Rusty Payne
American baseball player (1922–2002) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cullen Frank Payne (or Culling, January 22, 1922 – December 3, 2002) was an American Negro league catcher who played in the 1940s.
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Rusty Payne | |
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Catcher | |
Born: (1922-01-22)January 22, 1922 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | |
Died: December 3, 2002(2002-12-03) (aged 80) U.S. | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1940, for the Indianapolis Crawfords | |
Last appearance | |
1940, for the Indianapolis Crawfords | |
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Payne played for the Indianapolis Crawfords in 1940. In four recorded games, he posted one hit in 14 plate appearances.[1][2]
Payne moved to San Diego, California, and served in the armed forces during World War II.[3] He later lived in San Francisco, and died on December 3, 2002, at the age of 80.[4]