Paul Waner

Paul Glee Waner (April 16, 1903 – August 29, 1965), nicknamed "Big Poison," was an American professional baseball right fielder who played in Major League Baseball for four teams between 1926 and 1945, most notably spending his first 15 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Regarded as the greatest Pirate outfielder up to his retirement, he won the 1927 National League Most Valuable Player Award in his second season, collecting a team-record 237 hits that year. Waner set the team record for doubles in a season three times, including 1932, when his 62 doubles set the NL single-season record. In the only postseason appearance of his career, he hit .333 in the Pirates' 1927 World Series loss to the New York Yankees. He won three National League batting titles, led the league in hits twice, and collected over 200 hits eight times, including four consecutive seasons from 1927 to 1930. On June 19, 1942, Waner became the seventh member of the 3,000-hit club with a single off Rip Sewell. He led the NL in putouts four times and holds the career record for most putouts by a right fielder. His 191 triples rank 10th all-time and are the most among players whose entire careers fell within the live-ball era.