Bagwell started his professional baseball career in 1920 in the Louisiana State League. That season, he had a .344 batting average in 33 games. Bagwell then spent two years in the Southwestern League. In 1921, he batted .357, and in 1922, he batted .402 and led the league in batting average, hits (217), and total bases (323).\n', '

In October 1922, Bagwell was selected by the Boston Braves in the Rule 5 draft. He played for both the Braves and the Eastern League\'s Worcester Panthers in 1923. With Boston, he batted .290 in 56 games; with Worcester, he batted .453 in 49 games to lead the Eastern League in batting average.\n', '

The Braves released Bagwell in April 1924. He spent one season in the Texas League, batted .367 with a career-high 37 home runs there, and then returned to the majors in 1925 with the Philadelphia Athletics. Bagwell spent nearly the whole season as a pinch hitter for Philadelphia. He appeared in 36 games and went 15 for 50 (.300) at the plate.\n', '

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