Mayo Smith
Edward Mayo Smith
Born: January 17, 1915
New London, MO USA
Deceased: November 24, 1977
Boynton Beach, FL USA
Coaching Career: 1955-1970
Playing Statistics
Mayo Smith compiled a record of 662 wins and 612 losses in his managing career with the Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Redlegs and Detroit Tigers. He began managing during the 1955 season and last managed during the 1970 campaign.
Coaching Record:
| Season | League | Team | G | W | L | W% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 154 | 77 | 77 | .500 | |
| 1956 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 154 | 71 | 83 | .461 | |
| 1957 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 156 | 77 | 77 | .494 | |
| 1958 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 84 | 39 | 45 | .464 | |
| 1959 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | 80 | 35 | 45 | .438 | |
| 1967 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 163 | 91 | 71 | .558 | |
| 1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 164 | 103 | 59 | .628 | |
| 1969 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 162 | 90 | 72 | .556 | |
| 1970 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 162 | 79 | 83 | .488 | |
| Totals | 1279 | 662 | 612 | .518 |
Awards
1968 - ML TSN Manager of the Year
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
