Mike Payne (baseball)
Michael Earl Payne (November 15, 1961 – August 4, 2002) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played one season with the Atlanta Braves in 1984. Mike Payne was also a baseball coach for Dunnellon High School in Dunnellon, FL. He worked at the school through the week as an Automotive Technology Instructor.[1]
| Mike Payne | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: November 15, 1961 Woonsocket, Rhode Island | |||
| Died: August 4, 2002 (aged 40) Dunnellon, Florida | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 22, 1984, for the Atlanta Braves | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 17, 1984, for the Atlanta Braves | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 0–1 | ||
| Strikeouts | 3 | ||
| Earned run average | 6.35 | ||
| Teams | |||
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Payne died on August 4, 2002 after a year-long battle with Eastern equine encephalitis, which he contracted from being bitten by a mosquito in the summer of 2001.
External links
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