Ed Mayer (pitcher)
Ed Mayer | |
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San Francisco, California | |
Died: December 29, 2015 Corte Madera, California | (aged 84)|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
September 15, 1957, for the Chicago Cubs | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 5, 1958, for the Chicago Cubs | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 2–2 |
Earned run average | 4.31 |
Strikeouts | 17 |
Teams | |
Edwin David Mayer (November 30, 1931 – December 29, 2015) was a professional baseball pitcher. A 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) left-hander, Mayer was Jewish.[1] He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs in 1957 and 1958. He also pitched in the minor leagues from 1952 to 1959.
Early life
Prior to playing professionally, he attended Lowell High School in San Francisco. After graduating from Lowell in 1950, Ed attended the University of California at Berkeley, where he played baseball for two seasons. An all-around athlete, Ed peaked with a one-hitter against Santa Clara on May 4, 1952, and he went 2-for-4 to help Cal-Berkeley win, 1–0. After his college experience, Mayer signed with the Boston Red Sox.
Baseball career
Mayer spent six seasons in the minor leagues, and he split the 1952 season between San Jose of the
Mayer was called up by the Cubs, and he made his major league debut at
In 1958 Mayer pitched in relief in 19 games for the Cubs, and he was 2–2 with a 3.80 ERA. Relying on his sinking fastball, he pitched 23.2 innings, allowed 15 hits and 12 runs, 10 of them earned. On June 5, 1958, in his final big league appearance against the Philadelphia Phillies, he faced two batters, hitting the first and yielding a three-run double in what became a 7–6 loss.[2][3] Mayer's arm was sore, he lost some of the zip on his fastball, and he was sent to Omaha, where he posted no record. Overall, Mayer went 2–2 with a 4.31 ERA in 22 big league games. He pitched at Portland of the Pacific Coast League in 1958, posting a 2–6 mark in 21 games, and in 1959 he was 0–4 at Denver of the American Association in 10 games.
Mayer fashioned a 64–59 record in 202 games in his eight-year minor league career. In both 1953 and 1954, he produced records of 17–8.[4]
Mayer died of cancer in Corte Madera, California on December 29, 2015.
References
- ^ "Big League Jews". Jewish Sports Review. 12 (137): 20. January–February 2020.
- ^ "Jun 5, 1958, Phillies at Cubs Box Score and Play by Play". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. June 5, 1958. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^ "Philadelphia Phillies 7, Chicago Cubs 6". retrosheet.org. June 5, 1958. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^ "Ed Mayer Register Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Ed Mayer at the SABR Baseball Biography Project , by Jim Sargent, Retrieved December 19, 2013.