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Matt Wagner

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 215lb (196cm, 97kg)

Born: April 4, 1972 in Cedar Falls, IA us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 23rd round of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft from Cedar Falls HS (Cedar Falls, IA), the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 36th round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from Iowa State University (Ames, IA) and the Seattle Mariners in the 3rd round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Iowa State University (Ames, IA).

High School: Cedar Falls HS (Cedar Falls, IA)

Schools: University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR), Iowa State University (Ames, IA)

Debut: June 5, 1996 (Age 24-062d, 16,883rd in major league history)
vs. CLE 6.0 IP, 7 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: September 22, 1996 (Age 24-171d)
vs. OAK 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1996 season

Full Name: Matthew William Wagner

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

ERA

6.86

80.0

WHIP

1.613

Summary of 15 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 3 go ahead

1 Tm
SEA	15

Platoon
vs RHB	11
vs LHB	4

Home/Road
Away	9
Home	6

Outs
2	7
0	6
1	2

9 Opps
OAK	3
MIN	2
BOS	2
DET	2
CHW	2
TEX	1
CLE	1
TOR	1
MIL	1

15 Batters
Ron Coomer	1
Terry Steinbach	1
Frank Thomas	1
Ed Sprague	1
Paul Molitor	1
Albert Belle	1
Gerónimo Berroa	1
Mark McGwire	1
Dave Martinez	1
Troy O'Leary	1
Tony Clark	1
Cecil Fielder	1
John Jaha	1
Warren Newson	1
Jeff Frye	1

7 Parks
Kingdome (SEA)	6
RingCentral Col (OAK)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	2
Metrodome (MIN)	2
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1

Where Hit
7	7
9	3
8	2
78	2
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	4
3	4
4	3
7+	2
2	1
Unk	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
2·HR gms	5
1·HR gms	5

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	8
-2-	2
1-3	2
123	1
1--	1
-23	1

27 Runs
RISP	6
0 on	8
1 on	3
2 on	3
3 on	1
Any on	7

Inning
2	3
3	2
4	5
5	3
6	1
7	1

1-3	5
4-6	9
7-end	1

RelScore
+4..	2
+1	3
Tied	1
-1	3
-2	2
-3	1
-4..	3

Ahead	5
Tied	1
Behind	9

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	4
1-1	3
3-2	2
2-1	2
1-2	1
Unk	1
0-1	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	4
RF	3
DH	3
2B	1
CF	1
C	1
LF	1
3B	1

OrderPos
4th	4
7th	2
5th	2
2nd	2
6th	2
3rd	2
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	6
Low Lev	6

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1996-06-05	Albert Belle	CLE		SEA	ahead 1-0	b 4	0	---		1	4	7	9%	77%	Home Run (Deep RF)
2	2	2	1	1996-06-10	Paul Molitor	MIN		SEA	behind 1-3	b 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	DH	11%	45%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
3	3	3	2	1996-06-10	Ron Coomer	MIN		SEA	ahead 4-3	b 5	2	-2-	4,(1-2) CFBX	2	6	9	17%	85%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); P. Molitor Scores
4	4	4	1	1996-06-15	Frank Thomas	CHW	@	SEA	behind 0-1	t 3	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	3	10%	45%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
5	5	5	2	1996-06-15	Dave Martinez	CHW	@	SEA	tied 1-1	t 5	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	2	8	13%	63%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
6	6	6	1	1996-06-26	Ed Sprague	TOR		SEA	behind 2-5	b 6	2	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	5	5	9%	22%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
7	7	7	1	1996-07-06	Warren Newson	TEX		SEA	behind 3-8	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	9	4%	10%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
8	8	8	1	1996-07-17	Terry Steinbach	OAK		SEA	behind 0-1	b 2	1	1-3	4,(2-1) BFBX	3	7	2	19%	72%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Brosius Scores; M. Stairs Scores
9	9	9	2	1996-07-17	Gerónimo Berroa	OAK		SEA	behind 3-5	b 3	2	-2-	4,(2-1) SBBX	2	4	DH	19%	51%	Home Run (Fly Ball); J. Giambi Scores
10	10	10	1	1996-07-22	John Jaha	MIL	@	SEA	behind 0-1	t 4	1	-23	3,(1-1) FBX	3	6	3	20%	69%	Home Run (Fly Ball); K. Seitzer Scores; D. Nilsson Scores
11	11	11	1	1996-07-27	Cecil Fielder	DET	@	SEA	behind 0-5	t 2	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	4	3	5%	18%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
12	12	12	2	1996-07-27	Tony Clark	DET	@	SEA	behind 1-5	t 2	0	---	8,(3-2) BCSBBFFX	1	5	DH	6%	24%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
13	13	13	1	1996-08-25	Troy O'Leary	BOS		SEA	ahead 1-0	b 4	2	1-3	2,(0-1) CX	3	9	9	21%	88%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Jefferson Scores; M. Stanley Scores; T. O'Leary Scores
14	14	14	2	1996-08-25	Jeff Frye	BOS		SEA	ahead 4-0	b 4	2	1--	7,(3-2) 1BBBCSFX	2	2	4	7%	95%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Bragg Scores; J. Frye Scores
15	15	15	1	1996-09-22	Mark McGwire	OAK	@	SEA	ahead 9-3	t 5	2	123	1,(0-0) X	4	4	3	4%	99%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Bordick Scores; S. Brosius Scores; G. Berroa Scores