Wayne Comer
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Harry Wayne Comer is an American
former Major League Baseball
outfielder
.
Comer was originally signed in 1962 by the Washington Senators
as an amateur free agent
and then traded on March 23, 1963 to the Detroit Tigers
for Bobo Osborne
. Comer played the 1967 and 1968 seasons as a backup player for the Detroit Tigers
. He made an appearance in the 1968 World Series
for the Tigers, getting a single in his only at bat for a perfect 1.000 World Series batting average. On October 15, 1968, Comer was claimed by the newly formed Seattle Pilots
as the 41st pick in the 1968 expansion draft.
In 1969, Comer was an every day starter for the Pilots in the outfield (mostly in center field). In the first year of major league baseball in Seattle, Comer led the team in runs scored with 88. He was also second on the Pilots in home runs with 15 (trailing Don Mincher
. Comer also stole 18 bases for Seattle in 1969, and his combined "Power/Speed Number" was 16.4—8th best in the American League
. Shortly after the Pilots moved to Milwaukee, Comer was traded to the Washington Senators
—the team with whom he had signed his first professional contract.
After batting only .233 with no home runs for the Senators in 1970, Comer was sold back to the Detroit Tigers
on December 5, 1970. Comer did not play in the majors in 1971 and played in only 27 games for the Tigers in 1972.
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former Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
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outfielder
Outfielder
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.
Comer was originally signed in 1962 by the Washington Senators
Texas Rangers (baseball)
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as an amateur free agent
Free agent
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and then traded on March 23, 1963 to the Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
for Bobo Osborne
Bobo Osborne
Lawrence Sidney "Bobo" Osborne was a Major League Baseball first baseman who played for six seasons. He played for the Detroit Tigers from 1957 to 1959 and from 1961 to 1962. He also played for the Washington Senators in 1963.-External links:...
. Comer played the 1967 and 1968 seasons as a backup player for the Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
. He made an appearance in the 1968 World Series
1968 World Series
The 1968 World Series featured the defending champion St. Louis Cardinals against the Detroit Tigers, with the Tigers winning in seven games for their first championship since 1945, and the third in their history...
for the Tigers, getting a single in his only at bat for a perfect 1.000 World Series batting average. On October 15, 1968, Comer was claimed by the newly formed Seattle Pilots
Seattle Pilots
The Seattle Pilots were an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington for one season, . The Pilots played home games at Sick's Stadium and were a member of the West Division of Major League Baseball's American League...
as the 41st pick in the 1968 expansion draft.
In 1969, Comer was an every day starter for the Pilots in the outfield (mostly in center field). In the first year of major league baseball in Seattle, Comer led the team in runs scored with 88. He was also second on the Pilots in home runs with 15 (trailing Don Mincher
Don Mincher
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. Comer also stole 18 bases for Seattle in 1969, and his combined "Power/Speed Number" was 16.4—8th best in the American League
American League
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. Shortly after the Pilots moved to Milwaukee, Comer was traded to the Washington Senators
Texas Rangers (baseball)
The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...
—the team with whom he had signed his first professional contract.
After batting only .233 with no home runs for the Senators in 1970, Comer was sold back to the Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
on December 5, 1970. Comer did not play in the majors in 1971 and played in only 27 games for the Tigers in 1972.