Mark Duane Wagner (born March 4, 1954) is a retired

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infielder. He played with the

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, Texas Rangers, and

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between 1976 and 1984. Wagner was born in 1954 in

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. He attended Harbor High School in

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. He was drafted by the

in the 1972 amateur draft and played for the Tigers shortstop from 1976 to 1980. He was traded from the

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to the

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for

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on December 10, 1980. He played with the Rangers from 1981 to 1983. In April 1984, he signed as a free agent with the

. He appeared in his final major league game on September 30, 1984, with Oakland. On August 20, 1984, he also pitched the final 1 innings against the Detroit Tigers, giving up two hits and no runs in a 14-1 loss. 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.

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