Wayne Oren Nordhagen (born July 4, 1948) is an American former

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and

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. He played eight seasons in the majors for the

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(1976–81),

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(1982), Pittsburgh Pirates (1982) and Chicago Cubs (1983).

Career

Drafted by the

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, Nordhagen played in 502 games in eight major league seasons. In an oddity, Nordhagen was traded twice in ten days for the same player, outfielder Dick Davis. On June 15, 1982, Nordhagen was traded by the Blue Jays to the Philadelphia Phillies for Davis. Later that day, without having played for the Phillies, he was traded again, this time to the Pirates for outfielder

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. On June 25, after playing in just one game for the Pirates (going 2-for-4 with 2 RBI), Nordhagen was traded ''back'' to the Blue Jays as the

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in a trade that occurred on June 22, in which the Pirates had acquired the very same Dick Davis.

Personal life

Nordhagen is the uncle of former major league player

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.Millar a 'union guy' 12 years later
, The

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, published July 8, 2007, accessed July 8, 2007. Nordhagen lives in Southern California with his wife of 71 years, Carrie. The couple have three daughters.

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