Billy Wagner

William Edward "Billy the Kid" Wagner
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 180 lb.
Born: July 25, 1971 in Tannersville, VA
Drafted: 1st round 1993 by the Houston Astros
Acquired: as a free agent, November 2005
Departed: traded to the Boston Red Sox for two players to be named later (Chris Carter and Eddie Lora), August 2009

One of the most dominant left-handed closers ever--can you name one better? Nicknamed "Country Time" by the vast nation of Mets bloggers. Billy's final season in the big leagues may well have been his best, but he had already determined that it would be his last, and—true to his word—he retired. He's pictured here on an autographed 1997 Topps Gallery card; there are more cards shown below.

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PITCHING RECORD (team-leading totals in red)

YEAR CLUB     G GS CG    IP  W  L   PCT   H   R  ER   SO  BB ShO  SV   ERA
==========================================================================
1995 Hou NL   1  0  0   0.1  0  0  ----   0   0   0    0   0   0   0  0.00
1996 Hou NL  37  0  0  51.2  2  2  .500  28  16  14   67  30   0   9  2.44
1997 Hou NL  62  0  0  66.1  7  8  .467  49  23  21  106  30   0  23  2.85
1998 Hou NL  58  0  0  60.0  4  3  .571  46  19  18   97  25   0  30  2.70
1999 Hou NL  66  0  0  74.2  4  1  .800  35  14  13  124  23   0  39  1.57
2000 Hou NL  28  0  0  27.2  2  4  .333  28  19  19   28  18   0   6  6.18
2001 Hou NL  64  0  0  62.2  2  5  .286  44  19  19   79  20   0  39  2.73
2002 Hou NL  70  0  0  75.0  4  2  .667  51  21  21   88  22   0  35  2.52
2003 Hou NL  78  0  0  86.0  1  4  .200  52  18  17  105  23   0  44  1.78
2004 Phi NL  45  0  0  48.1  4  0 1.000  31  16  13   59   6   0  21  2.42
2005 Phi NL  75  0  0  77.2  4  3  .571  45  17  13   87  20   0  38  1.51
2006 *METS*  70  0  0  72.1  3  2  .600  59  22  18   94  21   0  40  2.24
2007 *METS*  66  0  0  68.1  2  2  .500  55  22  20   80  22   0  34  2.63
2008 *METS*  45  0  0  47.0  0  1  .000  32  17  12   52  10   0  27  2.30
2009 2teams  17  0  0  15.2  1  1  .500   8   5   3   26   8   0   0  1.72
2010 Atl NL  71  0  0  69.1  7  2  .778  38  14  11  104  22   0  37  1.43
==========================================================================
METS TOTALS 183  0  0 189.2  5  5  .500 146  61  50  230  54   0 101  2.37
OTHER CLUBS 670  0  0 713.1 42 35  .545 455 201 182  966 246   0 321  2.30
==========================================================================
CAREER TOTS 853  0  0 903.0 47 40  .540 601 262 232 1196 300   0 422  2.31

season highlighted in blue denotes he was selected Rounding Third's Mets Pitcher of the Year

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB     G GS CG    IP  W  L   PCT   H   R  ER   SO  BB ShO  SV   ERA
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2009 *METS*   2  0  0   2.0  0  0  ----   0   0   0    4   1   0   0  0.00
2009 Bos AL  15  0  0  13.2  1  1  .500   8   5   3   22   7   0   0  1.98

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This is a list of the Billy Wagner cards that I already have in my collection. If you have any cards that are not listed here, and you are willing to donate or trade them, contact me at Rounding Third. Items that are struck through are no longer a part of the Rounding Third collection, having been sold for charity.

