Wayne Comer
[edit] Biography
Wayne Comer (Harry Wayne Comer) was born on February 3, 1944 in Shenandoah, Virginia. He made his Major League debut on September 17, 1967 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1969, his rookie year, he hit .245 with 15 home runs and 54 RBI. Comer played for the Detroit Tigers, Seattle Pilots, Washington Senators and Milwaukee Brewers over the course of his 5 year career.
Most people believe that Wayne Comer's best season was 1969, when he slugged 15 home runs and knocked in 54 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1967
| DET
| A
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| DET
| A
| 48
| 48
| 8
| 6
| 1
| 3
| .125
| .160
| .229
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| 147
| 481
| 88
| 118
| 15
| 54
| .245
| .354
| .380
| 18
| 1
| 82
| 79
| 1
| 5
| 18
| 2
| 10
|
| 1970
| WAS
| A
| 77
| 129
| 21
| 30
| 0
| 8
| .233
| .346
| .264
| 4
| 0
| 22
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| 13
| 17
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .059
| .059
| .059
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1970
| TOT
| A
| 90
| 146
| 22
| 31
| 0
| 9
| .212
| .318
| .240
| 4
| 0
| 22
| 19
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 3
|
| 1972
| DET
| A
| 27
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .111
| .100
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 316
| 687
| 119
| 157
| 16
| 67
| .229
| .331
| .336
| 22
| 2
| 106
| 106
| 2
| 7
| 22
| 2
| 17
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1967
| DET
| A
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1967
| DET
| A
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1968
| DET
| A
| OF
| 27
| 4
| 89
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| DET
| A
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| DET
| A
| LF
| 26
| 3
| 84
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| DET
| A
| C
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| RF
| 46
| 40
| 349
| 74
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| C
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| OF
| 139
| 128
| 1141.1
| 287
| 14
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| LF
| 23
| 3
| 51.1
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| CF
| 91
| 85
| 741
| 196
| 11
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1970
| WAS
| A
| CF
| 21
| 18
| 150.1
| 36
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1970
| WAS
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1970
| WAS
| A
| RF
| 20
| 15
| 118
| 21
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1970
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 58
| 34
| 310.2
| 70
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1970
| WAS
| A
| LF
| 18
| 1
| 42.1
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| CF
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| OF
| 5
| 2
| 19
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 22
| 16
| 126
| 22
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1970
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 19
| 1
| 43.1
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1970
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 63
| 36
| 329.2
| 75
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1970
| TOT
| A
| CF
| 23
| 19
| 160.1
| 40
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1972
| DET
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1972
| DET
| A
| OF
| 17
| 0
| 35
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| DET
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1972
| DET
| A
| LF
| 15
| 0
| 30
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 247
| 169
| 1600
| 387
| 16
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 116
| 105
| 909.1
| 236
| 11
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 70
| 57
| 482
| 98
| 6
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 83
| 7
| 208.2
| 40
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Washington Senators (1962).
- Traded by Washington Senators to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Bobo Osborne (March 23, 1963).
- Selected by Seattle Pilots from Detroit Tigers (41st pick overall) in the expansion draft (October 15, 1968).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers to Washington Senators in exchange for Hank Allen and Ron Theobald (May 11, 1970).
- Sold by Washington Senators to Detroit Tigers (December 5, 1970).
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