Later Life
After retiring as a player, Waner was a scout for Pittsburgh and for the Baltimore Orioles.
He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1967. Sabermetrician Bill James has listed Waner as one of ten examples of Hall of Fame inductees who do not deserve the honor. Possible reasons for his selection include his brother being a fellow inductee and the inflated batting averages of his era, which also helped many other 1920s and 30s players in the eyes of the Hall of Fame Veterans Committee.
In 1982, Waner died of complications related to emphysema. He was survived by his wife Frances and his two children.
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