John Mayberry

John Mayberry

Infobox MLB retired
name=John Mayberry
position=First baseman
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1949|2|18
Detroit, Michigan
debutdate=September 10
debutyear=by|1968
debutteam=Houston Astros
finaldate=September 28
finalyear=by|1982
finalteam=New York Yankees
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.253
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=255
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=879
teams=
* Houston Astros (by|1968-by|1971)
* Kansas City Royals (by|1972-by|1977)
* Toronto Blue Jays (by|1978-by|1982)
* New York Yankees (by|1982)
highlights=
* 2x All-Star selection (1973, 1974)

John Claiborn Mayberry (born February 18, 1949, in Detroit, Michigan) is a 1967 graduate of Northwestern High School, and former Major League Baseball player who played for Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees from 1968 to 1982. John Mayberry was an extraordinarily gifted high school athlete, playing baseball, football, and basketball at Northwestern; John was twice named to the Detroit News All-State Basketball Team.Mayberry was a classic slugging first baseman, who batted left-handed. His best years were with the Royals during the early to mid 1970's. Unfortunately he and Royals manager Whitey Herzog did not get along due to Herzog's perception, rightly or wrongly, that Mayberry lacked the proper work ethic. As a result, he was traded to the Blue Jays, who at that time were only in their second year of operation and were one of the worst teams in the American League. His place with the Royals was taken by Clint Hurdle.

Mayberry was an all-star twice (1973, '74). In 15 seasons, he compiled a .253 batting average with 255 home runs and 879 RBIs. He had 1379 career hits in 5447 at bats.

His son John Jr. is currently an outfielder in the Texas Rangers minor-league system.

He has one of the more famous knicknames used by ESPN announcer Chris Berman. John Mayberry 'RFD'

ee also

* Top 500 home run hitters of all time
* Hitting for the cycle
* Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maybejo01.shtml John Mayberry at Baseball Reference"]


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