Mark Wagner (baseball)

Mark Wagner
Shortstop / Second Baseman
Born: (1954-03-04) March 4, 1954
Conneaut, Ohio
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 20, 1974, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1984, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average .243
Home runs 3
RBI 71
Teams

Mark Duane Wagner (born March 4, 1954 in Conneaut, Ohio) is a retired Major League Baseball infielder. He played with the Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, and Oakland Athletics between 1976 and 1984.

Career

He was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1972 amateur draft and played for the Tigers as a backup shortstop from 1976 to 1980. He later played with the Texas Rangers (1981–1983) and Oakland Athletics (1984). Over nine seasons in the Major Leagues, Wagner played in 414 games and had a .243 batting average, 205 hits, 81 runs scored, 71 RBIs, 61 walks, 20 doubles, 12 RBIs, nine triples and three home runs. On August 20, 1984, he also pitched the final 123 innings against the Detroit Tigers giving up 2 hits and no runs in a 14-1 loss.

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