# Wayne Redmond

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**Howard Wayne Redmond** (November 25, 1945 – August 8, 2020) was an American professional [baseball](/source/Baseball) player. He played 933 games of [minor league baseball](/source/Minor_league_baseball) during his nine-season (1965–1973) career, and had brief trials with the and [Detroit Tigers](/source/Detroit_Tigers) of the [Major Leagues](/source/Major_League_Baseball). In nine MLB [games played](/source/Games_played) as an [outfielder](/source/Outfielder), [pinch hitter](/source/Pinch_hitter) and [pinch runner](/source/Pinch_runner), Redmond drew one [base on balls](/source/Base_on_balls) in eight [plate appearances](/source/Plate_appearances) with no [hits](/source/Hit_(baseball)). He scored one [run](/source/Run_(baseball)).

Redmond threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 165 pounds (75 kg). He was signed by the Tigers after graduating from [Detroit's](/source/Detroit,_Michigan) [Central High School](/source/Central_High_School_(Detroit,_Michigan))[1] and hit 31 [home runs](/source/Home_runs) in his first minor league season, split between Detroit [farm clubs](/source/Farm_system) at the Class A and Double-A levels. That led to his first late-season trial in 1965. Redmond started one game during his MLB career, in [centerfield](/source/Center_fielder) on October 3, and went hitless in four [at bats](/source/At_bats) against [Joe Coleman](/source/Joe_Coleman_(1970s_pitcher)) of the [Washington Senators](/source/Washington_Senators_(1961%E2%80%9371)).[2] Apart from his September 1969 callup to the Tigers, in which he played in five games as a pinch hitter and pinch runner, Redmond spent the remainder of his career in the minors.

After his career in baseball, Redmond became an Elder in The [Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith](/source/Church_of_Our_Lord_Jesus_Christ_of_the_Apostolic_Faith) (COOLJC). Elder Wayne Redmond died on August 8, 2020; he is interred at Detroit's Grand Lawn Cemetery.

## References

1. "Rookie Scouting Reports: Detroit Tigers", *Baseball Digest*, April 1966, page 99

1. [1965-10-3 box score from Retrosheet](http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1965/B10030WS21965.htm)

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