Hal Wagner Notable

b. July 2, 1915 · Philadelphia Athletics 1937–1944, Boston Red Sox 1944, 1946–1947, Detroit Tigers 1947–1948, Philadelphia Phillies 1948–1949

Hal Wagner played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1937 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1949.

Across 672 games he batted .248, with 458 hits and 179 runs. He finished with 15 home runs, 90 doubles and 10 stolen bases.

He played 626 games behind the plate, with 2,423 putouts and 53 errors. He turned 36 double plays.

He was selected to two All-Star teams between 1942 and 1946.

He was born in East Riverton, NJ, USA on July 2, 1915, and died on August 4, 1979. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	2	1942, 1946

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1937	PHA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1938	PHA	33	88	10	20	2	1	0	8	8	9	0	.227
1939	PHA	5	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.125
1940	PHA	34	75	9	19	5	1	0	10	11	6	0	.253
1941	PHA	46	131	18	29	8	2	1	15	19	9	1	.221
1942	PHA	104	288	26	68	17	1	1	30	24	29	1	.236
1943	PHA	111	289	22	69	17	1	1	26	36	17	3	.239
1944	BOS/PHA	71	227	21	75	13	4	1	38	29	14	1	.330
1946	BOS	117	370	39	85	12	2	6	52	69	32	3	.230
1947	BOS/DET	92	256	24	70	13	0	5	39	37	21	0	.273
1948	DET/PHI	57	113	10	22	3	0	0	10	20	11	1	.195
1949	PHI	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Career	—	672	1849	179	458	90	12	15	228	253	152	10	.248

On this day & linked events

1915

Born July 2, 1915

East Riverton, NJ, USA

1979

Died August 4, 1979

1937

Major-league debut: Hal Wagner

Hal Wagner made a major-league debut on October 3, 1937.

1949

Final major-league game: Hal Wagner

Hal Wagner played a final major-league game on April 19, 1949.