Carl William Mays (November 12, 1891 – April 4, 1971) was an American baseball pitcher who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1929. During his career, he won over 200 games, 27 in 1921 alone, and was a member of four World Series-champion teams. Mays threw the pitch that fatally injured Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians on August 16, 1920. Chapman became the only major league player to die as a direct result of an on-field injury.
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Carl William Mays 12 November 1891 Liberty, KY
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Died |
4 April 1971 (aged 79) El Cajon, CA
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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