Eddie Mayo
[edit] Biography
Eddie Mayo (Edward Joseph Mayo) was born on April 15, 1910 in Holyoke, Massachusetts. He made his Major League debut on May 22, 1936 for the New York Giants. In 1936, his rookie year, he hit .199 with 1 home run and 8 RBI. Mayo played for the New York Giants, Boston Braves, Philadelphia Athletics and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Eddie Mayo's best season was 1944, when he knocked in 63 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1936
| NY
| N
| 46
| 141
| 11
| 28
| 1
| 8
| .199
| .257
| .262
| 4
| 1
| 11
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1937
| BOS
| N
| 65
| 172
| 19
| 39
| 1
| 18
| .227
| .293
| .291
| 6
| 1
| 15
| 20
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 7
|
| 1938
| BOS
| N
| 8
| 14
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 4
| .214
| .267
| .429
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1943
| PHI
| A
| 128
| 471
| 49
| 103
| 0
| 28
| .219
| .278
| .244
| 10
| 1
| 34
| 32
| 5
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 7
|
| 1944
| DET
| A
| 154
| 607
| 76
| 151
| 5
| 63
| .249
| .317
| .313
| 18
| 3
| 57
| 23
| 4
| 28
| 9
| 0
| 12
|
| 1945
| DET
| A
| 134
| 501
| 71
| 143
| 10
| 54
| .285
| .347
| .405
| 24
| 3
| 47
| 29
| 0
| 13
| 7
| 0
| 7
|
| 1946
| DET
| A
| 51
| 202
| 21
| 51
| 0
| 22
| .252
| .301
| .317
| 9
| 2
| 14
| 12
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 7
|
| 1947
| DET
| A
| 142
| 535
| 66
| 149
| 6
| 48
| .279
| .338
| .379
| 28
| 4
| 48
| 28
| 0
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 16
|
| 1948
| DET
| A
| 106
| 370
| 35
| 92
| 2
| 42
| .249
| .310
| .324
| 20
| 1
| 30
| 19
| 3
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 12
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 119
| 327
| 32
| 70
| 3
| 30
| .214
| .276
| .284
| 10
| 2
| 27
| 32
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 11
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 715
| 2686
| 318
| 689
| 23
| 257
| .257
| .318
| .333
| 109
| 14
| 230
| 143
| 12
| 98
| 28
| 0
| 61
|
| Total
|
|
| 834
| 3013
| 350
| 759
| 26
| 287
| .252
| .313
| .328
| 119
| 16
| 257
| 175
| 13
| 109
| 29
| 0
| 72
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1936
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 32
| 69
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1937
| BOS
| N
| 3B
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 57
| 73
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1938
| BOS
| N
| 3B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1938
| BOS
| N
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1943
| PHI
| A
| 3B
| 123
| 0
| 0
| 176
| 223
| 10
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1944
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 143
| 0
| 0
| 384
| 458
| 19
| 120
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1944
| DET
| A
| SS
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 40
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1945
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 124
| 0
| 0
| 326
| 393
| 15
| 91
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1946
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 96
| 125
| 8
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1947
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 142
| 0
| 0
| 326
| 365
| 12
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1948
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 86
| 0
| 0
| 202
| 223
| 11
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1948
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 229
| 0
| 0
| 278
| 392
| 19
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 42
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 544
| 0
| 0
| 1334
| 1564
| 65
| 367
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Baltimore (International) to New York Giants in exchange for Joe Martin (May 13, 1936).
- Traded by New York Giants to Boston Bees in exchange for Mickey Haslin (December 4, 1936).
- Sold by Boston Bees to Chicago Cubs (May 14, 1938).
- Selected by Philadelphia Athletics from Chicago Cubs in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 2, 1942).
- Sold by Philadelphia Athletics to Boston Red Sox (September 28, 1943).
- Selected by Detroit Tigers from Boston Red Sox in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 1, 1943).
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