Alfred Thomas Payne (September 2, 1879 – January 16, 1954) was an American Major League Baseball player who played six seasons in the major leagues with the Detroit Tigers (1906–1908) and Chicago White Sox (1909–1911).

[1] He began playing professional baseball with the Syracuse Stars in the New York State League.

[1] He was the only man who ever pinch hit for Ty Cobb in the major leagues.

[3] In September 1908, the Tigers sold Payne to the Chicago White Sox.

[1] Payne continued playing in the minor leagues from 1911 to 1917, including stints with the Baltimore Orioles (1911-1913), Syracuse Stars (1913-1914), Ottawa Senators (1915), Chattanooga Lookouts (1916), and Newport News Shipbuilders (1916-1917).