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Paul Waner
MLB debut April 13, 1926 for the Pittsburgh Pirates Last MLB appearance April 26, 1945 for the New York Yankees Career statistics Batting average .333 Hits 3,152 Home runs 113 Runs batted in 1,309 Teams Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–1940) Brooklyn Dodgers (1941) Boston Braves (1941–1942) Brooklyn Dodgers (1943–1944) New York Yankees (1944–1945) Career highlights and awards 4× All-Star (1933–1935, 1937) NL MVP (1927) Pittsburgh Pirates #11 retired Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction 1952 Vote 83.33% 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.

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