Wayne Comer

Harry Wayne Comer

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 175 lb.
• High School Page County High School
• Debut September 17, 1967
• Final Game August 2, 1972
• Born February 3, 1944 in Shenandoah, VA USA
• Died October 4, 2023 in Shenandoah, VA USA

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Biographical Information

"I've had the feeling for some time now that Wayne Comer and I don't get along. I can tell because every once in a while he says about me 'Get him the [EFF] out of here.'" - Jim Bouton, Ball Four

Expansion blessed Wayne Comer with his lone full season in the bigs. He led the doomed Seattle Pilots in runs scored (88) while leading the junior circuit in double plays turned by an outfielder during an 147-game, .245/.354/.380 season in 1969. He never appeared in more than 90 games in any other year (five seasons between 1967 and 1972), though he did win a World Series ring as a backup outfielder with the Detroit Tigers in 1968. Delivering a pinch hit single off Joe Hoerner of the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 3 left him with a career Fall Classic batting average of 1.000.

Wayne also spent 11 seasons in the minors, with parts of six years playing for the Toledo Mud Hens.

In retirement, he coached high school baseball at Spotswood High School and Page County High School, his alma mater, stepping down after the 2023 season, He died only a few months later, at age 79.

Notable Achievement

• Won a World Series with the Detroit Tigers in 1968

Related Sites

• Wayne Comer at the SABR Bio Project
• Obituary