Wayne Comer

Harry Wayne Comer (February 3, 1944 – October 4, 2023) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder.

He played professional baseball for 13 seasons from 1962 through 1974, including stints with four major league teams: the Detroit Tigers (1967, 1968, 1972), the Seattle Pilots / Milwaukee Brewers (1969–1970), and the Washington Senators (1970).

In 1965, he led the Southern League with 31 stolen bases, compiled a .285 batting average, and hit nine home runs while recording 54 RBI in 123 games.

[8][9] He was the Mud Hens' starting center fielder in 1966 and compiled a .266 batting average with 11 home runs and 52 RBI in 131 games.

[5][10] During the 1967 season, Comer compiled a career-high .290 batting average with 11 home runs, 58 RBI and a .363 on-base percentage in 137 games.

[5] He also led the International League in runs scored, total bases, and putouts and assists by an outfielder.

[11] At the end of the 1967 season, he was named by the National Association of Baseball Writers to the 1967 East Triple-A All-Star team.

[1] The following year, Comer began the season in Toledo but was called up by the Tigers after Al Kaline broke a bone in his forearm in late May 1968.

[1][13] On October 15, 1968, Comer was claimed by the newly formed Seattle Pilots as the 41st pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

[17] He spent the 1971 season with the Toledo Mud Hens, appearing in 136 games with a .279 batting average, nine home runs, 51 RBI, and a .373 on-base percentage.