Ed Mayweather facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Ed Mayweather |
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| First baseman | |||
| Born: November 26, 1909 Shreveport, Louisiana |
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| Died: February 19, 1966 (aged 56) Kansas City, Missouri |
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| 1935, for the Kansas City Monarchs | |||
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| 1942, for the New York Black Yankees | |||
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Eldridge Everett Mayweather (November 26, 1909 – February 19, 1966) was an American Negro league first baseman between 1935 and 1942.
Biography
A native of Shreveport, Louisiana, Mayweather made his Negro leagues debut in 1935 with the Kansas City Monarchs, and played with the Monarchs through 1938. He spent the following three seasons with the New Orleans–St. Louis Stars, and finished his career in 1942 with the New York Black Yankees. Mayweather was selected to play in the East–West All-Star Game in 1937 and 1940. He died in Kansas City, Missouri in 1966 at age 56.
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