Mark Wagner (baseball)


Mark Duane Wagner 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 shortstop from 1976 to 1980. He later played with the Texas Rangers and Oakland Athletics. 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 1 innings against the Detroit Tigers giving up 2 hits and no runs in a 14-1 loss.