- Jackie Mayo
John Lewis Mayo (born on July 26, 1925, in
Litchfield, Illinois ) is a formerMajor League Baseball player who played for thePhiladelphia Phillies between 1948 and 1953.cite web | url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/all_time_stats/players/m/42926/index.html | title = Jackie Mayo | publisher = SI.com | accessdate = 2008-03-09] He was part of the team that won theNational League pennant in 1950 and was regarded as one of the Philadelphia Whiz Kids.cite web | url = http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCI/is_11_61/ai_92521923/print | first = Joe | last = O'Loughlin | title = 1950: when Philadelphia's Whiz Kids won the N.L. pennant | publisher = Baseball Digest | accessdate = 2008-03-09]In 1947, shortly after graduating from the
University of Notre Dame , Mayo signed up with the Phillies as a free agent. He made his debut onSeptember 19 ,1948 , and played his final game onSeptember 27 ,1953 .cite web | url = http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mayoja01.shtml | title = Jackie Mayo | publisher = baseball-reference.com | accessdate = 2008-03-09]Following his retirement from Major League Baseball, Mayo moved to
Youngstown, Ohio , where he lives today.References
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