Paul Wargo
Paul John Wargo "Wedge"
Born: June 10, 1920
Mayfield, PA US
Deceased: May 6, 2010
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: OF
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
Career: 1939-1953
Paul Wargo compiled a career record of 95 wins and 70 losses and a 3.63 ERA in his 230-game pitching career with the Cambridge Cardinals, Hamilton Red Wings, Cambridge Canners, Asheville Tourists, Rochester Red Wings, Allentown Cardinals, Montgomery Rebels, Port Chester Clippers, Miami Beach Flamingos, Greenville Pirates, Bristol Owls, Greensboro Patriots, St. Jean Braves, Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers, St. Hyacinthe A's and Thetford Mines Mineurs. He began playing during the 1939 season and last took the field during the 1953 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | D | ESHL | Cambridge Cardinals | 3 | 6 | .333 | 2.83 | 14 | 86.0 | 80 | 37 | 27 | 26 | ||||||||||||
| 1940 | D | ESHL | Cambridge Canners | 6 | 9 | .400 | 4.94 | 21 | 124.0 | 124 | 86 | 68 | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 1940 | D | NYPL | Hamilton Red Wings | 4 | 4 | .500 | 4.50 | 10 | 7 | 64.0 | 79 | 47 | 32 | 27 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | D | NYPL | Hamilton Red Wings | 16 | 11 | .593 | 3.77 | 33 | 229.0 | 228 | 132 | 96 | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 1942 | B | PIED | Asheville Tourists | 15 | 12 | .556 | 2.93 | 29 | 218.0 | 222 | 97 | 71 | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 1943 | AA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5.46 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1946 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5.07 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55.0 | 63 | 38 | 31 | 38 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 1947 | B | INSL6 | Allentown Cardinals | 14 | 10 | .583 | 5.08 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 177.0 | 190 | 115 | 100 | 104 | 116 | 10 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| 1948 | B | COLL2 | Port Chester Clippers | 16 | 3 | .842 | 3.00 | 21 | 19 | 168.0 | 120 | 68 | 56 | 110 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | D | ALFL | Greenville Pirates | 6 | 2 | .750 | 3.83 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 47.0 | 43 | 25 | 20 | 29 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 1949 | B | FLIN | Miami Beach Flamingos | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0.00 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 33.0 | 34 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1949 | B | COLL2 | Bristol Owls | 8 | 1 | .889 | 2.28 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 75.0 | 65 | 25 | 19 | 39 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 1949 | B | CARL | Greensboro Patriots | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0.00 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 28.0 | 41 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1951 | C | CAML | Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3.60 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 50.0 | 49 | 29 | 20 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Totals | 95 | 70 | .576 | 3.63 | 230 | 46 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1382.0 | 1366 | 763 | 557 | 0 | 680 | 0 | 301 | 20 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | D | ESHL | Cambridge Cardinals | 15 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .121 | .212 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | D | ESHL | Cambridge Canners | 26 | 56 | 56 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .196 | .232 | .429 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | D | NYPL | Hamilton Red Wings | 10 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .286 | .536 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | D | NYPL | Hamilton Red Wings | 59 | 168 | 168 | 55 | 9 | 1 | 5 | .327 | .327 | .482 | .810 | 81 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | B | PIED | Asheville Tourists | 55 | 133 | 133 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .218 | .218 | .316 | .534 | 42 | |||||||||||
| 1943 | AA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 116 | 409 | 376 | 39 | 102 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 71 | .271 | .320 | .359 | .679 | 135 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 1946 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 31 | 37 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .147 | .216 | .176 | .393 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947 | B | INSL6 | Allentown Cardinals | 52 | 106 | 99 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 23 | .253 | .295 | .394 | .689 | 39 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1948 | B | COLL2 | Port Chester Clippers | 66 | 164 | 164 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 6 | .268 | .268 | .433 | .701 | 71 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | B | COLL2 | Bristol Owls | 34 | 120 | 103 | 22 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 17 | .311 | .408 | .524 | .933 | 54 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1949 | B | FLIN | Miami Beach Flamingos | 20 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .083 | .108 | .083 | .191 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1950 | C | PROV | St. Jean Braves | 13 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .136 | .136 | .136 | .273 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | C | CAML | Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers | 25 | 78 | 58 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 9 | .172 | .368 | .224 | .593 | 13 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1951 | C | PROV | St. Jean Braves | 14 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .364 | .364 | .545 | .909 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | C | PROV | St. Hyacinthe A's | 23 | 67 | 67 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .299 | .299 | .657 | .955 | 44 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | C | PROV | (+) St. Hyacinthe A's | 19 | 39 | 39 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .308 | .308 | .487 | .795 | 19 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | C | PROV | (+) Thetford Mines Mineurs | 19 | 39 | 39 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .308 | .308 | .487 | .795 | 19 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 559 | 1480 | 1399 | 86 | 357 | 63 | 12 | 28 | 84 | 8 | 4 | 70 | 136 | .255 | .292 | .377 | .669 | 528 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | D | ESHL | Cambridge Cardinals | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 1940 | D | ESHL | Cambridge Canners | P | 21 | .000 | |||||
| 1940 | D | NYPL | Hamilton Red Wings | P | 10 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | D | NYPL | Hamilton Red Wings | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 1942 | B | PIED | Asheville Tourists | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| 1943 | AA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 12 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .800 | .667 |
| 1943 | AA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | OF | 100 | 168 | 13 | 11 | 2 | .943 | 1.810 |
| 1946 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 23 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .917 | .478 |
| 1947 | B | INSL6 | Allentown Cardinals | P | 28 | 4 | 34 | 2 | 1 | .950 | 1.357 |
| 1949 | D | ALFL | Greenville Pirates | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | B | FLIN | Miami Beach Flamingos | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | B | CARL | Greensboro Patriots | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | B | COLL2 | Bristol Owls | OF | 20 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 |
| 1949 | B | COLL2 | Bristol Owls | P | 10 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 3 | .875 | 2.100 |
| 1951 | C | CAML | Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers | OF | 16 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| 1951 | C | CAML | Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers | P | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | .875 | 1.400 |
| Totals | 345 | 240 | 97 | 21 | 9 | .941 | .977 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | D | Eastern Shore League | Cambridge Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1940 | D | PONY League | Hamilton Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1940 | D | Eastern Shore League | Cambridge Canners | SLN | ||
| 1941 | D | PONY League | Hamilton Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1942 | B | Piedmont League | Asheville Tourists | SLN | ||
| 1943 | AA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1946 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1947 | B | Inter-State League | Allentown Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1948 | B | Southeastern League | Montgomery Rebels | |||
| 1948 | B | Colonial League | Port Chester Clippers | SLA | ||
| 1949 | B | Florida International League | Miami Beach Flamingos | |||
| 1949 | D | Alabama State League | Greenville Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1949 | B | Colonial League | Bristol Owls | |||
| 1949 | B | Carolina League | Greensboro Patriots | |||
| 1950 | C | Provincial League | St. Jean Braves | |||
| 1951 | C | Provincial League | St. Jean Braves | |||
| 1951 | C | Canadian-American League | Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers | |||
| 1952 | C | Provincial League | St. Hyacinthe A's | PHA | ||
| 1953 | C | Provincial League | Thetford Mines Mineurs | SLA | ||
| 1953 | C | Provincial League | St. Hyacinthe A's | PHA |
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