1912
Born December 3, 1912
Reading, PA, USA
Charlie Wagner Notable
b. December 3, 1912 · Boston Red Sox 1938–1942, 1946
Charlie Wagner played 1938 to 1946 for the Boston Red Sox as a pitcher.
He went 32 and 23 with a 3.91 earned run average, pitching 527.7 innings in 100 games. He struck out 157, completed 30 of his 67 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 103 games he batted .118, with 20 hits and 14 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Reading, PA, USA on December 3, 1912, and died on August 31, 2006. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | BOS | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 |
| 1939 | BOS | 11 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .071 |
| 1940 | BOS | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 |
| 1941 | BOS | 29 | 63 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 0 | .159 |
| 1942 | BOS | 29 | 65 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .077 |
| 1946 | BOS | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .091 |
| Career | — | 103 | 170 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 0 | .118 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | BOS | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 36.2 | 47 | 34 | 24 | 14 | 8.35 |
| 1939 | BOS | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 38.1 | 49 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 4.23 |
| 1940 | BOS | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 29.1 | 45 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 5.52 |
| 1941 | BOS | 12 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 0 | 187.1 | 175 | 64 | 85 | 51 | 3.07 |
| 1942 | BOS | 14 | 11 | 29 | 26 | 0 | 205.1 | 184 | 75 | 95 | 52 | 3.29 |
| 1946 | BOS | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 30.2 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 5.87 |
| Career | — | 32 | 23 | 100 | 67 | 0 | 527.2 | 532 | 229 | 245 | 157 | 3.91 |
On this day & linked events
2006
Died August 31, 2006
Image: Boston Red Sox, public domain