Bill Wagner (baseball)

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 parts of 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 and a batting average of .207. Wagner died in 1951 in Waterloo, Iowa.

Bill Wagner
Catcher
Born: (1894-01-02)January 2, 1894
Jesup, Iowa
Died: January 11, 1951(1951-01-11) (aged 57)
Waterloo, Iowa
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 16, 1914, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
September 2, 1918, for the Boston Braves
MLB statistics
Batting average.207
Home runs1
Runs batted in18
Teams

Over a decade after Bill Wagner's death, a controversy arose whether he had pinch hit for teammate Honus Wagner in 1917, which would thereby have made him the only player to have done so. Later examination of National League archives proved the allegation incorrect.[1]

References

  1. "Wagner Didn't Bat for Wagner", Baseball Digest, 21 (3): 75–83, April 1962


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