Paul Waner

'I may have got (Paul) Waner out, but I never fooled him.' - Burleigh Grimes

Paul Waner: Angels in the Outfield. Paul Waner was born on April 16, 1903 in Harrah, Oklahoma, USA as Paul Glee Waner. He was an actor, known for Angels in the Outfield (1951). He was married to Mildred. He died on August 29, 1965 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.

In 1926, Paul Waner had the highest average of any NL player with .336. Learn more about this Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder and see his statistics.

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A look at the legendary Hall of Famers from Harrah Oklahoma, Big Poison and Little Poison. Paul had his jersey retired in Pittsburgh this July 21, 55 years after he made the Hall of Fame. Jersey of brother Lloyd, also in Cooperstown, is still not retired.

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Jim Knight and his daughter were in for a surprise when they visited Pittsburgh'?s PNC Park in 2005. The grandnephew of Pirates great Paul Waner asked a stadium worker, "Where can we find the Paul Waner stuff? We're relatives and we'd like to get some pictures." Knight was told that no Waner "stuff" existed. They went to the souvenir shop, looked around for banners, plaques, a statue, anything that showed a connection to Waner, and found nothing. "That's when we realized that because Paul was not part of the TV generation, his legacy was getting lost," Knight said. "We had to do something." So Knight, along with other members of Waner's family, including Waner's grandson, Paul Waner III, contacted the Pirates' front office to see what could be done to restore the memory of Big Poison for the current generations of Pirates fans.

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Paul Glee Waner (April 16, 1903 – August 29, 1965), nicknamed "Big Poison", was an American professional baseball right fielder. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, and New York Yankees of Major League Baseball from 1926 to 1945. He won three National League (NL) batting titles and the NL Most Valuable Player Award while with the Pirates. He was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1952.

Career: 113 HR, .333 BA (26th), 1309 RBI, RF, HOF in 1952, 1927 NL MVP, 4xAllStar, Pirates/Braves/... 1926-1945, b:L/t:L, 3x BA Leader, born in Unite. 1903, died 1965