Paul Waner

Full Name: Paul Glee Waner	Primary Position: OF
Height/Weight: 5' 8.5"/153	First Game: April 13, 1926
Birthdate: April 16, 1903	Final Game: April 26, 1945
Birthplace: Harrah, Oklahoma	MLB Experience: 19 years
Died: August 29, 1965
Deathplace: Sarasota, Florida
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

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Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1952

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Paul Waner (Paul Glee Waner) was born on April 16, 1903 in Harrah, Oklahoma. He made his Major League debut on April 13, 1926 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1926, his rookie year, he hit .336 with 8 home runs and 79 RBI. Waner played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves over the course of his 19 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Paul Waner's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1927, when he hit for a .380 average and knocked in 131 runs. However, others believe that it was 1929, when he slugged 15 home runs, hit for a .336 average and knocked in 100 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	GDP
1926	PIT	N	144	536	101	180	8	79	.336	.413	.528	35	22	66	19	4	12	11	0
1927	PIT	N	155	623	114	237	9	131	.380	.437	.549	42	18	60	14	3	23	5	0
1928	PIT	N	152	602	142	223	6	86	.370	.446	.547	50	19	77	16	5	13	6	0
1929	PIT	N	151	596	131	200	15	100	.336	.424	.534	43	15	89	24	3	15	15	0
1930	PIT	N	145	589	117	217	8	77	.368	.428	.525	32	18	57	18	4	15	18	0
1931	PIT	N	150	559	88	180	6	70	.322	.404	.453	35	10	73	21	4	10	6	0
1932	PIT	N	154	630	107	215	8	82	.341	.397	.510	62	10	56	24	2	9	13	0
1933	PIT	N	154	618	101	191	7	70	.309	.372	.456	38	16	60	20	2	14	3	10
1934	PIT	N	146	599	122	217	14	90	.362	.429	.539	32	16	68	24	2	8	8	15
1935	PIT	N	139	549	98	176	11	78	.321	.392	.477	29	12	61	22	3	10	2	15
1936	PIT	N	148	585	107	218	5	94	.373	.446	.520	53	9	74	29	3	4	7	15
1937	PIT	N	154	619	94	219	2	74	.354	.413	.441	30	9	63	34	0	8	4	11
1938	PIT	N	148	625	77	175	6	69	.280	.331	.378	31	6	47	28	1	7	2	16
1939	PIT	N	125	461	62	151	3	45	.328	.375	.438	30	6	35	18	0	10	0	12
1940	PIT	N	89	238	32	69	1	32	.290	.352	.378	16	1	23	14	0	0	0	4
1941	BRO	N	11	35	5	6	0	4	.171	.326	.171	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	2
1941	BOS	N	95	294	40	82	2	46	.279	.378	.347	10	2	47	14	0	0	1	8
1941	TOT	N	106	329	45	88	2	50	.267	.372	.328	10	2	55	14	0	1	1	10
1942	BOS	N	114	333	43	86	1	39	.258	.376	.324	17	1	62	20	1	8	2	7
1943	BRO	N	82	225	29	70	1	26	.311	.406	.396	16	0	35	9	1	6	0	9
1944	NY	A	9	7	1	1	0	1	.143	.333	.143	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0
1944	BRO	N	83	136	16	39	0	16	.287	.405	.331	4	1	27	7	0	1	0	3
1944	Total		92	143	17	40	0	17	.280	.401	.322	4	1	29	8	0	1	1	3
1945	NY	A	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total	NL		2539	9452	1626	3151	113	1308	.333	.404	.474	605	191	1088	375	38	174	103	127
Total	AL		10	7	1	1	0	1	.143	.400	.143	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	0
Total			2549	9459	1627	3152	113	1309	.333	.404	.473	605	191	1091	376	38	174	104	127

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Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1926	PIT	N	OF	139	307	21	8	3	.976
1927	PIT	N	OF	143	326	20	7	4	.980
1927	PIT	N	1B	14	104	5	3	8	.973
1928	PIT	N	OF	131	299	14	8	0	.975
1928	PIT	N	1B	24	234	8	4	17	.984
1929	PIT	N	1B	7	70	3	0	2	1.000
1929	PIT	N	OF	143	328	15	5	5	.986
1930	PIT	N	OF	143	344	9	15	4	.959
1931	PIT	N	1B	10	99	3	0	10	1.000
1931	PIT	N	OF	138	342	28	9	8	.976
1932	PIT	N	OF	154	367	13	10	3	.974
1933	PIT	N	OF	154	346	16	7	2	.981
1934	PIT	N	OF	145	323	15	5	1	.985
1935	PIT	N	OF	136	283	13	5	2	.983
1936	PIT	N	OF	145	323	15	14	7	.960
1937	PIT	N	OF	150	271	16	9	3	.970
1937	PIT	N	1B	3	27	3	2	3	.938
1938	PIT	N	OF	147	284	11	7	0	.977
1939	PIT	N	OF	106	206	12	5	4	.978
1940	PIT	N	1B	8	88	6	1	12	.989
1940	PIT	N	OF	45	62	3	1	0	.985
1941	BRO	N	OF	9	12	0	1	0	.923
1941	BOS	N	1B	7	19	1	2	0	.909
1941	BOS	N	OF	77	129	7	5	3	.965
1941	TOT	N	OF	86	141	7	6	3	.961
1941	TOT	N	RF	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1942	BOS	N	OF	94	150	6	5	3	.969
1943	BRO	N	OF	57	116	4	5	1	.960
1944	BRO	N	OF	32	54	3	1	0	.983
Total			1B	73	641	29	12	52	.982
Total			OF	2288	4872	241	132	53	.975

[edit] Transactions

Sold by San Francisco (PCL) to Pittsburgh Pirates with Hal Rhyne for $100000 plus 3 players to be named (October 13, 1925).
Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (December 5, 1940).
Signed by Brooklyn Dodgers (January 31, 1941).
Released by Brooklyn Dodgers (May 11, 1941).
Signed by Boston Braves (May 24, 1941).
Released by Boston Braves (January 19, 1943).
Signed by Brooklyn Dodgers (January 21, 1943).
Released by Brooklyn Dodgers (September 1, 1944).
Signed by New York Yankees (September 1, 1944).
Released by New York Yankees (May 3, 1945).

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