Ed Mayweather

Ed Mayweather
Ed Mayweather
	First baseman
	Born: November 26, 1909; Shreveport, Louisiana
	Died: February 19, 1966 (aged 56); Kansas City, Missouri
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
	1935, for the Kansas City Monarchs
Last appearance
	1942, for the New York Black Yankees
Teams
	Kansas City Monarchs (1935, 1937–1938); St. Louis Stars/New Orleans–St. Louis Stars (1939–1941); New York Black Yankees (1942);

Eldridge Everett Mayweather (November 26, 1909 – February 19, 1966) was an American Negro league first baseman between 1935 and 1942.

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.[1][2] Mayweather was selected to play in the East–West All-Star Game in 1937 and 1940.[3] He died in Kansas City, Missouri in 1966 at age 56.

References

"Ed Mayweather". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
"Ed Mayweather". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
"Eldridge Mayweather (B-R Bullpen)". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads
Eldridge Mayweather at Baseball-Reference Bullpen

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