C Milt Payne #42
Age: 38 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
C MILT PAYNE #42 - AGE: 38 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/21/1935
Born in:Newport News, VA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:1 Year, 103 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:5 Years, 99 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1953, 11th Pick in Round 8
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1962 Chicago - FABL 26 16 20 6 2 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 .300 .300 .550 .850 121 121 0.1
1963 Chicago - FABL 27 27 66 10 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 19 0 0 .152 .164 .152 .316 -12 -29 -0.8
Total FABL 43 86 16 2 0 1 4 6 1 0 0 23 0 0 .186 .195 .244 .440 18 4 -0.6
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1953 Moline - R 17 31 70 20 2 0 3 21 14 13 0 2 18 0 0 .286 .388 .443 .831 109 111 0.2
1954 Moline - R 18 54 149 34 4 1 8 22 17 16 0 1 46 0 0 .228 .301 .430 .731 91 85 0.7
1955 Moline - R 19 59 222 63 3 1 9 29 20 14 0 0 60 0 0 .284 .326 .428 .754 99 99 1.1
1956 Moline - R 20 48 189 54 4 0 5 22 25 20 0 3 43 0 0 .286 .349 .386 .735 92 94 0.9
1956 Charlotte - A 20 37 123 25 1 0 1 12 11 10 0 2 20 0 1 .203 .259 .236 .495 33 22 -0.9
1957 La Crosse - R 21 49 193 72 10 0 12 35 29 30 0 0 30 1 0 .373 .457 .611 1.069 158 164 2.6
1957 San Jose - A 21 20 57 13 1 0 2 5 5 1 0 0 14 0 0 .228 .241 .351 .592 74 60 0.1
1958 La Crosse - R 22 18 74 18 1 1 5 18 11 10 0 1 16 0 0 .243 .329 .486 .816 89 73 -0.0
1958 San Jose - A 22 50 201 55 5 2 12 34 19 1 0 1 34 0 0 .274 .276 .498 .773 120 130 1.5
1959 La Crosse - R 23 17 67 27 5 0 1 15 11 12 0 3 11 0 0 .403 .476 .522 .998 134 142 0.7
1959 San Jose - A 23 61 226 56 10 0 8 33 23 7 1 5 44 0 0 .248 .268 .398 .666 90 90 0.9
1959 Rockford - A 23 11 41 13 2 0 1 11 6 9 0 0 10 0 0 .317 .440 .439 .879 139 154 0.6
1960 San Jose - A 24 84 324 88 5 0 7 22 31 10 2 2 48 0 1 .272 .296 .352 .648 87 87 0.6
1960 Rockford - A 24 17 60 14 1 0 3 5 9 4 0 0 11 0 0 .233 .281 .400 .681 82 77 -0.2
1961 San Jose - A 25 98 366 111 10 3 14 43 40 10 0 2 69 0 0 .303 .320 .462 .782 123 128 1.9
1961 Rockford - A 25 21 76 14 1 0 0 11 5 8 0 1 20 0 0 .184 .259 .197 .456 24 23 -0.3
1963 Milwaukee - AAA 27 26 82 17 4 1 3 10 6 3 0 1 21 0 0 .207 .233 .390 .623 67 62 0.1
1964 San Jose - A 28 29 100 29 6 0 6 17 12 6 0 3 9 0 0 .290 .321 .530 .851 136 139 1.0
1964 Rockford - A 28 2 8 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .750 1.125 196 199 0.1
Total HL 51 185 44 4 0 5 29 21 21 0 1 41 0 0 .238 .314 .341 .655 76 78
Total SEL 37 123 25 1 0 1 12 11 10 0 2 20 0 1 .203 .259 .236 .495 33 22
Total COW 342 1274 352 37 5 49 154 130 35 3 13 218 0 1 .276 .294 .429 .723 106 109
Total UMVA 276 964 288 29 3 43 162 127 115 0 10 224 1 0 .299 .370 .469 .839 111 111
Total CL 26 82 17 4 1 3 10 6 3 0 1 21 0 0 .207 .233 .390 .623 67 62
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1953 Moline - R 1B 19 19 117 15 12 135 3 .978 160.2 7.39 -0.2 .966
1954 Moline - R C 45 45 364 30 1 397 3 .992 377.2 9.39 +1.4 1.221 6 32 16 50.0
1954 Moline - R 1B 3 1 9 0 1 9 0 1.000 9.0 9.00 +0.0 .995
1955 Moline - R C 53 53 364 33 1 400 3 .993 465.1 7.68 +0.3 1.000 9 44 17 38.6
1955 Moline - R 1B 2 1 3 1 1 4 0 1.000 6.0 6.00 +0.3 .000
1956 Charlotte - A C 23 23 155 13 2 169 1 .994 199.0 7.60 -0.6 .820 2 15 4 26.7
1956 Moline - R C 46 46 360 35 3 396 1 .997 399.2 8.89 +0.6 1.088 9 33 12 36.4