1993 Classic Four Sport	1993-94 Fleer Excel	1994 Score Gold Rush	1994 Upper Deck

1993 Classic Four Sport #269

1993-94 Fleer Excel #209

1994 Bowman #642
1994 Bowman's Best Blue #19
1994 Classic #140
1994 Classic Best Gold #18
1994 Classic Quad City River Bandits #1
1994 Classic Tri-Cards #T34 (uncut)
1994 Score Gold Rush #536 (Draft Pick)
1994 Topps #209 (Draft Pick)
1994 Upper Deck #524 (Top Prospects)
1994 Upper Deck Collector's Choice #29 (Draft Picks)
1994 Upper Deck Collector's Choice Silver Signature #29 (Draft Picks)
1994 Upper Deck SP #18 (Premier Prospects)
1994 Upper Deck Top Prospects #86

1994-95 Fleer Excel #208

1995 Classic 5 Sport	1996 Bowman's Best Preview Refractors	1996 Topps Gallery	1997 New Pinnacle	1997 Score

1995 Bowman #1
1995 Bowman's Best Blue #32
1995 Classic 5 Sport #110 (silver die-cut)
1995 Upper Deck Top Prospects #60
1995 Upper Deck Top Prospects Organizational Pro Files #OP-12

1996 Bowman #336
1996 Bowman's Best #148
1996 Bowman's Best Preview Atomic Refractor #BBP 8
1996 Bowman's Best Preview Refractor #BBP 8
1996 Fleer #422
1996 Leaf #218 (Gold Leaf Rookie)
1996 Leaf Preferred #121
1996 Leaf Signature Series #80
1996 Pinnacle Zenith #112
1996 Topps #212 (Future Star)
1996 Topps Gallery #128 (The Futurists)
1996 Upper Deck #225 (Star Rookie)

1997 Bowman #54
1997 Donruss #91
1997 New Pinnacle #34
1997 Pinnacle #183
1997 Pinnacle Certified Red #102
1997 Score #32
1997 Topps Gallery #178 (autographed)
1997 Upper Deck Collector's Choice #123

1998 Donruss	1998 Topps Gallery	1999 Fleer Tradition	1999 Skybox Premium

1998 Donruss #211
1998 Donruss Signature Series (autographed)
1998 Fleer/Skybox Metal Universe #27
1998 Fleer Tradition #210
1998 Pinnacle #112 (away)
1998 Score Rookie and Traded #RT77
1998 Topps #3
1998 Topps Gallery #39 (Permanent Collection)
1998 Upper Deck Collector's Choice #134
1998 Upper Deck Special F/X #63
1998 Upper Deck SP^x Finite #281 (8642/9000)

1999 Fleer Tradition #217
1999 Pacific Paramount #107
1999 Pacific Paramount Gold #107
1999 Skybox Premium #176
1999 Skybox Thunder #31
1999 Topps #108
1999 Topps Opening Day #62
1999 Upper Deck MVP #93
1999 Upper Deck Victory #175

2000 Fleer Ultra	2000 Topps All-Star Rookie Team	2001 Bowman Heritage	2002 Fleer Ultra	2002 Leaf

2000 Fleer/Skybox Impact #99
2000 Fleer Tradition #295
2000 Fleer Ultra #41
2000 Pacific Aurora #66
2000 Pacific Crown Collection #127
2000 Pacific Paramount Gold #106
2000 Pacific Vanguard #71
2000 Skybox Dominion #128
2000 Skybox Metal #9
2000 Topps #129
2000 Topps All-Star Rookie Team #RT10
2000 Topps Chrome #129
2000 Topps Chrome All-Star Rookie Team #RT10
2000 Upper Deck #129 (All-Star)

2001 Bowman Heritage #81
2001 Fleer Platinum #186
2001 Pacific #193
2001 Topps #468
2001 Topps Heritage #69 (black back)
2001 Upper Deck Victory #262

2002 Donruss Best of Fan Club #138
2002 Donruss Fan Club #138
2002 Fleer Tradition #358
2002 Fleer Ultra #113
2002 Leaf #71
2002 MLB Showdown Strategy #S38 ("Lefty Specialist")
2002 Topps #172
2002 Upper Deck Victory #244

2003 Fleer Ultra	2003 Upper Deck	2004 Donruss Throwback Threads	2004 Fleer Ultra

2003 Donruss #298
2003 Donruss Team Heroes #228
2003 Fleer Platinum #171
2003 Fleer Ultra #27
2003 Leaf #171
2003 Topps #95
2003 Upper Deck #381

