1909
Born November 26, 1909
Shreveport, LA, USA
Ed Mayweather Notable
b. November 26, 1909 · Kansas City Monarchs 1935, 1937–1938, St. Louis Stars 1939, St. Louis-New Orleans Stars 1940–1941, New York Black Yankees 1942
Ed Mayweather played for four clubs across eight seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1935 and closing with the New York Black Yankees in 1942.
Across 172 games he batted .276, with 164 hits and 93 runs. He finished with 9 home runs, 28 doubles and 7 stolen bases.
He played 145 games at first base, with 1,331 putouts and 35 errors. He turned 76 double plays.
He was selected to two All-Star teams between 1937 and 1940.
He was born in Shreveport, LA, USA on November 26, 1909, and died on February 19, 1966. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 2 | 1937, 1940 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935* | KCM | 12 | 46 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .261 |
| 1937 | KCM | 53 | 192 | 31 | 53 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 3 | .276 |
| 1938 | KCM | 31 | 100 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | .270 |
| 1939 | SL3 | 26 | 96 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .198 |
| 1940 | SNS | 29 | 87 | 21 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 1 | .368 |
| 1941 | SNS | 19 | 67 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .299 |
| 1942 | NBY | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| Major leagues | — | 160 | 548 | 86 | 152 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 96 | 61 | 3 | 7 | .277 |
| All seasons | — | 172 | 594 | 93 | 164 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 103 | 63 | 4 | 7 | .276 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Ed Mayweather, that is 1935–1935. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1966