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Leon Wagner
Leon Lamar Wagner (Daddy Wags)

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 195 lb.
School Tuskegee Unversity

MLB Debut June 22, 1958
Final Game October 2, 1969
Born May 13, 1934 in Chattanooga, TN
Died January 3, 2004 (age 69)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1958 24 NYA AL   86  225   55   78  10   0  21   54   3   2   27   36  .347  .413  .671 1.084   150   151   0   2   5   0   2  
 1959 25 NYA AL   58  134   21   36   6   6   8   23   0   1   15   30  .269  .347  .582  .929   133    78   0   0   1   1   2  
 1960 26 WAA AL   52   99   19   29   4   1  13   33   0   0   14   14  .293  .388  .747 1.135   155    74   0   1   2   2   1  
 1961 27 PIN NL  126  400   73  119  18   3  32   82   5   1   57   57  .298  .384  .598  .982   133   239   0   4  10   2   5  
 1962 28 PIN NL  162  611   91  178  15   4  37  125   5   5   54   95  .291  .348  .511  .859   118   312   2   5  12   2   9  MVP-5
 1963 29 PIN NL  155  552   71  155  11   0  26   77   8  12   61   81  .281  .357  .442  .799   115   244   0   4  21   7   5  
 1964 30 KCA AL  137  409   62  125  19   3  21   67   2   1   41   52  .306  .372  .521  .893   115   213   0   3   7   4  10  
 1965 31 KCA AL  153  568   96  160  14   1  39  104   6   2   46   70  .282  .333  .516  .849   125   293   0   4   1   0  13  MVP-5
 1966 32 KCA AL  154  552   75  169  26   1  22   82   7   4   32   73  .306  .341  .476  .818   117   263   0   5   0   0  11  
 1967 33 KCA AL  136  464   45  107  18   0   7   43   1   3   50   93  .231  .313  .315  .628    96   146   0   3   3   7   6  
 1968 34 CHA AL  118  244   18   52   8   0   2   15   1   0   15   53  .213  .258  .270  .528    82    66   0   1   1   0   3  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     1337 4258  626 1208 149  19 228  705  38  31  412  654  .284  .348  .488  .836        2079   2  32  63  25  67
 Per 600 PA           540   79  153  19   2  29   89   5   4   52   83                                 264   0   4   8   3   9
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With KCA      580 1993  278  561  77   5  89  296  16  10  169  288  .281  .339  .459  .798         915   0  15  11  11  40
   With PIN      443 1563  235  452  44   7  95  284  18  18  172  233  .289  .361  .509  .870         795   2  13  43  11  19
   With NYA      144  359   76  114  16   6  29   77   3   3   42   66  .318  .389  .638 1.026         229   0   2   6   1   4
   With CHA      118  244   18   52   8   0   2   15   1   0   15   53  .213  .258  .270  .528          66   0   1   1   0   3
   With WAA       52   99   19   29   4   1  13   33   0   0   14   14  .293  .388  .747 1.135          74   0   1   2   2   1
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1352 4426  636 1202 150  15 211  669  54  24  435  656  .272  .340  .455  .795        2015  11  35  64  43  61
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1958 24 NYA AL   5   63  11.2  29   9   3  .310   4   26    9  .346    0    0  .000  OF   4(-1)e13  180   
 1959 25 NYA AL   4   26   7.2  25   5   1  .200   5   11    3  .273    0    0  .000  OF   4(-1)e20  149   
 1960 26 WAA AL  19   29  11.1  26   8   5  .308   0    8    2  .250    0    0  .000  OF   4(-1)e13  445   
 1961 27 PIN NL   8   95   8.8  11   2   0  .182  11   46   17  .370    0    0  .000  OF   4(-2)e9   117   
 1962 28 PIN NL  28  107   6.4   0   0   0  .000  11   46   32  .696    0    0  .000  OF   3(-2)e9    32   
 1963 29 PIN NL  39   86   5.6   7   2   1  .286  13   45   25  .556    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e14    -9   
 1964 30 KCA AL  19   78   7.1  26   6   2  .231   3   35   12  .343    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e11   143   
 1965 31 KCA AL  35   95   6.1   7   0   0  .000  14   55   25  .455    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e13   -15   
 1966 32 KCA AL  27   87   5.9  19   1   1  .053   4   44   21  .477    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e3     43   
 1967 33 KCA AL  41   47   3.5  15   8   0  .533   4   37   19  .514    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e5    -75   
 1968 34 CHA AL   2   17   2.4  49  13   0  .265   3   15    6  .400    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e16  -148   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 11 Seasons          736   6.2 214  54  13  .252  72  368  171  .465    0    0  .000                  40   3
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 25.3 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 26.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1958 24 NYA AL  RF    49    74     1    4    0   .949    49   385.0   1.75
                 LF     4     3     1    0    0  1.000     3    23.0   1.57
 1959 25 NYA AL  LF    35    51     1    5    0   .912    29   249.0   1.88
 1960 26 WAA AL  RF    20    28     0    0    0  1.000    19   169.1   1.49
                 LF     4     0     0    0    0   .000     0     4.0   0.00
 1961 27 PIN NL  LF    93   160     4    8    0   .953    88   760.0   1.94
                 RF    21    34     1    3    0   .921    19   164.0   1.92
 1962 28 PIN NL  RF   150   282    15   10    2   .967   150  1280.0   2.09
                 LF    30    32     1    1    0   .971    12   143.1   2.07
 1963 29 PIN NL  LF   146   254     6   12    0   .956   141  1272.2   1.84
                 RF     4     6     0    1    0   .857     2    25.0   2.16
 1964 30 KCA AL  LF   108   149     3    3    0   .981   105   875.0   1.56
 1965 31 KCA AL  LF   147   264     7   14    1   .951   142  1236.2   1.97
                 RF     1     1     1    0    0  1.000     1     8.0   2.25
 1966 32 KCA AL  LF   135   223    10    4    0   .983   134  1147.2   1.83
 1967 33 KCA AL  LF   121   217    11    4    1   .983   119  1054.0   1.95
 1968 34 CHA AL  RF    53    65     3    1    1   .986    49   383.0   1.60
                 LF    13    15     0    2    0   .882     8    66.0   2.05
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 LF   836  1368    44   53    2   .964   781  6831.1   1.86
                 RF   298   490    21   19    3   .964   289  2414.1   1.90
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1958 WS    NYA CHN   W    6  22  3  6  0  0  2   6  1  7  .273  .304  .545  0
 1959 WS    NYA CHN   W    3   7  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  .000  .000  .000  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1958  NYA  100-54   Billy Vanson
 1959  NYA   90-64   Billy Vanson
 1960  WAA   83-71   Rick Field
 1961  PIN   71-83   Dennis Van Langen
 1962  PIN   83-79   Dennis Van Langen
 1963  PIN   73-89   Dennis Van Langen
 1964  KCA   72-90   Drew Kennedy
 1965  KCA   70-92   James Taglia
 1966  KCA   88-74   James Taglia
 1967  KCA   70-92   Mike Tomeo, Alan Boodman
 1968  CHA   77-85   Ben Lea

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