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Mike Piazza League
8-16-2121
Billy Lagger Second Base
Retired (1970, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .256 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .711 Status Deceased (2025) Option Years 0  
H 620 Age at Death 91 Date of Birth 07-14-1934
HR 92 Drafted Round 1, Pick 12
(1959)
Majors Svc Time 9 years
(71 games)
RBI 330
SB 9
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L Velocity   Mentor vR
Speed Bunt Control   Mentor vL
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 1
3B D- (11.0%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% 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
1959 CHA
6
10
2
3
0
0
0
1
1
3 0 0
0
0 0
.664
.364
.300
.000
.300
1960 CHA
8
29
5
5
0
0
0
1
2
12 0 0
0
0 2
.398
.226
.172
.000
.172
1961 CHA
3
13
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
4 0 0
0
0 0
.538
.154
.385
.231
.154
1962 CHA
61
232
17
44
5
1
5
26
9
55 1 2
3
1 2
.506
.221
.284
.095
.190
1963 CHA
64
232
30
68
14
2
9
36
10
51 0 0
2
2 4
.809
.322
.487
.194
.293
1964 CHA
45
151
19
39
6
0
6
19
10
26 0 0
1
1 3
.722
.304
.417
.159
.258
1965 CHA
36
123
9
25
5
1
4
17
9
27 0 1
2
2 5
.613
.256
.358
.154
.203
1966 CHA
85
270
26
68
7
0
11
33
23
60 2 2
1
0 8
.713
.313
.400
.148
.252
1967 SF
151
552
61
134
21
1
18
72
30
125 1 3
0
0 17
.664
.282
.382
.139
.243
1968 SF
143
401
59
126
15
3
22
69
19
87 0 3
0
0 21
.874
.343
.531
.217
.314
1969 SF
110
323
32
79
11
0
11
42
24
91 0 2
0
0 9
.676
.295
.381
.136
.245
1970 SF
42
90
13
27
5
1
5
13
9
22 0 2
0
0 2
.901
.356
.544
.244
.300
Total
754
2426
275
620
89
9
92
330
146
563 4 15
9
6 73
.711
.297
.413
.158
.256
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1970-11-01Billy Lagger has retired from the San Francisco Golden Gates
1970-10-03The San Francisco Golden Gates have re-claimed Billy Lagger from the waiver wire.
1970-10-03The San Francisco Golden Gates have designated Billy Lagger for assignment.
1967-04-08The San Francisco Golden Gates have acquired Billy Lagger from the waiver wire.
1967-04-01The Chicago Mob have promoted Jerry Finley to the major league team. The Chicago Mob have promoted Kevin Johns to the major league team. The Chicago Mob have promoted Jake Garibaldi to the major league team. The Chicago Mob have promoted Muddy Layden to the major league team. The Chicago Mob have promoted Sean Songer to the major league team. The Chicago Mob have promoted Loren Casey to the major league team. The Chicago Mob have promoted Weldon Hermoso to the major league team. The Chicago Mob have promoted Happy Lilliquist to the major league team. The Chicago Mob have promoted Ray Keegan to the major league team. The Chicago Mob have promoted Ed Crowell to the major league team. The Chicago Mob have sent Chris Krawczyk to the minors. The Chicago Mob have sent Tony Cusick to the minors. The Chicago Mob have sent Joe Moulder to the minors. The Chicago Mob have sent Tony Murchison to the minors. The Chicago Mob have designated Billy Lagger for assignment. The Chicago Mob have sent Gabby Sudhoff to the minors. The Chicago Mob have sent Clarence Peitz to the minors. The Chicago Mob have sent Bob Pagel to the minors. The Chicago Mob have sent Lee Traffley to the minors. The Chicago Mob have sent Phil Klaerner to the minors.
1961-09-16The Chicago Mob have promoted Buddy Chrisley to the major league team. The Chicago Mob have promoted Claude Fischer to the major league team. The Chicago Mob have promoted Billy Lagger to the major league team. The Chicago Mob have promoted Dave Johnson to the major league team. The Chicago Mob have promoted Billy Morhardt to the major league team. The Chicago Mob have promoted Mike Mercer to the major league team. The Chicago Mob have designated Fred Pena for assignment. The Chicago Mob have designated Dutch Brown for assignment. The Chicago Mob have designated Gene Mattick for assignment. The Chicago Mob have designated Bubba Dettmer for assignment. The Chicago Mob have designated Mike Gilbert for assignment. The Chicago Mob have designated Chuck Malmberg for assignment.
1961-04-01The Chicago Mob have auto-demoted Billy Lagger to the minor leagues.
1960-09-05The Chicago Mob have promoted Billy Lagger to the major league team.
1959-09-26The Chicago Mob have sent Billy Lagger to the minors.
1959-08-16The Chicago Mob have promoted Billy Lagger to the major league team.
1957-07-05A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Elite Giants and the Atlanta BlackSox. The Atlanta BlackSox receive Herman Spade from the Baltimore Elite Giants in exchange for Draft Pick 1960 Round 1 ATL (Bill Malone), Draft Pick 1959 Round 1 ATL (Billy Lagger).