What years did Eddie Mayo play?

Eddie Mayo played in Major League Baseball from 1936 to 1948.

Was Eddie Mayo a pitcher?

No. Eddie Mayo was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Eddie Mayo hit?

Eddie Mayo hit 26 career home runs with 759 hits.

What teams did Eddie Mayo play for?

Eddie Mayo played for 4 teams: the New York Giants (1936), the Boston Bees (1937–1938), the Philadelphia Athletics (1943), and the Detroit Tigers (1944–1948).

Did Eddie Mayo win an MVP award?

No. Eddie Mayo did not win the MVP award.

What awards did Eddie Mayo win?

Eddie Mayo was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Eddie Mayo's career stats?

In 834 games, Eddie Mayo had 759 hits, 26 home runs, 287 RBI, 350 runs, and 29 stolen bases, with a .252 batting average.

What position did Eddie Mayo play?

Eddie Mayo played primarily as a second baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Eddie Mayo and how much did he weigh?

Eddie Mayo was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 178 pounds.

How many home runs did Eddie Mayo hit each season?

Eddie Mayo's home runs by season: 1 in 1936, 1 in 1937, 1 in 1938, 0 in 1943, 5 in 1944, 10 in 1945, 0 in 1946, 6 in 1947, and 2 in 1948. His most in one season was 10, in 1945.

What was Eddie Mayo's career batting average?

Eddie Mayo batted .252 over his career, with 759 hits in 3,013 at bats.

How many RBI did Eddie Mayo have?

Eddie Mayo drove in 287 runs in his career.

Is Eddie Mayo in the Hall of Fame?

No. Eddie Mayo has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

How many All-Star Games did Eddie Mayo make?

Eddie Mayo was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

Eddie Mayo

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1936-1948)

Eddie Mayo was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1936 to 1948 for 4 teams, including the New York Giants, a span of 13 seasons. In 834 career games, he hit .252 with 759 hits, 26 home runs, and 287 RBI. Eddie Mayo was an All-Star.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 15, 2026

AVG .252

HR 26

RBI 287

H 759

OPS .641

PIV -3,590

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 178 lb
Born: 4/15/1910 in Holyoke, MA, USA
Died: 11/27/2006 in Banning, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1936-05-22
Last Game: 1948-10-03
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Edward Joseph Mayo

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Career Batting Statistics

Eddie Mayo — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
834	3,013	350	759	119	16	26	287	29	257	175	.252	.313	.328	.641	-3,590

Career AVG .252 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 5.3% below league average.

Career OBP .313 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 6.6% below league average.

Career SLG .328 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — 12.4% below league average.

Career OPS .641 vs. league average .710 across their career seasons — 9.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Eddie Mayo Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1936	NY1	NL	46	141	11	28	4	1	1	8	0	11	12	.199	.283 (-30%)	.349 (-27%)	.404 (-35%)	.753 (-31%)	-738.2
1937	BSN	NL	65	172	19	39	6	1	1	18	1	15	20	.227	.276 (-18%)	.342 (-15%)	.398 (-27%)	.740 (-21%)	-586.0
1938	BSN	NL	8	14	2	3	0	0	1	4	0	1	0	.214	—	—	—	—	0.0
1943	PHA	AL	128	471	49	103	10	1	0	28	2	34	32	.219	.255 (-15%)	.324 (-14%)	.346 (-30%)	.671 (-22%)	-1517.7
1944	DET	AL	154	607	76	151	18	3	5	63	9	57	23	.249	.261 (-5%)	.325 (-3%)	.357 (-12%)	.683 (-8%)	-632.4
1945	DET	AL	134	501	71	143	24	3	10	54	7	47	29	.285	.260 (+9%)	.328 (+5%)	.354 (+14%)	.683 (+10%)	920.2
1946	DET	AL	51	202	21	51	9	2	0	22	6	14	12	.252	.256 (-2%)	.328 (-9%)	.358 (-12%)	.687 (-10%)	-340.5
1947	DET	AL	142	535	66	149	28	4	6	48	3	48	28	.279	.262 (+6%)	.336 (avg)	.376 (+1%)	.712 (+1%)	16.0
1948	DET	AL	106	370	35	92	20	1	2	42	1	30	19	.249	.263 (-6%)	.340 (-9%)	.379 (-14%)	.719 (-12%)	-711.2
Career · 9 seasons			834	3,013	350	759	119	16	26	287	29	257	175	.252	—	—	—	—	-3,590

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Eddie Mayo — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
8	29	4	7	1	0	0	2	3	2	.241

Playoff Batting by Year

Eddie Mayo — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1945	WS	DET	7	28	4	7	1	0	0	2	3	2	.250
1936	WS	NY1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Eddie Mayo — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	392	1382	170	356	15	131	.258
Away	442	1631	182	404	11	155	.248

