Fred Payne
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Frederick Thomas Payne (September 2, 1880 - January 16, 1954) was a Major League Baseball player who played 6 seasons in the major leagues with the Detroit Tigers (1906-1908) and Chicago White Sox (1909-1911). He played in a total of 334 major league games, of which 271 were as a catcher. He played for the Tigers teams with Ty Cobb and Sam Crawford that won the American League pennants in 1907 and 1908. Payne played 2 games in the 1907 World Series and got a single in 4 at bates. Payne had a carer 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.
