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Jun 08, 1930 Chepachet, Rhode Island, United States Died on 19 Feb 1978 (aged 47)
American baseball player
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About Phil Paine
- Phillips Steere Paine (June 8, 1930 – February 19, 1978) was an American Major League Baseball relief pitcher who appeared in all or part of six MLB seasons between 1951 and 1958.
- In 1953, while serving in the military, Paine pitched in nine games for the Nishitetsu Lions, becoming the first major leaguer to play in Nippon Professional Baseball.
- He threw and batted right-handed, and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 180 pounds (82 kg). Paine was born in Chepachet, Rhode Island, and signed with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1948 upon graduation from high school in nearby Burrillville.
- He was drafted by the Boston Braves after two years in the Phillies' farm system.
