Leon Wagner
Leon Lamar Wagner (Daddy Wags)
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: May 13, 1934 in Chattanooga, TN
School: Tuskegee University
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1954. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 22, 1958
Final Game: October 2, 1969
Died: January 3, 2004 in Los Angeles, CA
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1958 SFG NL 24 LF 57 56 433.1 103 94 4 5 0 .951 -2.2 -6.1 -3.2 0.4 -3.7 1 2.04 1.72 .976 2.00 1.54
1958 SFG NL 24 OF 57 56 433.1 99 89 5 5 0 .949 -2.2 -6.1 -3.2 0.4 -3.7 1 1.95 1.65 .981 2.26 1.95
1959 SFG NL 25 LF 28 24 190.0 53 50 0 3 0 .943 -1.2 -7.6 0.8 -1.9 2.8 -2 2.37 1.79 .972 2.04 1.59
1959 SFG NL 25 OF 28 24 190.0 51 48 0 3 0 .941 -1.2 -7.6 0.8 -1.9 2.8 -2 2.27 1.71 .978 2.21 1.90
1960 STL NL 26 OF 32 26 236.1 54 48 4 2 0 .963 1.1 5.6 0.1 1.6 -1.5 1 1.98 1.63 .978 2.20 1.92
1960 STL NL 26 LF 29 22 204.1 46 41 4 1 0 .978 1.0 5.9 0.0 1.5 -1.5 1 1.98 1.55 .974 1.98 1.54
1960 STL NL 26 RF 4 4 32.0 10 9 0 1 0 .900 0.1 3.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 2.53 2.25 .980 2.00 1.75
1961 LAA AL 27 OF 116 113 980.0 205 187 12 6 2 .971 -4.3 -5.3 -2.3 1.0 -3.3 -2 1.83 1.72 .977 2.25 1.98
1961 LAA AL 27 LF 104 101 875.1 173 157 11 5 1 .971 -4.5 -6.2 -2.5 0.4 -2.9 -2 1.73 1.62 .969 2.00 1.62
1961 LAA AL 27 RF 14 12 104.2 21 19 1 1 1 .952 0.2 2.3 0.2 0.6 -0.4 0 1.72 1.43 .976 2.06 1.75
1962 LAA AL 28 OF 156 154 1370.0 284 269 7 8 1 .972 -10.8 -9.5 -5.8 0.1 -6.0 -5 1.81 1.77 .980 2.19 1.92 AS,MVP-4
1962 LAA AL 28 LF 102 94 846.0 176 163 7 6 1 .966 -4.5 -6.4 -2.5 1.9 -4.5 -2 1.81 1.67 .976 2.01 1.61 AS,MVP-4
1962 LAA AL 28 RF 63 60 524.0 107 103 2 2 0 .981 -6.3 -14.4 -3.3 -1.8 -1.5 -3 1.80 1.67 .979 2.00 1.71 AS,MVP-4
1963 LAA AL 29 OF 141 140 1236.2 272 254 7 11 1 .960 -0.3 -0.3 3.7 1.2 2.5 -4 1.90 1.85 .981 2.16 1.91 AS,MVP-19
1963 LAA AL 29 LF 136 134 1175.0 260 241 8 11 1 .958 -0.6 -0.6 3.4 0.9 2.5 -4 1.91 1.83 .977 1.90 1.57 AS,MVP-19
1963 LAA AL 29 RF 7 6 61.2 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 5.8 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 1.61 1.57 .982 2.01 1.71 AS,MVP-19
1964 CLE AL 30 LF 163 160 1443.0 266 250 5 11 0 .959 -19.0 -15.8 -14.0 -6.6 -7.5 -5 1.59 1.56 .976 1.81 1.46 MVP-17
1964 CLE AL 30 OF 163 160 1443.0 270 254 5 11 0 .959 -19.0 -15.8 -14.0 -6.6 -7.5 -5 1.62 1.59 .980 2.04 1.79 MVP-17
1965 CLE AL 31 LF 134 132 1145.0 189 179 2 8 0 .958 -15.8 -16.6 -14.8 -8.2 -6.6 -1 1.42 1.35 .979 1.87 1.49
1965 CLE AL 31 OF 134 132 1145.0 186 175 3 8 0 .957 -15.8 -16.6 -14.8 -8.2 -6.6 -1 1.40 1.33 .978 2.04 1.78
1966 CLE AL 32 LF 139 138 1130.2 188 182 4 2 0 .989 -5.4 -5.7 -6.4 0.3 -6.7 1 1.48 1.34 .980 1.83 1.45 MVP-21
1966 CLE AL 32 OF 139 138 1130.2 191 185 4 2 0 .990 -5.4 -5.7 -6.4 0.3 -6.7 1 1.50 1.36 .982 2.10 1.82 MVP-21
1967 CLE AL 33 LF 117 115 894.0 144 137 4 3 2 .979 -12.2 -16.4 -10.2 -5.9 -4.3 -2 1.42 1.21 .976 1.87 1.40
1967 CLE AL 33 OF 117 115 894.0 149 142 4 3 1 .980 -12.2 -16.4 -10.2 -5.9 -4.3 -2 1.47 1.25 .980 2.05 1.76
