Jap Payne

Jap Payne
Jap Payne
	Payne in 1909
	Outfielder
	Born: December 6, 1879; Washington, D.C.
	Died: August 22, 1942 (aged 62); New York, New York
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
	1902, for the Philadelphia Giants
Last appearance
	1922, for the Philadelphia Giants of New York
Teams
	Philadelphia Giants (1902–1904, 1907–1908); Cuban X-Giants (1903); Brooklyn Royal Giants (1906, 1914); Leland Giants (1907–1910) ; Chicago American Giants (1911–1913); Chicago Giants (1913); New York Lincoln Stars (1914); Chicago Union Giants (1916–1917); Grand Central Terminal Red Caps (1918–1919); Pennsylvania Red Caps of New York (1919); Philadelphia Giants of New York (1920–1922);

Andrew H. "Jap" Payne (December 6, 1879 – August 22, 1942) was an American baseball player in the Negro leagues. He played multiple positions, including outfield and infield.

Biography

Standing at 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m), Payne was described as "unimposing," but he became known for slapping line drives past infielders, as well as having an excellent arm.^[4]^{[self-published source]}^[5]

Payne was rumored to have gotten the nickname "Jap" due to his slanted eyes.

In August, 1907, Payne lost his temper and attacked an umpire, causing a near-riot, and his language occasionally forced umpires to throw him out of games.^[6]^{[self-published source]}

Sportswriter and fellow player Jimmy Smith put Payne on his 1909 "All American Team."^[7] Prior to the 1930 season, pitcher Dizzy Dismukes included Payne in his list of nine greatest all-time outfielders and wrote:

Jap Payne in a moment of need could do more acrobatic stunts to help a pitcher out of a tight situation than all the outfielders put together. Almost any ball Jap could get within three to five feet of before hitting the ground he caught, as he usually took a dive for them. In reading of Hack Wilson's catch of Simmons' drive during the last World Series,^[8] I thought of catches I had seen Payne make.^[9]

In 1953, future Hall of Famer Pop Lloyd named Payne as the right fielder on his all-time team.^[5]^[10]

References

^ "Pottstown and Philadelphia Giants" Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Tuesday Morning, June 21, 1904, Page 10, Column 5
^ "Cuban X-Giants are Champions" The Patriot, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Saturday, September 19, 1903, Page 7, Column 1
^ "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910
^ Dixon, Phil (2010). Andrew Rube Foster, a Harvest on Freedom's Fields. Xlibris Corporation. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-4500-9657-7.
^ ^a ^b "Negro Leagues Baseball eMuseum: Personal Profiles: Jap Payne". coe.ksu.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
^ Dixon, Phil (2010). Andrew Rube Foster, a Harvest on Freedom's Fields. Xlibris Corporation. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-4500-9657-7.
^ "The Base Ball Spirit In The East." Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, December 25, 1909, Page 7, Columns 1 and 2
^ Associated Press (October 9, 1929). "Play by Play on Opener". The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 24. Retrieved August 12, 2021. "Simmons lined out to Wilson, who made a diving catch, but held the ball. Stephenson ran over to see if Wilson had hurt himself, but he had not."
^ Dismukes, "Dizzy" (March 8, 1930). "Dismukes Names His 9 Best Outfielders". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 14. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
^ Lester, Larry; Sammy J. Miller; Dick Clark (2000). Black baseball in Chicago. Arcadia Publishing. p. 28. ISBN 0-7385-0704-0.

External links

Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)

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[inquirer1904-1] "Pottstown and Philadelphia Giants" Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Tuesday Morning, June 21, 1904, Page 10, Column 5

[xgiants1903-2] "Cuban X-Giants are Champions" The Patriot, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Saturday, September 19, 1903, Page 7, Column 1

[leland1910-3] "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910

[Dixon-4] Dixon, Phil (2010). Andrew Rube Foster, a Harvest on Freedom's Fields. Xlibris Corporation. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-4500-9657-7.

[Museum-5] "Negro Leagues Baseball eMuseum: Personal Profiles: Jap Payne". coe.ksu.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2011-08-20.

[Dixon2-6] Dixon, Phil (2010). Andrew Rube Foster, a Harvest on Freedom's Fields. Xlibris Corporation. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-4500-9657-7.

[1909AllAmerican-7] "The Base Ball Spirit In The East." Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, December 25, 1909, Page 7, Columns 1 and 2

[8] Associated Press (October 9, 1929). "Play by Play on Opener". The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 24. Retrieved August 12, 2021. "Simmons lined out to Wilson, who made a diving catch, but held the ball. Stephenson ran over to see if Wilson had hurt himself, but he had not."

[DDreJP-9] Dismukes, "Dizzy" (March 8, 1930). "Dismukes Names His 9 Best Outfielders". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 14. Retrieved August 12, 2021.

[Lester-10] Lester, Larry; Sammy J. Miller; Dick Clark (2000). Black baseball in Chicago. Arcadia Publishing. p. 28. ISBN 0-7385-0704-0.

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