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Earl Averill League
8-16-2077
Howie Wagner Center Field
Retired (1963, Age 33)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .243 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .633 Status Deceased (2004) Option Years 0  
H 300 Age at Death 75 Date of Birth 11-26-1929
HR 14 Drafted Round 31, Pick 486
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 3 years
(68 games)
RBI 128
SB 2
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R Power vs. L C+ Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt Control C-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF (89.6%) Arm WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health C+ LCS Appearances 0
3B (15.1%) RF B+ (70.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 CHA
142
472
49
119
11
2
6
47
52
75 2 3
1
1 7
.649
.327
.322
.070
.252
1951 CHA
76
256
25
60
9
3
3
29
26
46 3 0
0
2 1
.640
.312
.328
.094
.234
1952 CHA
5
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2 0 0
0
0 0
.182
.182
.000
.000
.000
1954 CHA
14
47
7
10
2
1
0
8
6
4 0 1
0
0 1
.594
.296
.298
.085
.213
1956 CHA
12
51
4
12
1
0
1
2
4
11 0 0
0
0 1
.605
.291
.314
.078
.235
1957 CHA
20
31
2
8
0
0
0
5
2
4 0 0
0
0 0
.561
.303
.258
.000
.258
1958 CHA-DET
77
227
16
63
9
0
3
29
23
36 0 2
1
1 0
.698
.341
.357
.079
.278
1959 DET-STL-CHA
23
62
4
11
2
0
1
2
6
15 2 0
0
2 2
.529
.271
.258
.081
.177
1963 CHA
31
81
7
17
3
0
0
6
7
15 1 0
0
0 2
.528
.281
.247
.037
.210
Total
400
1236
114
300
37
6
14
128
128
208 8 6
2
6 14
.633
.316
.316
.074
.243
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01Howie Wagner has retired from the Chicago Black Sox
1963-04-06The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Howie Wagner to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have designated Hank Mellor for assignment.
1959-06-24The Chicago Black Sox have acquired Howie Wagner from the waiver wire.
1959-06-04The St. Louis Horsemen have acquired Wade Chowder from the waiver wire. The St. Louis Horsemen have waived Howie Wagner.
1959-05-27The St. Louis Horsemen have promoted Martin Tenbones to the major league team. The St. Louis Horsemen have designated Howie Wagner for assignment.
1959-05-21A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Horsemen and the Detroit Psycobilly Cats. The Detroit Psycobilly Cats receive Cesar Taylor, Cooter Davenport, Mike Ainsel, Al Cunnane, Charlie Hartsel, Draft Pick - 1960 Round 3 (STL) from the St. Louis Horsemen in exchange for Lou Bull, Mickey Garcia, Howie Wagner.
1958-06-04The Detroit Mound Builders have acquired Howie Wagner from the waiver wire.
1958-05-31The Chicago Black Sox have designated Howie Wagner for assignment.
1957-04-10The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Howie Wagner to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have designated Jack Knox for assignment.
1956-10-03The Chicago Black Sox have sent Howie Wagner to the minors.
1956-09-19The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Howie Wagner to the major league team.
1955-10-03The Chicago Black Sox have designated Mike English for assignment. The Chicago Black Sox have sent Howie Wagner to the minors. The Chicago Black Sox have designated Cliff Blair for assignment.
1955-09-30The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Howie Wagner to the major league team.
1954-10-03The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Roy Himes to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have sent Howie Wagner to the minors. The Chicago Black Sox have sent Mike VanRobays to the minors.
1954-09-11The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Howie Wagner to the major league team.
1954-04-01The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Carmine Coleman to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have sent Howie Wagner to the minors.
1953-10-22The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Howie Wagner to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Al Schultz to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have sent Fred Haas to the minors. The Chicago Black Sox have sent Carmine Coleman to the minors.
1952-10-21The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Buddy Edwards to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Fred Haas to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Dave Davalillo to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Corey Patterson to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Ted Command to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have sent Howie Wagner to the minors. The Chicago Black Sox have sent Bruce Cavet to the minors. The Chicago Black Sox have sent Red Bannon to the minors. The Chicago Black Sox have sent Mark Kume to the minors. The Chicago Black Sox have sent Lou Nunn to the minors.
1952-09-08The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Howie Wagner to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Bruce Cavet to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Mark Kume to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have sent Dave Davalillo to the minors. The Chicago Black Sox have sent Corey Patterson to the minors. The Chicago Black Sox have sent Fred Haas to the minors.
1952-06-17The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Joel Barberich to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have sent Howie Wagner to the minors.
1952-05-29The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Howie Wagner to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have sent Joel Barberich to the minors.
1952-03-01The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Ed Clark to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Rick Speake to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Bobby Bochtler to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Corey Patterson to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have sent Barney Hogan to the minors. The Chicago Black Sox have sent Frank Dudley to the minors. The Chicago Black Sox have sent Gary Martin to the minors. The Chicago Black Sox have sent Howie Wagner to the minors.
1951-09-17The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Howie Wagner to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Frank Dudley to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have sent Rick Speake to the minors. The Chicago Black Sox have sent Bobby Bochtler to the minors.
1951-08-24The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Rick Speake to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Bobby Bochtler to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have sent Frank Dudley to the minors. The Chicago Black Sox have sent Howie Wagner to the minors.
1950-04-06The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Howie Wagner to the major league team. The Chicago Black Sox have sent Bobby Bochtler to the minors.