Last 10 Games — Batting

Eddie Mayo — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO
1948-10-03	DET	CLE	W	5	0	2	1	1	0
1948-10-02	DET	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1948-10-01	DET	CLE	W	4	0	2	1	0	0
1948-09-29	DET	SLA	W	4	0	1	0	1	0
1948-09-28	DET	SLA	L	4	0	0	0	0	0
1948-09-26	DET	CLE	L	3	0	1	0	0	0
1948-09-24	DET	CLE	W	3	0	1	0	0	0
1948-09-23	DET	PHA	W	5	1	2	0	0	0
1948-09-22	DET	PHA	W	4	0	1	0	3	0
1948-09-21	DET	BOS	L	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Eddie Mayo — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	PO	A	E	DP
2B	544	1334	1564	65	367
3B	229	278	392	19	31
SS	13	19	42	2	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Eddie Mayo — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1936	NY1	3B	40	32	69	2	8
1937	BSN	3B	50	57	73	6	2
1938	BSN	3B	6	4	8	1	2
1938	BSN	SS	2	2	2	0	1
1943	PHA	3B	123	176	223	10	18
1944	DET	2B	143	384	458	19	120
1944	DET	SS	11	17	40	2	5
1945	DET	2B	124	326	393	15	91
1946	DET	2B	49	96	125	8	28
1947	DET	2B	142	326	365	12	80
1948	DET	2B	86	202	223	11	48
1948	DET	3B	10	9	19	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Eddie Mayo Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Second Base	544
Third Base	229
Shortstop	13

Awards & Honors

Eddie Mayo — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1945	TSN Guide MVP
1945	TSN Player of the Year

Award Voting History

Eddie Mayo — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1945	Most Valuable Player	AL	2nd	164.0	336	7
1944	Most Valuable Player	AL	29th	3.0	336	0

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Career Spans

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Eddie Mayo: the record in brief

May 22, 1936 and October 3, 1948 bracket Eddie Mayo's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Club by club, the record runs the New York Giants (1936), the Boston Bees (1937 to 1938), the Philadelphia Athletics (1943), and the Detroit Tigers (1944 to 1948). Mayo played primarily as a second baseman and threw right-handed and batted left-handed. The bio adds a birth date on April 15, 1910, in Holyoke, MA, USA and a listed size of 5'11" and 178 pounds. Mayo's death is recorded on November 27, 2006, in Banning, CA, USA. On the record, Eddie Mayo was born Edward Joseph Mayo.

In 834 games and 3,013 at bats, Mayo batted .252 with 759 hits, along with 26 home runs, 287 runs batted in, and 29 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .313 and the slugging percentage .328, for an OPS of .641. Over the seasons Mayo played, league hitters batted .266; the .252 career figure is 5.3% below that. 1945 was Mayo's biggest home run year, with 10. Mayo collected a career-high 151 hits in 1944.

Frequently Asked Questions about Eddie Mayo

What years did Eddie Mayo play?: Eddie Mayo played in Major League Baseball from 1936 to 1948.
Was Eddie Mayo a pitcher?: No. Eddie Mayo was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Eddie Mayo hit?: Eddie Mayo hit 26 career home runs with 759 hits.
What teams did Eddie Mayo play for?: Eddie Mayo played for 4 teams: the New York Giants (1936), the Boston Bees (1937–1938), the Philadelphia Athletics (1943), and the Detroit Tigers (1944–1948).
Did Eddie Mayo win an MVP award?: No. Eddie Mayo did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Eddie Mayo win?: Eddie Mayo was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Eddie Mayo's career stats?: In 834 games, Eddie Mayo had 759 hits, 26 home runs, 287 RBI, 350 runs, and 29 stolen bases, with a .252 batting average.
What position did Eddie Mayo play?: Eddie Mayo played primarily as a second baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Eddie Mayo and how much did he weigh?: Eddie Mayo was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 178 pounds.
How many home runs did Eddie Mayo hit each season?: Eddie Mayo's home runs by season: 1 in 1936, 1 in 1937, 1 in 1938, 0 in 1943, 5 in 1944, 10 in 1945, 0 in 1946, 6 in 1947, and 2 in 1948. His most in one season was 10, in 1945.
What was Eddie Mayo's career batting average?: Eddie Mayo batted .252 over his career, with 759 hits in 3,013 at bats.
How many RBI did Eddie Mayo have?: Eddie Mayo drove in 287 runs in his career.
Is Eddie Mayo in the Hall of Fame?: No. Eddie Mayo has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Eddie Mayo make?: Eddie Mayo was selected to 1 All-Star Game.