2004 Donruss #275
2004 Donruss Classics #115
2004 Donruss Throwback Threads #152
2004 Fleer Authentix #59
2004 Fleer Tradition #240
2004 Fleer Ultra #129
2004 Fleer Ultra #226
2004 Topps #145
2004 Topps All-Star Stitches #ASR-BW (game-worn jersey)
2004 Topps Chrome Fashionably Great #FGR-BW (game-worn jersey)
2004 Topps Clubhouse Collection #BWA (game-worn jersey)
2004 Topps Heritage #9
2004 Upper Deck #265 (Season Highlights; checklist)
2004 Upper Deck First Pitch #265 (Season Highlights; checklist)
2004 Upper Deck Sweet Spot Signatures #SS-WA (autographed)
2004 Upper Deck Vintage #78

2005 Fleer Authentix	2005 Topps Turkey Red	2006 Bazooka	2006 Topps Heritage

2005 Donruss #291
2005 Donruss Press Proofs Blue #291 (066/100)
2005 Fleer Authentix #56
2005 Fleer Platinum #15
2005 Fleer Platinum Platinum Finish #15 (025/199)
2005 Fleer Showcase #65
2005 Fleer Ultra #96
2005 Topps #117
2005 Topps Chrome #117
2005 Topps Opening Day #117
2005 Topps Total #356
2005 Topps Turkey Red #190
2005 Upper Deck Matinee Idols #MI-BW (game-used jersey)

2006 Bazooka #86
2006 Bazooka 4-on-1 Stickers #20 (with Francisco Rodriguez)
2006 Bowman Heritage Mini #198
2006 Bowman Originals Buybacks (autographed; 29/38; 1997 Bowman Chrome #42; no hard sleeve)
2006 Fleer #256
2006 Fleer Tradition #106
2006 Fleer Ultra #120
2006 Starlight Starbright (Marc S. Levine) Mets #13
2006 Topps #207
2006 Topps Heritage #174
2006 Topps Mets Team Set #NYM11
2006 Topps Update & Highlights #UH217 (League Leaders)
2006 Upper Deck Sweet Spot #67

2007 Fleer	2007 Upper Deck	2008 Topps Mets Boxed Set	2008 Upper Deck Baseball Heroes

2007 Fleer #132
2007 Fleer Ultra #114
2007 Topps #109
2007 Topps #109 (red letters)
2007 Topps Mets Blister Pack Team Set #NYM9
2007 Topps Mets Boxed Team Set #NYM8, #NYM38, #NYM53
2007 Topps Moments & Milestones #129 (1 save; 101/150)
2007 Topps Update & Highlights #UH249 (All-Star)
2007 Topps Update & Highlights #UH249 (All-Star; red letters)
2007 Upper Deck #386
2007 Upper Deck Goudey #33
2007 Upper Deck Sweet Spot Sweet Swatches Memorabilia #SW-BW (game-used uniform)

2008 Topps #65
2008 Topps Allen & Ginter's #89
2008 Topps Heritage #13
2008 Topps Heritage #13 (black back)
2008 Topps Heritage Chrome #C29 (0211/1959)
2008 Topps Mets Blister Pack Team Set #NYM9
2008 Topps Mets Boxed Team Set #14, #28
2008 Topps Update & Highlights #UH328 (All-Stars)
2008 Upper Deck #154
2008 Upper Deck Baseball Heroes #109
2008 Upper Deck First Edition #126
2008 Upper Deck Goudey #120

2009 Upper Deck O-Pee-Chee Black	2009 Upper Deck Signature Stars	2010 Topps Update	2011 Topps Gold

2009 O-Pee-Chee Black #310
2009 Topps Heritage #632
2009 Upper Deck #257
2009 Upper Deck Game Jersey Triple Swatch #GJ-BW (game-used jersey; 93/99)
2009 Upper Deck Signature Stars #15

2010 Topps Atlanta Braves Team Set #ATL17
2010 Topps Heritage Clubhouse Collection #CCR-BW (game-worn jersey)
2010 Topps Update #US-266
2010 Topps Update Gold #US-266 (1810/2010)
2010 Topps Update The Cards Your Mom Threw Out #CMT159 (reprint of 1994 Topps #209)

2011 Topps #13
2011 Topps Gold #13 (1119/2011)

2016 Topps Strata Autographs Orange #SA-BW (autographed; 110/125)

Other Billy Wagner memorabilia in my collection:

2007 McFarlane Series 17 action figure (still in package)

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