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Hal Wagner

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 165lb (183cm, 74kg)

Born: July 2, 1915 in East Riverton, NJ us

Died: August 4, 1979 in Riverside, NJ

Buried: Lakeview Memorial Park, Cinnaminson, NJ

High School: Riverside HS (Riverside, NJ)

School: Duke University (Durham, NC)

Debut: October 3, 1937 (Age 22-093d, 8,326th in major league history)
vs. WSH 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 19, 1949 (Age 33-291d)
vs. BSN 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: Harold Edward Wagner

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.5

1849

458

.248

179

RBI

228

OBP

.343

SLG

.334

OPS

.677

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-28 / in Starts: 3-15
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	31 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 89 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	53 (25-19-9) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 89 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	58 (29-18-9)

Most Driven In
D Siebert	4
E Valo	2
B Johnson	1
F Chapman	1
B McCoy	1
W Moses	1

Most Driven In By
B Johnson	1
A Rubeling	1
G Caster	1
P Vaughan	1
C Davis	1
B McCoy	1
J Gantenbein	1
W Moses	0

1940 Batting Game Log

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1940 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	40	6 (5)	Apr 24	PHA	@	NYY	L,4-9	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	.07	-0.002	.18	0.00%	-0.25	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	41	17 (10)	May 7	PHA		CHW	L,3-6	GS-5	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	6	.84	0.068	1.41	0.07%	0.67	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	42	40 (22)	Jun 5	PHA		DET	L,1-9	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.200	.429	.200	.629	4	.75	-0.054	.44	-0.02%	-0.72	C
4	43	45 (4)	Jun 9 (2)	PHA		SLB	L,2-4	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.364	.125	.489	4	1.26	-0.117	.45	-0.03%	-0.84	C
5	44	53 (7)	Jun 19 (2)	PHA	@	DET	L,4-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.333	.167	.500	6	.48	-0.033	.05	0.00%	-0.22	C
6	45	60 (6)	Jun 29	PHA	@	NYY	L,9-12	3-GF	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.368	.313	.681	6	.84	0.254	.06	0.01%	1.78	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	46	71 (10)	Jul 7 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.350	.294	.644	9	.56	-0.015	.01	0.00%	-0.18	PH
8	47	79 (7)	Jul 16	PHA		DET	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.304	.250	.554	6	.45	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.41	C
9	48	83 (3)	Jul 21 (1)	PHA		CHW	L,8-10	6-GF	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.320	.318	.638	6	1.21	0.038	.01	0.00%	0.14	C
10	49	84	Jul 21 (2)	PHA		CHW	L,2-7	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.296	.292	.588	6	.60	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-1.44	PH C
11	50	88 (3)	Jul 26	PHA	@	DET	W,7-4	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.241	.313	.310	.623	6	.55	0.045	.00	0.00%	0.85	C
12	51	89	Jul 27 (1)	PHA	@	DET	L,2-15	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.303	.300	.603	6	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.20	PR C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	52	99 (9)	Aug 4 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	L,4-6	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.219	.306	.281	.587	6						C
14	53	100	Aug 6	PHA	@	WSH	L,0-11	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.212	.297	.273	.570	6	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.25	C
15	54	101	Aug 8	PHA	@	WSH	W,6-4	GS-9	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.200	.300	.257	.557	6	1.17	0.080	.00	0.00%	0.54	C
16	55	107 (5)	Aug 15 (1)	PHA		WSH	L,4-9	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.256	.341	.333	.674	6	.25	0.048	.00	0.00%	0.43	C
17	56	108	Aug 15 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,6-5	8-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.256	.341	.333	.674	9	.55	0.015	.00	0.00%	0.33	PR
18	57	109	Aug 18 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,1-9	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.256	.356	.333	.689	6	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.17	C
19	58	115 (5)	Aug 23	PHA		SLB	W,6-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.348	.325	.673	6	.34	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.18	C
20	59	117 (1)	Aug 25	PHA		DET	L,3-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.348	.325	.673	9						PR
21	60	118	Aug 30	PHA		BOS	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.268	.362	.366	.728	1	3.57	0.244	.00	0.00%	0.63	PH
22	61	119	Aug 31	PHA		BOS	L,6-10	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.385	.364	.748	6	.57	0.047	.00	0.00%	0.51	C
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	62	126 (6)	Sep 8 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	L,6-7	GS-0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	1			0	0	0	.267	.389	.356	.744	6						C
24	63	129 (2)	Sep 11	PHA	@	SLB	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.271	.397	.375	.772	6	.72	0.038	.00	0.00%	0.26	C
25	64	135 (5)	Sep 15 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.265	.390	.367	.757	9	.20	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.32	PH
26	65	136	Sep 15 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,5-8	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	1	0	0	.255	.377	.353	.730	8	1.28	-0.094	.00	0.00%	-0.97	C
27	66	137	Sep 16 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-8	4-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.241	.359	.333	.693	5	.06	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.82	C
28	67	140 (2)	Sep 18 (1)	PHA	@	DET	L,0-14	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.246	.368	.333	.701	4	.51	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.64	C
29	68	141	Sep 18 (2)	PHA	@	DET	W,13-6	9-9	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.254	.371	.339	.710	9	3.08	0.284	.00	0.00%	0.84	PH
30	69	142	Sep 19 (1)	PHA	@	DET	L,2-13	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.250	.366	.333	.700	4						C
31	70	144 (1)	Sep 22 (1)	PHA		WSH	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.234	.347	.313	.659	4	1.73	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.16	C
32	71	146 (1)	Sep 24 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,8-16	CG	5	4	1	3	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.265	.375	.368	.743	4	.51	0.123	.00	0.00%	3.59	C
33	72	152 (5)	Sep 28 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.357	.347	.704	4	.52	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-1.02	C
34	73	154 (1)	Sep 29 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG(8)	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.253	.356	.347	.703	4	.86	0.027	.00	0.00%	0.09	C
							6-28		89	75	9	19	5	1	0	10	11	0	6	1	2		2	2	0	0	.253	.356	.347	.703		.78	0.788	.08	0.03%	2.21

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