Gary Wagner (baseball)
Encyclopedia
Gary Edward Wagner is a former Major League Baseball
pitcher
for the Philadelphia Phillies
and Boston Red Sox
.
, Illinois
. When he was 25 years old, in , he pitched his rookie season for the Philadelphia Phillies
(his debut occurring April 18). He was primarily a relief pitcher in his career, although he started a few games occasionally. Throughout his six year career, this was the season he pitched the most.
He played for the Phillies until , when he was traded to the Boston Red Sox, for whom he played until the end of the 1970 season
. He began the season in the minor leagues in , but was released by the Red Sox. He played the rest of the year in the Montreal Expos
organization, ending his professional baseball career.
Major League Baseball
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pitcher
Pitcher
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for the Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
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and Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
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.
Biography
Wagner was born June 28, 1940, in BridgeportBridgeport, Illinois
Bridgeport is a city in Lawrence County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,168 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bridgeport is located att ....
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. When he was 25 years old, in , he pitched his rookie season for the Philadelphia Phillies
1965 Philadelphia Phillies season
- Offseason :* October 15, 1964: Bill Heath and a player to be named later were traded by the Phillies to the Chicago White Sox for Rudy May. The Phillies completed the deal by sending Joel Gibson to the White Sox on November 23....
(his debut occurring April 18). He was primarily a relief pitcher in his career, although he started a few games occasionally. Throughout his six year career, this was the season he pitched the most.
He played for the Phillies until , when he was traded to the Boston Red Sox, for whom he played until the end of the 1970 season
1970 Boston Red Sox season
The 1970 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing third in the American League East with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses.- Offseason :* December 13, 1969: Dalton Jones was traded by the Red Sox to the Detroit Tigers for Tom Matchick....
. He began the season in the minor leagues in , but was released by the Red Sox. He played the rest of the year in the Montreal Expos
Montreal Expos
The Montreal Expos were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec from 1969 through 2004, holding the first MLB franchise awarded outside the United States. After the 2004 season, MLB moved the Expos to Washington, D.C. and renamed them the Nationals.Named after the Expo 67 World's...
organization, ending his professional baseball career.