Leon Wagner Notable

b. May 13, 1934 · San Francisco Giants 1958–1959, 1969, St. Louis Cardinals 1960, Los Angeles Angels 1961–1963, Cleveland Indians 1964–1968, Chicago White Sox 1968

Leon Wagner played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the San Francisco Giants in 1958 and closing with the San Francisco Giants in 1969. His longest stay was with the Cleveland Indians, from 1964 to 1968.

Across 1,352 games he batted .272, with 1,202 hits and 636 runs. He finished with 211 home runs, 150 doubles and 54 stolen bases.

He played 1,140 games in the outfield, with 1,705 putouts and 65 errors.

He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 1962 to 1963.

He was born in Chattanooga, TN, USA on May 13, 1934, and died on January 3, 2004. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	2	1962, 1963
All-Star Game MVP	1	1962
The Sporting News All-Star	1	1962

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1958	SFG	74	221	31	70	9	0	13	35	18	34	1	.317
1959	SFG	87	129	20	29	4	3	5	22	25	24	0	.225
1960	STL	39	98	12	21	2	0	4	11	17	17	0	.214
1961	LAA	133	453	74	127	19	2	28	79	48	65	5	.280
1962	LAA	160	612	96	164	21	5	37	107	50	87	7	.268
1963	LAA	149	550	73	160	11	1	26	90	49	73	5	.291
1964	CLE	163	641	94	162	19	2	31	100	56	121	14	.253
1965	CLE	144	517	91	152	18	1	28	79	60	52	12	.294
1966	CLE	150	549	70	153	20	0	23	66	46	69	5	.279
1967	CLE	135	433	56	105	15	1	15	54	37	76	3	.242
1968	CHW/CLE	107	211	19	55	12	0	1	24	27	37	2	.261
1969	SFG	11	12	0	4	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	.333
Career	—	1352	4426	636	1202	150	15	211	669	435	656	54	.272

On this day & linked events

1934

Born May 13, 1934

Chattanooga, TN, USA

2004

Died January 3, 2004

1958

Major-league debut: Leon Wagner

Leon Wagner made a major-league debut on June 22, 1958.

1969

Final major-league game: Leon Wagner

Leon Wagner played a final major-league game on October 2, 1969.

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