18 Facts About Lloyd Waner

Lloyd Waner earned a selection to the MLB All-Star Game in 1938.

Lloyd Waner was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1967.

Lloyd Waner worked as a scout for the Pirates and the Baltimore Orioles after retiring as a player.

Lloyd Waner was born on March 16,1906, in Harrah, Oklahoma, and grew up on a farm with his older brother, Paul.

Lloyd Waner graduated from McLoud High School and attended three semesters at East Central State University in Ada, Oklahoma before going into professional baseball.

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Lloyd Waner started his professional baseball career in 1925 with the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League, but he hit poorly.

Lloyd Waner was offered a tryout for the Pirates at the urging of his brother, who had been discovered in Ada by Pirates scout Joe Devine.

Lloyd Waner broke into the major leagues with the Pirates in 1927 and quickly built his reputation as a slap hitter with an astute sense of plate discipline.

Al Lopez said that infielders of the era played deep at their positions, but Lloyd Waner made them play closer to compensate for his speed as a runner.

Lloyd Waner earned a record-setting 678 hits over his first three seasons.

Lloyd Waner returned in 1931 and led the NL with 214 hits and 681 at-bats while hitting.

In January 1936, Lloyd Waner became ill with pneumonia and his condition was initially said to be critical.

Lloyd Waner led the league in putouts four times, using his excellent speed to cover the spacious Forbes Field outfield.

Lloyd Waner filled the same role with the Baltimore Orioles in 1955.

Lloyd Waner worked for the city of Oklahoma City between 1950 and 1967.

Lloyd Waner was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1967.

Lloyd Waner gave up drinking in the last four or five years of his life and Lloyd Waner Jr.

Lloyd Waner was survived by his wife Frances and his two children.