- Born
- Died
- Birth nameLeon Lamar Wagner
- Nickname
- Daddy Wags
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Leon Wagner played 12 major league seasons (1958-69) as a left handed hitting, right handed throwing outfielder for the Giants, Cardinals, Angels, Indians and White Sox. Finished his career with a lifetime batting average of .272 and 211 home runs. His best power season was 1962 when he hit 37 home runs and drove in 107 runs for the Los Angeles Angels.- IMDb Mini Biography By: dvdmike@yahoo.com
- SpouseSherry(1959 - 1964) (divorced, 2 children)
- Was depicted on a 1969 Topps baseball card as a member of the Cincinnati Reds, but did not play for them.
- Hit the first home run at Candlestick Park in San Francisco (12 April 1960).
- Owned a clothing store whose slogan was "Buy Your Rags At Daddy Wags.".
- Unfortunately, Wagner later fell on hard times and was homeless at the time of his death.
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