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Mayo Smith

Manager

Edward Mayo Smith

1279 Games

662-612 Record

0.520 Win%

9 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats L

Throws R

Born 1/17/1915
New London, MO, USA

Died 11/24/1977
Boynton Beach, FL, USA

MLB Debut 1945-06-24

Final Game 1945-09-27

📊 Career Record

1279 Games Managed

662 Wins

612 Losses

                        0.520
                        Win Percentage
                    

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

9 seasons

Managing Career Arc

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Mayo Smith — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year	Team	Lg	G	W	L	Win%	Rank	P-M
1955	PHI	NL	154	77	77	0.500	4	N
1956	PHI	NL	154	71	83	0.461	5	N
1957	PHI	NL	156	77	77	0.500	5	N
1958	PHI	NL	84	39	45	0.464	8	N
1959	CIN	NL	80	35	45	0.438	5	N
1967	DET	AL	163	91	71	0.562	2	N
1968	DET	AL	164	103	59	0.636	1st 🏆	N
1969	DET	AL	162	90	72	0.556	2	N
1970	DET	AL	162	79	83	0.488	4	N

Mayo Smith as a manager

Mayo Smith's clubs went 662-612 in the 1279 games Smith managed between 1955 and 1970. Clubs managed, in order: the Philadelphia Phillies (1955-1958), the Cincinnati Redlegs (1959), and the Detroit Tigers (1967-1970). The best full season was 1968, 103-59 with the Detroit Tigers. The low point came in 1956: 71-83. The Rank column for the Philadelphia Phillies years shows 4th, 5th, 5th, and 8th. The Rank column for the Detroit Tigers years shows 2nd, 1st, 2nd, and 4th.

The record opens at 77-77 in 1955 and closes at 79-83 in 1970. Smith's clubs finished first in 1968. Smith managed in the National League and American League. Smith was born on January 17, 1915, in New London, MO, USA. The death date on file is November 24, 1977. As a player, Smith appears from 1945 to 1945; the player page has that record.

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