Steven K. Wagner

Steven K. Wagner is a longtime author and freelance writer. He began his career as a newspaper reporter, working for several small papers before joining the legendary wire service United Press International in Boise, Idaho, as assistant bureau chief. He left there to become an editor with Oregon's largest daily newspaper, The Oregonian, and later worked as the newspaper's night crime reporter. After four years with The Oregonian Mr. Wagner moved to Los Angeles and began working as a freelance journalist. His writing and photography appeared in the Los Angeles Times for 15 years and he has also completed assignments for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News Service, Seattle Times, Oklahoma City Oklahoman, Baseball America and other newspapers. His first book, titled "Perfect: The Rise and Fall of John Paciorek, Baseball's Greatest One-Game Wonder" (Breakaway Books, NY), was published in March 2015. His second book, titled "Seinsoth: The Rough-and-Tumble Life of a Dodger" (Sunbury Press, PA), was released in November 2016. A third book, "The Four-Home Runs Club: Sluggers Who Achieved Baseball's Rarest Feat" (Rowman & Littlefield, MD), was released in 2018. His most recent book, titled "Game Won: How the Greatest Home Run Ever Hit Sparked the 1988 Dodgers to Game One Victory and an Improbable World Series Title" (Sunbury Press, PA), was published in 2021. A fifth book, "Bronx Epitaph: How Lou Gehrig's 'Luckiest Man' speech defined the Yankee Legend," (State University of New York Press) was released on Jan. 1, 2023. Mr. Wagner currently resides in Southeastern Pennsylvania.