Mayo Smith was a professional baseball player and manager who became famous for leading the Detroit Tigers to the World Series Championship in 1968. Born in 1915 in New York, Smith began his career as a player for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1936. However, he only played in eight Major League games and spent most of his career playing for minor league teams. Smith's playing career ended in 1948 when he became a manager for a minor league team. More about Mayo Smith
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Smith's true success as a baseball manager came in the 1960s when he became the manager for the Detroit Tigers. Smith led the Tigers to their first World Series championship since 1945 in 1968. The Tigers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games, largely due to the pitching of Mickey Lolich, who won three games in the series. Smith had a reputation for being a players' manager, and he was skilled at handling the personalities of his players. He favored a more relaxed approach to the game of baseball and believed in allowing his players to have fun while playing.In total, we tracked 130 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Mayo Smith (SIGNED 1968 Topps MAYO SMITH #544 Tigers World Series Champs!!) was sold in March 2020 for $699.99 while the cheapest item (MAYO SMITH AUTOGRAPH SIGNED INDEX CARD LOW BID) found a new owner for $3.30 in October 2016. The month with the most items sold (4) was March 2016 with an average selling price of $29.83 for an autographed item of Mayo Smith. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2020 with $699.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $3.30 was October 2016. In average, an autographed item from Mayo Smith is worth $47.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Mayo Smith were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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1956 TOPPS-MAYO SMITH-PHILLIES AUTOGRAPHED VINTAGE CARD-d.1977 | $64.00 | ||
1968 Topps Mayo Smith #544 Signed JSA COA Rare World Champion Tigers D035 | $626.78 | ||
1969 Topps #40 Mayo Smith Signed- Detroit Tigers - Autographed | $43.00 | ||
Mayo Smith 1968 Detroit Tigers Autograph Rare | $53.22 | ||
Mayo Smith 1970 Topps #313 Signed JSA COA Tigers Manager R848 | $99.95 | ||
MAYO SMITH Signed 1969 Topps #40 Tigers D'1977 PSA/DNA Encapsulated | $259.00 | ||
MAYO SMITH Signed Index Card 1968 Tigers 1959 Reds PSA Guarantee | $69.00 | ||
MAYO SMITH, 1911 CUBS, 1918 PIRATES DEAD BALL ERA, SIGNED GPC WITH PHOTO | $24.99 | ||
RARE 1968 Topps #544 Mayo Smith Auto JSA COA Signed Tigers (Died 1977) BX32 | $663.53 | ||
Vtg MAYO SMITH DETROIT TIGERS Manager Signed Autograph Envelope 1968 World Champ | $35.00 |