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Carl Mays

American baseball player

  • Fame50.8
  • Momentum3.7
  • Wikipedia6.6K
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Lived 1891–1971, aged 80United States
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  • Era
    1891–1971
    Aged 80
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Updated 2026-07-11

Carl William Mays was an American professional 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. 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.

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