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Eddie Mayo

Positions: Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 178lb (180cm, 80kg)

Born: April 15, 1910 in Holyoke, MA us

Died: November 27, 2006 in Banning, CA

Buried: Fairfax Memorial Park, Fairfax, VA

Debut: May 22, 1936 (Age 26-037d, 8,011th in major league history)
vs. PHI 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1948 (Age 38-171d)
vs. CLE 5 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1936 season

Full Name: Edward Joseph Mayo

Nicknames: Hotshot

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.4

3013

759

.252

353

RBI

287

OBP

.313

SLG

.328

OPS

.641

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	IBB	Pos	Awards
1932	22	DET-min	C	117	451	451		132	19	2	4						.293	.293	.370	.663		167						HUN · MATL
1933	23	DET-min	C																									HUN · MATL
1936	26	NYG	NL	46	152	141	11	28	4	1	1	8	0	1	11	12	.199	.257	.262	.519	40	37	3	0	0	2	5/H
1937	27	BSN	NL	65	199	172	19	39	6	1	1	18	1	2	15	20	.227	.293	.291	.583	66	50	7	1	11	0	5H
1938	28	CHC-min	AA	118	416	416		138	25	5	9						.332	.332	.481	.812		200						LOS · PCL
1938	28	BSN	NL	8	15	14	2	3	0	0	1	4	0	0	1	0	.214	.267	.429	.695	97	6	1	0	0	0	/56

1939	29	CHC-min	AA	127	464	464		122	24	1	6						.263	.263	.358	.621		166						LOS · PCL
1940	30	CHC-min	AA	162	643	643		206	34	8	11						.320	.320	.449	.770		289						LOS · PCL
1941	31	CHC-min	AA	109	464	412	71	118	30	3	13	72	8		39	16	.286	.352	.468	.821		193		3	10			LOS · PCL
1942	32	CHC-min	AA	171	691	635	71	195	31	3	12	110	10		42	31	.307	.355	.422	.777		268		5	9			LOS · PCL
1943	33	PHA	AL	128	533	471	49	103	10	1	0	28	2	0	34	32	.219	.278	.244	.523	54	115	7	5	23	1	*5/H
1944	34	DET	AL	154	696	607	79	151	18	3	5	63	9	13	57	23	.249	.317	.313	.630	77	190	12	4	28	1	*46	MVP-29
1945	35	DET	AL	134	562	501	71	143	24	3	10	54	7	7	47	29	.285	.347	.405	.752	112	203	7	0	13	4	*4H	MVP-2
1946	36	DET	AL	51	220	202	21	51	9	2	0	22	6	2	14	12	.252	.301	.317	.618	68	64	7	0	4	1	4/H
1947	37	DET	AL	142	595	535	66	149	28	4	6	48	3	7	48	28	.279	.338	.379	.717	96	203	16	0	12	3	*4/H
1948	38	DET	AL	106	421	370	35	92	20	1	2	42	1	9	30	19	.249	.310	.324	.634	67	120	12	3	18	0	4H5
1949	39	DET-min	AAA	41	116	108	9	28	2	2	3	13	0		8	6	.259	.310	.398	.708		43	2	0	0			TOL · AA
9 Yrs				834	3393	3013	353	759	119	16	26	287	29	41	257	175	.252	.313	.328	.641	78	988	72	13	109	12
162 Game Avg.				162	659	585	69	147	23	3	5	56	6	8	50	34	.252	.313	.328	.641	78	192	14	3	21	2

DET (5 yrs)				587	2494	2215	272	586	99	13	23	229	26	38	196	111	.265	.326	.352	.678	87	780	54	7	75	9
BSN (2 yrs)				73	214	186	21	42	6	1	2	22	1	2	16	20	.226	.291	.301	.592	68	56	8	1	11	0
NYG (1 yr)				46	152	141	11	28	4	1	1	8	0	1	11	12	.199	.257	.262	.519	40	37	3	0	0	2
PHA (1 yr)				128	533	471	49	103	10	1	0	28	2	0	34	32	.219	.278	.244	.523	54	115	7	5	23	1

AL (6 yrs)				715	3027	2686	321	689	109	14	23	257	28	38	230	143	.257	.318	.333	.651	81	895	61	12	98	10
NL (3 yrs)				119	366	327	32	70	10	2	3	30	1	3	27	32	.214	.276	.284	.560	56	93	11	1	11	2