Big Poison

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Big Poison was the nickname of Paul Waner, a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball outfielder renowned for his exceptional hitting with the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1920s and 1930s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball player
human
AllStarSelection 4
bats left
battedThirdOrFourth Pittsburgh Pirates lineup
battingTitle National League batting champion
battingTitleYear 1927
1934
1936
careerBattingAverage .333
careerDoubles 605
careerHits 3152
careerHomeRuns 113
careerRunsBattedIn 1309
careerRunsScored 1194
careerStolenBases 104
careerTriples 191
dateOfBirth 1903-04-16
dateOfDeath 1965-08-29
era 1920s
1930s
finalMLBGameDate 1945-04-17
finalMLBTeam New York Yankees
HallOfFameInductionYear 1952
hasNickname Big Poison
Paul Glee Waner
honor Pittsburgh Pirates retired his number 11
jerseyNumber 11
league National League
memberOf National Baseball Hall of Fame
MLBDebutDate 1926-04-15
MLBDebutTeam Pittsburgh Pirates
MVPYear 1927
nicknameOrigin derived from Brooklyn accent pronouncing "person" as "poison"
notableSkill high batting average
line-drive hitting
placeOfBirth Harrah, Oklahoma, United States
placeOfDeath Sarasota, Florida, United States
linked to: Sarasota, Florida
playedFor Boston Bees
Boston Braves
linked to: Atlanta Braves

Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Yankees
Pittsburgh Pirates
playedWith Lloyd Waner
primaryPosition right fielder
sibling Lloyd Waner
team 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates
linked to: Pittsburgh Pirates
throws left
wonAward National League Most Valuable Player

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Paul Waner nickname Big Poison
Paul Waner nickname Big Poison
subject linked to: Waner
Paul Waner hasNickname Big Poison
subject linked to: Big Poison