1968 TOT AL 34 OF 56 51 379.2 57 51 0 6 0 .895 -8.6 -27.2 -7.6 -4.5 -3.2 -1 1.21 0.91 .982 2.08 1.80
1968 TOT AL 34 RF 39 37 271.2 35 33 0 2 0 .943 -6.5 -28.7 -5.5 -3.0 -2.6 -1 1.09 0.85 .977 1.88 1.57
1968 TOT AL 34 LF 17 14 108.0 19 15 0 4 0 .789 -2.1 -23.3 -2.1 -1.5 -0.6 0 1.25 0.88 .984 1.85 1.45
1968 CLE AL 34 OF 10 10 58.1 6 3 0 3 0 .500 -2.6 -53.5 -2.6 -2.4 -0.2 0 0.46 0.30 .983 2.08 1.80
1968 CLE AL 34 LF 7 7 38.0 5 2 0 3 0 .400 -1.9 -60.0 -1.9 -1.7 -0.2 0 0.47 0.29 1.000 1.85 1.46
1968 CLE AL 34 RF 3 3 20.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -41.3 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 0.44 0.33 1.000 1.86 1.57
1968 CHW AL 34 OF 46 41 321.1 51 48 0 3 0 .941 -6.0 -22.4 -5.0 -2.1 -3.0 -1 1.34 1.04 .982 2.08 1.80
1968 CHW AL 34 RF 36 34 251.1 34 32 0 2 0 .941 -5.8 -27.7 -4.8 -2.3 -2.6 -1 1.15 0.89 .976 1.88 1.57
1968 CHW AL 34 LF 10 7 70.0 14 13 0 1 0 .929 -0.2 -3.4 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 0 1.67 1.30 .979 1.85 1.45
1969 SFG NL 35 LF 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 26.7 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 3.00 3.00 .967 1.70 1.30
1969 SFG NL 35 OF 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 26.7 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 3.00 3.00 .967 2.00 1.80
12 Seasons OF 1140 1110 9447.2 1821 1705 51 65 5 .964 -78.5 -10.0 -59.5 -22.5 -37.3 -19 1.67 1.54 .980 2.13 1.86
12 Seasons LF 1027 991 8453.2 1620 1512 49 59 5 .964 -66.3 -9.4 -51.3 -18.7 -32.8 -15 1.66 1.52 .976 1.90 1.51
5 Seasons RF 127 119 994.0 184 175 3 6 1 .967 -12.2 -14.7 -8.2 -3.8 -4.5 -4 1.61 1.40 .978 1.97 1.67
12 Seasons TOT 1140 1110 9447.2 1821 1705 51 65 5 .964 -78.5 -10.0 -59.5 -22.5 -37.3 -19 1.67 1.54 .944 2.13 1.86
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1958 SFG NL 24 74 56 74 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 0 0 57 18 0
1959 SFG NL 25 87 24 87 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 28 62 0
1960 STL NL 26 39 26 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 4 32 8 1
1961 LAA AL 27 133 113 133 133 0 0 0 0 0 0 104 0 14 116 18 0
1962 LAA AL 28 160 154 160 160 0 0 0 0 0 0 102 0 63 156 5 0
1963 LAA AL 29 149 140 149 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 136 0 7 141 9 0
1964 CLE AL 30 163 160 163 163 0 0 0 0 0 0 163 0 0 163 3 0
1965 CLE AL 31 144 132 144 144 0 0 0 0 0 0 134 0 0 134 12 0
1966 CLE AL 32 150 138 150 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 139 0 0 139 12 0
1967 CLE AL 33 135 115 135 135 0 0 0 0 0 0 117 0 0 117 20 0
1968 CHW AL 34 69 41 69 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 36 46 27 0
1968 CLE AL 34 38 10 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 3 10 28 0
1969 SFG NL 35 11 1 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 0
12 Seasons 1352 1110 1352 1352 0 0 0 0 0 0 1027 0 127 1140 232 1
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1958 SFG NL 24 5 0 5 0 1 4 1 2 1 1 16 12 0 14 4 1 11 9 0 6 0 0 4 4 0 51 29 56.9% 21 1 2.0% 3 1893 62% 79% 25% 202 48%
