Billy Wagner had shown his dominance then, as he would repeatedly during his highly successful and decorated 16-year Major League career. He is, without question, worthy of induction into Cooperstown.

Billy Wagner was elected to Cooperstown on his 10th and final time on the Baseball Writers' Association of America ballot. Associated Press, File 2008 Billy Wagner ranks eighth in major-league ...

When he takes the podium in Cooperstown, Baseball Hall of Famer Billy Wagner will mention a few Virginia towns in his ...

This could finally be the year that the National Baseball Hall of Fame opens its doors to Billy Wagner. The former Ferrum College star was named on 68.1% of the ballots cast by the Baseball ...

BILLY WAGNER. Hall of Fame pitcher. Former pitcher. Age: 53 At Ferrum College: went 17-3 with a 1.63 ERA and 327 strikeouts from 1991-93; earned Division III first-team All-America honors. Drafted ...

Before this week, Billy Wagner had never been to Cooperstown. His closest brushes were trips in short-season A-ball to Oneonta, some 25 miles south in New York, to play road games in 1993, his ...

Billy Wagner ranks sixth all-time with 422 career saves and had his vote share nearly double in 2020. ... Billy Wagner's path to Cooperstown may be opening up. Jesse Yomtov. USA TODAY.

Billy Wagner, faced with his last chance at earning enshrinement to baseball’s hall of immortals in Cooperstown, N.Y., finally vaulted the 75% mark to punch his ticket to athletic immortality ...

Former Phillies reliever Billy Wagner continues to appear on Hall of Fame ballots but can't seem to reach Cooperstown. What will it take for him to get there?To the surprise of few, no Phillies ...

It's Year 8 for Billy Wagner and his effort to reach the Hall of Fame, ... A 75 percent threshold is required — with a window of 10 years on the ballot — for election into Cooperstown.

Wagner pitched to a sparkling 2.31 ERA (187 ERA+) and 0.998 WHIP in his career with 422 saves (sixth all time) and 1,196 strikeouts in 903 innings.