| Carl Mays | |
|---|---|
 Mays in 1915 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: November 12, 1891 Liberty, Kentucky, U.S. | |
| Died: April 4, 1971 (aged 79) El Cajon, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 15, 1915, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 24, 1929, for the New York Giants | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 207–126 |
| Earned run average | 2.92 |
| Strikeouts | 862 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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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.[1] During his career, he won over 200 games, 27 in 1921 alone, and was a member of four World Series-champion teams. On August 16, 1920, Mays threw the pitch that fatally injured Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians, the only major league player to die as a direct result of an on-field injury.[2][3]
- ^ "Carl Mays Statistics and History – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ Carl Mays: My Pitch That Killed Chapman Was A Strike! by Phyllis Propert, Baseball Digest, July 1957, Vol. 16, No. 6, ISSN 0005-609X
- ^ "The Death of Ray Chapman", The New York Times, August 17, 1920