Fred Payne (baseball)
Fred Payne | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Camden, New York | September 2, 1880|
Died: January 16, 1954 Camden, New York | (aged 73)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 21, 1906, for the Detroit Tigers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 4, 1911, for the Chicago White Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .215 |
Home runs | 1 |
Runs batted in | 86 |
Teams | |
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Frederick Thomas Payne (September 2, 1880 – January 16, 1954) was a Major League Baseball player who played six seasons in the major leagues with the Detroit Tigers (1906–1908) and Chicago White Sox (1909–1911).
Payne played in a total of 334 major league games, of which 271 were as a catcher. In 1906, he was part of the first season-long platoon arrangement in baseball, sharing time at catcher with Jack Warner and Boss Schmidt.[1] He played on the Tigers with Ty Cobb and Sam Crawford that won American League pennants in 1907 and 1908. Payne played two games in the 1907 World Series, with a single in four at bats. Payne had a career batting average of .215 and had 194 hits, 86 RBIs, 82 runs scored, 21 stolen bases, 16 doubles, 12 triples, and 1 home run. Payne died in 1954 at age 73. He was born and died in Camden, New York.
References
- ^ James, Bill (1997). John Thorn (ed.). The Complete Armchair Book of Baseball: An All-Star Lineup Celebrates America's National Pastime. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. p. 595. ISBN 9781578660049.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1880 births
- 1954 deaths
- Chicago White Sox players
- Detroit Tigers players
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Baseball players from New York (state)
- People from Camden, New York
- Minor league baseball managers
- Syracuse Stars (minor league baseball) players
- Rochester Bronchos players
- Baltimore Orioles (IL) players
- Chattanooga Lookouts players
- Newport News Shipbuilders players
- American baseball catcher, 1880s birth stubs