Fred Payne (baseball)

Fred Payne
Fred Payne
	Fred Payne, Hassan triple folder baseball card
	Catcher
	Born: September 2, 1880; Camden, New York
	Died: January 16, 1954 (aged 73); Camden, New York
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
	Detroit Tigers (1906–1908); Chicago White Sox (1909–1911);

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)

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[1] 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.