1956 Charlotte - A 1B 12 12 89 5 10 95 1 .989 103.0 8.21 -0.6 .988
1957 San Jose - A C 17 17 101 11 0 114 2 .982 146.2 6.87 +0.1 1.004 2 14 8 57.1
1957 La Crosse - R C 45 44 332 38 6 370 0 1.000 389.2 8.55 +0.9 1.115 9 40 16 40.0
1957 La Crosse - R 1B 3 3 20 1 1 22 1 .955 28.0 6.75 -0.9 .591
1958 San Jose - A C 26 26 142 16 1 159 1 .994 225.2 6.30 -0.2 .976 1 16 5 31.2
1958 La Crosse - R C 12 12 94 7 0 102 1 .990 108.1 8.39 +0.3 .504 0 14 6 42.9
1958 San Jose - A 1B 22 22 178 13 16 193 2 .990 193.1 8.89 +0.1 .982
1958 La Crosse - R 1B 6 6 44 3 8 47 0 1.000 48.0 8.81 -0.4 .985
1959 Rockford - A C 11 11 72 6 2 78 0 1.000 94.0 7.47 +0.7 1.578 0 3 2 66.7
1959 San Jose - A C 55 53 346 26 1 375 3 .992 477.1 7.01 -0.8 .974 2 35 8 22.9
1959 La Crosse - R C 16 16 104 12 3 116 0 1.000 138.2 7.53 -0.0 .994 2 29 7 24.1
1959 San Jose - A 1B 3 3 19 1 4 20 0 1.000 27.0 6.67 -0.0 1.048
1960 San Jose - A C 39 28 212 23 1 238 3 .987 286.2 7.38 +0.1 .674 3 32 17 53.1
1960 Rockford - A 1B 17 17 120 10 17 133 3 .977 138.1 8.46 -0.9 .920
1960 San Jose - A 1B 52 52 377 20 31 400 3 .993 425.0 8.41 +0.2 1.011
1961 Rockford - A C 17 17 131 5 0 136 0 1.000 146.0 8.38 +0.1 .979 0 11 3 27.3
1961 San Jose - A C 23 16 116 5 0 121 0 1.000 157.0 6.94 -0.6 .000 0 15 3 20.0
1961 Rockford - A 1B 3 3 21 3 0 24 0 1.000 20.0 10.80 +0.5 1.042
1961 San Jose - A 1B 77 77 646 36 50 685 3 .996 665.0 9.23 -1.2 .994
1962 Chicago - MLB C 10 1 22 1 0 23 0 1.000 35.1 5.86 -0.1 .000 0 2 0 0.0
1962 Chicago - MLB 1B 4 0 7 0 2 7 0 1.000 7.0 9.00 +0.0 .000
1963 Chicago - MLB C 24 18 105 13 0 120 2 .983 161.1 6.58 -0.2 .752 1 9 4 44.4
1963 Milwaukee - AAA C 24 22 127 13 1 140 0 1.000 202.2 6.22 +0.9 1.000 1 18 5 27.8
1963 Chicago - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.024
1964 Rockford - A C 2 2 14 1 0 16 1 .938 17.0 7.94 +0.2 .000 0 1 1 100.0
1964 San Jose - A C 23 20 136 18 2 154 0 1.000 183.0 7.57 -0.0 .939 2 18 11 61.1
1964 San Jose - A 1B 4 4 27 1 3 28 0 1.000 34.0 7.41 +0.1 1.063
TOTAL C 511 470 3297 306 24 3624 21 .994 4211.0 7.70 +3.0 .997 49 381 145 38.1
TOTAL 1B 228 220 1678 109 156 1803 16 .991 1865.1 8.62 -2.9 .983
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1953 Drafted in the 1953 first-year player draft out of high school (Fredericksburg; Fredericksburg, VA) by the St. Louis Pioneers. (Round 8, Pick 11, 123rd overall pick).
04/19/1954 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex.
10/15/1956 Was traded by the St. Louis Pioneers to the Chicago Cougars, along with 2B Joe Barwick, LF Luke Bush, SS Chief Brady, and SP George Chism, in exchange for RF Jerry Smith.
05/13/1957 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
09/12/1957 Wins the 1957 Championship with the La Crosse Lions!
12/11/1957 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Chicago Cougars.
04/21/1958 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Chicago Cougars development complex.
07/06/1958 Named the #48 prospect in the FABL
10/11/1958 Named the #48 prospect in the FABL
04/09/1959 Named the #51 prospect in the FABL
07/03/1959 Named the #59 prospect in the FABL
10/07/1959 Named the #46 prospect in the FABL
09/19/1960 Wins the 1960 Championship with the Rockford Wildcats!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 2.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 2.
05/31/1964 Released by the Chicago organization.
10/16/1965 Retired from professional baseball.
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