Brent Danem Mayne (born April 19, 1968) is an American former professional

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. He played 15 seasons in

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(MLB) from 1990 to 2004 for the

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, and

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Career

Mayne attended Costa Mesa High School, in

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and

Cal State Fullerton California State University, Fullerton (CSUF or Cal State Fullerton) is a public research university in Fullerton, California, United States. With a total enrollment of more than 41,000, it has the largest student body of the California State ...

. He was an

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n with the

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. The

selected Mayne in the first round, with the 13th overall selection, of the 1989 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft. As a Royal, Mayne caught

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on August 26, 1991. On May 28, 1998, the

were playing the

. With the bases loaded and the Diamondbacks leading 8-6 with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th inning,

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came to the plate with the bases loaded. Diamondbacks manager

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ordered Bonds intentionally walked. Bonds's walk drove in the run. Mayne then came to the plate with the tying run on third base and winning run in scoring position, and lined out to right field to end the game. On August 22, 2000, the

sent Mayne in as a

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in the 12th

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against the

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. 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

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asked Mayne if he could pitch. Mayne, who later said he had never pitched at any level, responded, "Yeah, I can pitch." He pitched one inning, surrendering no runs with a

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that topped out at 83 miles per hour. Colorado won the game in the bottom of the 12th inning when rookie

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, 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

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in , and the last to do so until Wilson Valdez in 2011. In a 15-year career, Mayne was a .263 hitter with 38

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s 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.

References

External links

* Baseball Library (highlights
Brent Mayne , BaseballLibrary.com
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The 100 Greatest Royals of All-Time, #56 Brent Mayne
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