Carl Mays
American baseball player · United States · On the map · Athletes · Lived 1891 to 1971 · aged 79 · Born 135 years ago today
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.
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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.