Bill Wagner
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"William (Bill) Joseph Wagner" (January 2, 1894 – January 11, 1951) was an American baseball catcher. He was born in 1894 in Jesup, Iowa. Wagner played five seasons in Major League Baseball and was a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1914 to 1917 and the Atlanta Braves/Boston Braves in 1918. He played in 93 career games with 50 Hit (baseball)/hits and 1 home run on a batting average of .207. Bill Wagner died in 1951 in Waterloo, Iowa.

Over a decade after Bill Wagner's death, a controversy arose whether he had Pinch hitter/pinch hit for teammate Honus Wagner in 1917, making him the only player to have done so. Later examination of National League archives proved the allegation incorrect.

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