Ed Mayweather

Eldridge Everett Mayweather was an American professional baseball first baseman and right fielder in the Negro leagues 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 St. Louis–New [Orleans 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.