Rusty Payne

Rusty Payne
Rusty Payne
	Catcher
	Born: January 22, 1922; Dallas, Texas, U.S.
	Died: December 3, 2002 (aged 80); U.S.
Negro league baseball debut
	1940, for the Indianapolis Crawfords
Last appearance
	1940, for the Indianapolis Crawfords
Teams
	Indianapolis Crawfords (1940);

Cullen Frank Payne (or Culling, January 22, 1922 – December 3, 2002) was an American Negro league catcher who played in the 1940s.

Quick Facts Negro league baseball debut, Last appearance ...

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]

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