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Leon Wagner

Birthdate:

5/13/1934

Died:

1/3/2004

Height / Weight:

6' 1" / 195 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Chattanooga, TN, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / R

Baseball Historian Biography

T.C.G. Collectable Coin

Leon Wagner was a solid line drive hitting outfielder and in his rookie year hit .307, 13 home runs in 74 games with the San Francisco Giants. Traded to the Angels in 1961, colorful "Daddy Wags" blasted 37 homers, third highest in the American League. That year he played in both All-Star games, in the second game, Leon Wagner went 3-4 including a two run HR. As a Cleveland Indian leftfielder, he hit 97 home runs from 1964-67. Always well-dressed, Wagner owned a clothing store whose slogan was, "Buy Your Rags at Daddy Wags". Leon Wagner career: .272 batting average, 211 home runs and 669 RBI's.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
13 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1958	SFG (NL)	74	221	31	70	9	0	13	35	18	34	1	0	3	1	0	0	.317	.371	SLG
1959	SFG (NL)	87	129	20	29	4	3	5	22	25	24	0	0	6	3	0	1	.225	.361	SLG
1960	STL (NL)	39	98	12	21	2	0	4	11	17	17	0	1	3	1	0	1	.214	.333	SLG
1961	LAA (AL)	133	453	74	127	19	2	28	79	48	65	5	1	2	3	0	7	.280	.348	SLG
1962	LAA (AL)	160	612	96	164	21	5	37	107	50	87	7	5	4	5	7	4	.268	.326	SLG
1963	LAA (AL)	149	550	73	160	11	1	26	90	49	73	5	7	8	7	0	7	.291	.352	SLG
1964	CLE (AL)	163	641	94	162	19	2	31	100	56	121	14	2	12	6	2	5	.253	.316	SLG
1965	CLE (AL)	144	517	91	152	18	1	28	79	60	52	12	2	8	3	0	3	.294	.369	SLG
1966	CLE (AL)	150	549	70	153	20	0	23	66	46	69	5	2	9	1	0	3	.279	.334	SLG
1967	CLE (AL)	135	433	56	105	15	1	15	54	37	76	3	3	6	12	2	4	.242	.317	SLG
1968	CHW (AL)	69	162	14	46	8	0	1	18	21	31	2	1	2	0	0	0	.284	.366	SLG
1968	CLE (AL)	38	49	5	9	4	0	0	6	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.273	SLG
1969	SFG (NL)	11	12	0	4	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	.333	.467	SLG
13 years		1352	4426	636	1202	150	15	211	669	435	656	54	24	64	43	11	35	.272	.340	.SLG

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