Phil Paine

Phil Paine
Phil Paine
	Pitcher
	Born: June 8, 1930; Chepachet, Rhode Island
	Died: February 19, 1978 (aged 47); Lebanon, Pennsylvania
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	July 14, 1951, for the Boston Braves
Last MLB appearance
	September 19, 1958, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	10–1
Earned run average	3.24
Strikeouts	101
Teams
	Boston Braves (1951); Nishitetsu Lions (1953); Milwaukee Braves (1954–1957); St. Louis Cardinals (1958);

Phillips Steere Paine (June 8, 1930 – February 19, 1978) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched all or part of six seasons between 1951 and 1958. In 1953, while serving in the military, Paine pitched in nine games for the Nishitetsu Lions, becoming the first former major leaguer to play in Nippon Professional Baseball.

Paine made his NPB debut for the Lions on August 23, 1953.^[1]

On February 19, 1978, Paine died at the Veterans Hospital^[2] near Lebanon, Pennsylvania of a brain tumor.

References

^ "Phil Paine chronology at Baseball Almanac". baseballlibrary.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Phil Paine". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved May 18, 2016.

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[1] "Phil Paine chronology at Baseball Almanac". baseballlibrary.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] "Phil Paine". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved May 18, 2016.

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