 14 2 .253 .316 .434 -0.8 1964 CLE A 1965 CLE A Daily Splits 144 517 91 152 18 1 28 79 60 8 52 3 0 3 0 10 6 12 2 .294 .369 .495 1.2 1965 CLE A 1966 CLE A Daily Splits 150 549 70 153 20 0 23 66 46 9 69 1 0 3 0 6 12 5 2 .279 .334 .441 -0.2 1966 CLE A 1967 CLE A Daily Splits 135 433 56 105 15 1 15 54 37 6 76 12 2 4 0 2 5 3 3 .242 .317 .386 -1.1 1967 CLE A 1968 CLE A Daily Splits 38 49 5 9 4 0 0 6 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 .184 .273 .265 -0.5 1968 CLE A 1968 CHI A Daily Splits 69 162 14 46 8 0 1 18 21 2 31 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 .284 .366 .352 -0.5 1968 CHI A 1968 TOT A 107 211 19 55 12 0 1 24 27 2 37 0 0 0 0 3 4 2 1 .261 .345 .332 -1.0 1968 TOT A 1969 SF N Daily Splits 11 12 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .467 .333 0.1 1969 SF N Total NL ( 4 Years) 211 460 63 124 15 3 22 70 62 13 76 6 0 2 0 7 6 1 1 .270 .362 .459 0.8 Total NL Total AL ( 8 Years) 1141 3966 573 1078 135 12 189 599 373 51 580 37 11 33 0 45 55 53 23 .272 .337 .455 -0.6 Total AL Total (12 Years) Splits 1352 4426 636 1202 150 15 211 669 435 64 656 43 11 35 0 52 61 54 24 .272 .340 .455 0.2 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team

         All-Star Game Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1962 AL Daily Splits 2 8 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .750 1962 AL 1963 AL Daily Splits 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1963 AL Total ( 2 Years) Splits 3 11 2 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .455 .455 .727 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

                       Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1958 SF N Daily Splits OF 57 56 30 432.1 89 5 5 0 0 .949 57 0 0 1958 SF N LF 57 56 30 432.1 96 4 5 0 0 .952 1959 SF N Daily Splits OF 28 24 9 190 48 0 3 0 0 .941 28 0 0 1959 SF N LF 28 24 9 190 50 0 3 0 0 .943 1960 STL N Daily Splits OF 32 26 22 236.1 48 4 2 0 0 .963 29 0 4 1960 STL N LF 29 22 19 204.1 41 4 1 0 0 .978 1960 STL N RF 4 4 3 32 9 0 1 0 0 .900 1961 LA A Daily Splits OF 116 113 97 980 187 12 6 2 0 .971 104 0 14 1961 LA A LF 104 101 88 875.1 157 11 5 1 0 .971 1961 LA A RF 14 12 9 104.2 19 1 1 1 0 .952 1962 LA A Daily Splits OF 156 154 138 1370 269 7 8 1 0 .972 102 0 63 1962 LA A LF 102 94 87 846 165 7 6 1 0 .966 1962 LA A RF 63 60 51 524 103 2 2 0 0 .981 1963 LA A Daily Splits OF 141 140 118 1237.2 254 7 11 1 0 .960 136 0 7 1963 LA A LF 136 134 113 1176 243 8 11 1 0 .958 1963 LA A RF 7 6 5 61.2 11 0 0 0 0 1.000 1964 CLE A Daily Splits OF 163 160 154 1443 254 5 11 0 0 .959 163 0 0 1964 CLE A LF 163 160 154 1443 250 5 11 0 0 .959 1965 CLE A Daily Splits OF 134 132 111 1145 175 3 8 0 0 .957 134 0 0 1965 CLE A LF 134 132 111 1145 179 2 8 0 0 .958 1966 CLE A Daily Splits OF 139 138 81 1131.1 185 4 2 0 0 .990 139 0 0 1966 CLE A LF 139 138 81 1131.1 182 4 2 0 0 .989 1967 CLE A Daily Splits OF 117 115 50 894 142 4 3 1 0 .980 117 0 0 1967 CLE A LF 117 115 50 894 137 4 3 2 0 .979 1968 CLE A Daily Splits OF 10 10 2 58.1 3 0 3 0 0 .500 7 0 3 1968 CLE A LF 7 7 1 38 2 0 3 0 0 .400 1968 CLE A RF 3 3 1 20.1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1968 CHI A Daily Splits OF 46 41 20 321.1 48 0 3 0 0 .941 10 0 36 1968 CHI A RF 36 34 15 251.1 32 0 2 0 0 .941 1968 CHI A LF 10 7 5 70 13 0 1 0 0 .929 1968 TOT A LF 17 14 6 108 15 0 4 0 0 .789 1968 TOT A RF 39 37 16 271.2 33 0 2 0 0 .943 1968 TOT A OF 56 51 22 379.2 51 0 6 0 0 .895 17 0 39 1969 SF N Daily Splits OF 1 1 1 9 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0 1969 SF N LF 1 1 1 9 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total (12 Years) Splits OF 1140 1110 833 9448.1 1705 51 65 5 0 .964 1027 0 127 Total (12 Years) LF 1027 991 749 8454.1 1518 49 59 5 0 .964 Total ( 5 Years) RF 127 119 84 994 175 3 6 1 0 .967 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

         All-Star Game Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1962 AL Daily Splits OF 2 2 0 16 5 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 1 1962 AL LF 2 2 0 11 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1962 AL RF 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1963 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0 1963 AL LF 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 3 3 0 21 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 3 0 1 Total ( 2 Years) LF 3 3 0 16 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 1 Year ) RF 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

Ejection Information

Date Team Umpire Reason 6-20-1962 BOX LA A Bill Kinnamon Fighting 7-11-1965 BOX CLE A Bill Haller Called third strike (Kicked dirt on plate and umpire) 7-30-1968 BOX CHI A Lou DiMuro Called third strike

Transaction Information

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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