Eddie Mayo Notable

b. April 15, 1910 · New York Giants 1936, Boston Bees 1937–1938, Philadelphia Athletics 1943, Detroit Tigers 1944–1948

Eddie Mayo played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the New York Giants in 1936 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1948.

Across 834 games he batted .252, with 759 hits and 350 runs. He finished with 26 home runs, 119 doubles and 29 stolen bases.

He played 544 games at second base, with 1,564 assists and 65 errors. He turned 367 double plays. He also played 229 games at third base.

He was an All-Star in 1945.

He was born in Holyoke, MA, USA on April 15, 1910, and died on November 27, 2006. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1945
The Sporting News Guide Most Valuable Player	1	1945
The Sporting News Player of the Year	1	1945

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1936	NYG	46	141	11	28	4	1	1	8	11	12	0	.199
1937	BSN	65	172	19	39	6	1	1	18	15	20	1	.227
1938	BSN	8	14	2	3	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	.214
1943	PHA	128	471	49	103	10	1	0	28	34	32	2	.219
1944	DET	154	607	76	151	18	3	5	63	57	23	9	.249
1945	DET	134	501	71	143	24	3	10	54	47	29	7	.285
1946	DET	51	202	21	51	9	2	0	22	14	12	6	.252
1947	DET	142	535	66	149	28	4	6	48	48	28	3	.279
1948	DET	106	370	35	92	20	1	2	42	30	19	1	.249
Career	—	834	3013	350	759	119	16	26	287	257	175	29	.252

On this day & linked events

1910

Born April 15, 1910

Holyoke, MA, USA

2006

Died November 27, 2006

1936

Major-league debut: Eddie Mayo

Eddie Mayo made a major-league debut on May 22, 1936.

1948

Final major-league game: Eddie Mayo

Eddie Mayo played a final major-league game on October 3, 1948.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain