Brent Mayne
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| Brent Mayne | |
|---|---|
 Mayne with the Kansas City Royals in 1992 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: April 19, 1968 Loma Linda, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 18, 1990, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 2, 2004, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .263 |
| Home runs | 38 |
| Runs batted in | 403 |
| Teams | |
Brent Danem Mayne (born April 19, 1968) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1990 to 2004 for the Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants, Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Career
[edit]Mayne attended Costa Mesa High School, in Costa Mesa, California, Orange Coast College and Cal State Fullerton.[1] He was an All-American with the Cal State Fullerton Titans.
The Kansas City Royals selected Mayne in the first round, withh the 13th overall selection, of the 1989 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft.[2] As a Royal, Mayne caught Bret Saberhagen's no-hitter on August 26, 1991.[3]
On August 22, 2000, the Colorado Rockies sent Mayne in as a relief pitcher in the 12th inning against the Atlanta Braves. Mayne, the Rockies' regular catcher, was unable to swing a bat due to a sprained left wrist and had missed the previous four games. Out of pitchers, manager Buddy Bell asked Mayne if he could pitch. Mayne, who later said he had never pitched at any level, responded, "Yeah, I can pitch."[4] He pitched one inning, surrendering no runs with a fastball that topped out at 83 miles per hour. Colorado won the game in the bottom of the 12th inning when rookie Adam Melhuse, pinch-hitting for Mayne, singled with the bases loaded and two outs. Mayne thus became the first position player pitcher to be credited with a win since Rocky Colavito in 1968, and the last to do so until Wilson Valdez in 2011.
In a 15-year career, Mayne was a .263 hitter with 38 home runs and 403 RBI in 1279 games.
Mayne was inducted into the Orange Coast College Hall of Fame in 2006 and into the Cal State Fullerton Hall of Fame in 2011.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Virgen's View: Mayne in the spotlight". Daily Pilot. January 26, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ "1st Round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 7, Chicago White Sox 0". www.retrosheet.org.
- ^ "Reading Eagle - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Bruce Bowen, Brent Mayne to be honored by Cal State Fullerton". Los Angeles Times. September 30, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Baseball Library (highlights) Brent Mayne | BaseballLibrary.com
- Career statistics and player information from ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- The Were-Pitcher and Other Tales of Mound Madness
- The 100 Greatest Royals of All-Time, #56 Brent Mayne
- 1968 births
- Living people
- American expatriate baseball players in Canada
- Arizona Diamondbacks players
- Baseball City Royals players
- Baseball players from San Bernardino County, California
- Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball players
- Colorado Rockies players
- Edmonton Trappers players
- Kansas City Royals players
- Los Angeles Dodgers players
- Los Angeles Dodgers scouts
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Memphis Chicks players
- New York Mets players
- Oakland Athletics players
- People from Loma Linda, California
- San Diego Padres scouts
- San Francisco Giants players
- Tucson Sidewinders players
- Wichita Wranglers players
- Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks players