Hal Wagner

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 165lb (183cm, 74kg)

Born: July 2, 1915 in East Riverton, NJ us

Died: August 4, 1979 in Riverside, NJ

Buried: Lakeview Memorial Park, Cinnaminson, NJ

High School: Riverside HS (Riverside, NJ)

School: Duke University (Durham, NC)

Debut: October 3, 1937 (Age 22-093d, 6,838th in MLB history)
vs. WSH 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 19, 1949 (Age 33-291d)
vs. BSN 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: Harold Edward Wagner

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.3

AB

1849

H

458

HR

BA

.248

R

179

RBI

228

SB

OBP

.343

SLG

.334

OPS

.677

OPS+

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Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1937	21	CHC-min	B	28	42	42		12	3	0	1						.286	.286	.429	.714		18							PTH · PIED
1937	21	PHA	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0		0	/2
1938	22	CLE-min	B	63	215	215		70	9	5	1						.326	.326	.428	.753		92							SPB · SALL
1938	22	PHA	AL	33	100	88	10	20	2	1	0	8	0	0	8	9	.227	.299	.273	.572	47	24		1	3		0	2/H
1939	23	NYY-min	AA	62	201	201		55	8	5	2						.274	.274	.393	.667		79							NWK · IL
1939	23	PHA	AL	5	8	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.125	.125	.125	.250	-35	1	0	0	0		0	/2
1940	24	PHA	AL	34	89	75	9	19	5	1	0	10	0	0	11	6	.253	.356	.347	.703	85	26	2	1	2		0	2/H
1941	25	PHA	AL	46	150	131	18	29	8	2	1	15	1	0	19	9	.221	.320	.336	.656	76	44	1	0	0		0	2/H
1942	26	PHA	AL	104	320	288	26	68	17	1	1	30	1	0	24	29	.236	.304	.313	.616	74	90	7	4	4		2	2H	AS
1943	27	PHA	AL	111	330	289	22	69	17	1	1	26	3	3	36	17	.239	.327	.315	.642	89	91	9	2	3		1	2H	MVP-33
1944	28	TOT	AL	71	262	227	21	75	13	4	1	38	1	1	29	14	.330	.415	.436	.852	145	99	2	4	2		6	2/H
1944	28	PHA	AL	5	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	45	1	0	0	0		0	/H2
1944	28	BOS	AL	66	258	223	21	74	13	4	1	38	1	1	29	14	.332	.418	.439	.857	146	98	2	4	2		6	2/H

1946	30	BOS	AL	117	445	370	39	85	12	2	6	52	3	1	69	32	.230	.354	.322	.675	85	119	7	2	4		16	*2/H	AS,MVP-26
1947	31	TOT	AL	92	298	256	24	70	13	0	5	39	0	1	37	21	.273	.367	.383	.750	105	98	3	1	3		2	2
1947	31	BOS	AL	21	75	65	5	15	3	0	0	6	0	0	9	5	.231	.324	.277	.601	63	18	1	0	1		1	2
1947	31	DET	AL	71	223	191	19	55	10	0	5	33	0	1	28	16	.288	.382	.419	.801	119	80	2	1	2		1	2
1948	32	TOT	MLB	57	136	113	10	22	3	0	0	10	1	0	20	11	.195	.316	.221	.537	43	25	3	0	3		3	2/H
1948	32	DET	AL	54	132	109	10	22	3	0	0	10	1	0	20	11	.202	.326	.229	.555	47	25	2	0	3		3	2/H
1948	32	PHI	NL	3	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	1	0	0		0	/H2
1949	33	PHI-min	AAA	95	305	262	31	68	16	0	4	26	1		42	28	.260	.362	.366	.728		96		0	1				TTO · IL
1949	33	PHI	NL	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0		0	/2
12 Yrs				672	2142	1849	179	458	90	12	15	228	10	6	253	152	.248	.343	.334	.677	88	617	34	15	24		30
162 Game Avg.				162	516	446	43	110	22	3	4	55	2	1	61	37	.248	.343	.334	.677	88	149		4	6		7
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
PHA (8 yrs)				339	1001	883	85	207	49	6	3	89	5	3	98	73	.234	.316	.314	.630	76	277	19	8	12		3
BOS (3 yrs)				204	778	658	65	174	28	6	7	96	4	2	107	51	.264	.372	.357	.729	103	235	10	6	7		23
PHI (2 yrs)				4	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	1	0	0		0
DET (2 yrs)				125	355	300	29	77	13	0	5	43	1	1	48	27	.257	.361	.350	.711	92	105	4	1	5		4

AL (11 yrs)				668	2134	1841	179	458	90	12	15	228	10	6	253	151	.249	.344	.335	.679	88	617	33	15	24		30
NL (2 yrs)				4	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	1	0	0		0

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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