John Mayberry, a former baseball player, celebrates his 75th birthday. Mayberry had a successful career as a first baseman, playing for the Royals and receiving MVP votes in four of his six seasons with the team.
It is John Mayberry ’s 75th birthday. Mayberry was drafted in the 1st round (6th pick overall) in the 1967 amateur draft. The number 1 pick that year was by the Yankees, Ron Blomberg, so the Astros could have done much worse. Ted Simmons and Bobby Grich were the only players picked in the first round who were better than John. John was a big, left-handed slugging first baseman . He is listed at 6’3” and 230 pounds, but by the time he made it to the Jays, he was heavier than that.
John made the majors as a September call-up in 1968 as a 19-year-old, though John only got 9 at-bats that month and no hits. The following season, he was also a September call-up, getting only 4 at-bats and still no hits. Then, after two more seasons as a part-timer, he was traded to the Royals, where he became a full-time first baseman for six seasons. In Mayberry’s first four seasons as a Royal, he was great, including two years as an All-Star and a 2nd place finish in the 1975 AL MVP. He received MVP votes in four of his six seasons with the Royal
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