1959 SFG NL 25 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 0 10 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 7 7 0 28 13 46.4% 15 0 0.0% 0 847 59% 74% 27% 100 50%
1960 STL NL 26 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 2 14 11 1 5 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 4 4 0 27 16 59.3% 8 3 11.1% 1 924 54% 77% 27% 96 47%
1961 LAA AL 27 5 0 5 0 0 11 0 4 3 3 30 17 1 31 6 0 20 13 1 11 1 0 11 11 0 103 48 46.6% 53 2 1.9% 9 3925 63% 73% 22% 352 47%
1962 LAA AL 28 6 0 5 1 0 7 1 4 0 3 39 30 0 36 1 3 11 6 0 6 1 0 16 16 0 108 54 50.0% 50 3 2.8% 4 3725 63% 76% 24% 376 44%
1963 LAA AL 29 11 0 9 2 2 8 0 2 1 4 47 33 1 35 4 0 27 15 4 17 5 0 16 16 0 142 73 51.4% 64 5 3.5% 3 5116 56% 76% 24% 513 48%
1964 CLE AL 30 11 0 9 2 0 5 0 2 0 2 63 49 0 51 3 0 35 26 2 15 3 0 19 18 0 183 99 54.1% 82 2 1.1% 3 6372 60% 73% 24% 625 41%
1965 CLE AL 31 8 0 8 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 24 16 0 19 3 0 5 5 0 13 4 0 13 13 0 74 41 55.4% 33 0 0.0% 2 4914 61% 73% 26% 309 58%
1966 CLE AL 32 2 0 2 0 1 4 0 2 1 0 23 18 0 17 4 0 16 11 0 6 2 0 13 13 0 75 48 64.0% 27 0 0.0% 4 4813 63% 73% 26% 339 54%
1967 CLE AL 33 3 0 3 0 0 4 0 1 1 1 25 21 0 25 3 0 15 11 0 8 1 1 6 6 0 79 42 53.2% 36 1 1.3% 3 3841 61% 72% 24% 325 43%
1968 CHW AL 34 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 66.7% 1 0 0.0% 0 306 58% 76% 29% 17 76%
1968 CLE AL 34 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 159 65% 62% 24% 12 17%
1969 SFG NL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 4 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 42 88% 81% 19% 7 43%
12 Seasons 59 0 54 5 10 49 2 19 9 16 293 216 3 244 28 6 145 98 7 86 18 1 111 110 0 879 470 53.5% 391 17 1.9% 32 36877 61% 74% 24% 3273 47%
MLB Averages 56.9% 2.5% 62% 77% 27% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1960 STL NL 26 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 4 80.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 152 43% 80% 26% 17 53%
1961 LAA AL 27 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8 2 25.0% 5 1 12.5% 0 458 61% 74% 21% 37 51%
1962 LAA AL 28 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 25 8 0 7 0 0 12 9 1 12 3 0 6 4 0 62 24 38.7% 37 1 1.6% 1 2242 62% 78% 26% 217 46%
1963 LAA AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 4 57.1% 3 0 0.0% 0 266 71% 72% 24% 20 55%
1968 CHW AL 34 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 0 1 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 4 2 0 19 8 42.1% 11 0 0.0% 0 1096 61% 78% 22% 66 48%
1968 CLE AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 78 54% 65% 26% 5 20%
5 Seasons 6 0 5 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 44 16 0 13 1 0 18 15 1 15 3 1 12 8 0 102 43 42.2% 57 2 2.0% 1 4292 61% 77% 24% 362 47%
MLB Averages 41.5% 3.2% 62% 77% 27% 54%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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