Paul Waner (HOF - d. 1965) Signed 8"x10" Photo - PSA/DNA Letter of Authenticity

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Paul Waner (HOF - d. 1965) Signed 8"x10" Photo - PSA/DNA Letter of Authenticity. Inscribed "To Edward Hand Junior High School, Best Regards" and "(Baseball Hall of Fame) 1964". Paul Glee Waner (April 16, 1903 – August 29, 1965), nicknamed "Big Poison", played for four teams between 1926 and 1945, most notably playing his first 15 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The greatest Pirate outfielder up to his retirement, he won the 1927 NL 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 in 1932 when he set the NL record for doubles in a season with 62. Waner won three National League (NL) batting titles, led the NL in hits twice and collected over 200 hits in eight seasons from 1926 to 1934. On June 19, 1942, Waner became the seventh member of the 3,000 hit club,[4] with a single off of 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 are 10th all time, and his 605 doubles are 14th all time. A career .333 hitter he was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1952. When his younger brother Lloyd Waner got elected to the Hall of Fame they became the second pair of brothers in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, after Harry and George Wright. Paul and Lloyd also hold the record for most hits recorded by brothers (5,611). On July 21, 2007, Waner's No. 11 was retired by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Condition: VG-EX