Baseball player, born in Harrah, Oklahoma, USA. During his 20-year career as an outfielder (192645), mostly with the Pittsburgh Pirates, he posted a lifetime batting average of ·333, compiled 3152 hits, and won the Most Valuable Player Award in 1927. His brother Lloyd Waner (190682), who was called Little Poison, also played outfield for the Pirates. Both have been elected to baseball's Hall of Fame.
Paul Waner| Personal Info | |
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| Birth | April 16, 1903, Harrah, OK |
| Death: | August 29, 1965, Sarasota, FL |
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| Debut | April 13, 1926, Pittsburg Pirates vs. unknown, Unknown |
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| HOF induction: | 1952 |
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National League NL MVP: 1927 Led the league in batting average: 1927 (.380), 1934 (.362), 1936 (.373) Led the league in runs scored: 1928 (142), 1934 (122) Led the league in RBIs: 1927
(131) 3152 career baseball hits Lifetime batting average: .333 |
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Paul Glee Waner (April 16, 1903 - August 29, 1965) was an American player in Major League Baseball who, along with his brother Lloyd, starred in the Pittsburgh Pirates' outfield in the 1920s and 1930s. Born in Harrah, Oklahoma and nicknamed "Big Poison," he led the National League in batting on three occasions and accumulated over 3,000 hits in his career from 1926 to 1945. Famous for his ability to hit while hung over, when Waner gave up drinking in 1938 at management's request, he hit only .280 - the only time that he failed to hit .300 as a Pirate.
He (3,152) and his younger brother, Lloyd (2,459), hold the career record for hits by brothers (5,611), outpacing the three Alou brothers (5,094): Felipe (2,101), Matty (1,777) and Jesús (1,216), and the three DiMaggio brothers (4,853): Joe (2,214), Dom (1,680) and Vince (959), among others.
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