Bill Wagner Baseball player

William (Bill) Joseph Wagner (January 2, 1894 – January 11, 1951) was an American baseball catcher. He was born in 1894 in Jesup, Iowa. Wagner played five seasons in Major League Baseball and was a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1914 to 1917 and the Boston Braves in 1918. He played in 93 career games with 50 hits and 1 home run on a batting average of .207. Bill Wagner died in 1951 in Waterloo, Iowa.Over a decade after Bill Wagner's death, a controversy arose whether he had pinch hit for teammate Honus Wagner in 1917, making him the only player to have done so. Later examination of National League archives proved the allegation incorrect.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 02, 1894
Birth place
Jesup Iowa
Date of deathJanuary 11, 1951
Place of death
Waterloo Iowa

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Baseball player

Career startJuly 16, 1914
Career endSeptember 02, 1918
batting sideRight
former teams
Atlanta Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
position
Catcher
teams
Atlanta Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
throwing sideRight

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