Lloyd Waner

Lloyd Waner
Center fielder
Born: (1906-03-16)March 16, 1906
Harrah, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died: July 22, 1982(1982-07-22) (aged 76)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 12, 1927, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
September 16, 1945, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Batting average.316
Hits2,459
Home runs27
Runs batted in598
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Teams
Career highlights and awards
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction1967
Election methodVeterans Committee

Lloyd James Waner (March 16, 1906 – July 22, 1982), nicknamed "Little Poison", was a Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder. His small stature at 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) and 132 lb (60 kg)[1] made him one of the smallest players of his era. Along with his brother, Paul Waner, he anchored the Pittsburgh Pirates outfield throughout the 1920s and 1930s. After brief stints with four other teams late in his career, Waner retired as a Pirate.

Waner finished with a batting average over .300 in ten seasons. He earned a selection to the MLB All-Star Game in 1938. Lloyd and Paul Waner set the record for career hits by brothers in MLB. He was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1967. He worked as a scout for the Pirates and the Baltimore Orioles after retiring as a player.

  1. ^ "Lloyd Waner" Archived 2013-05-16 at the Wayback Machine. psu.edu. Retrieved 2010-10-10.