| Carl Mays | ||
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| Born: November 12, 1891 Liberty, Kentucky |
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| Died: April 4, 1971 (aged 79) El Cajon, California |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Right | |
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| April 15, 1915 for the Boston Red Sox |
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| September 24, 1929 for the New York Giants |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Pitching record | 207-126 | |
| Earned run average | 2. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Liberty is a city in Casey County, Kentucky, United States. It was established in 1806 by several Revolutionary War veterans and named for one The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. El Cajon (ɛlkəˈhoʊn Spanish elkaˈxon is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 92 | |
| Strikeouts | 862 | |
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Carl William Mays (November 12, 1891 – April 4, 1971) was one of the better right-handed pitchers in Major League Baseball from 1916-1926, but he is also remembered for throwing the pitch that struck Ray Chapman in the head on August 16, 1920, making Chapman the only major leaguer in history to die as a direct result of an on-field incident (he died the next day at a NYC hospital). In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. In the 1915 World Series, the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies four games to one In the 1916 World Series, the Boston Red Sox beat the Brooklyn Robins (a The 1918 World Series featured the Boston Red Sox, who defeated the Chicago Cubs four games to two In the 1923 World Series, the New York Yankees beat the New York Giants in six games In the 1921 World Series, the New York Giants beat the New York Yankees 5 games to 3 In the 1922 World Series, the New York Giants beat the New York Yankees in five games (four games to none with one tie starting this year the World Series was The following is a list of Major League Baseball wins champions. In Baseball, a complete game (denoted by CG) is the act of a Pitcher pitching an entire game himself without the benefit of a Relief pitcher In team sports in American English a shutout (a clean sheet in Soccer) refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Raymond Johnson Chapman ( January 15, 1891 &ndash August 17, 1920) was an American Baseball player spending his entire Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Champions World Series: Cleveland Indians over Brooklyn Robins (5-2 Awards and honors
Born in Liberty, Kentucky, Mays threw with a submarine motion (he was nicknamed "Sub"), although it would be more accurate to say that he threw straight underhand. Liberty is a city in Casey County, Kentucky, United States. It was established in 1806 by several Revolutionary War veterans and named for one In Baseball, a submarine is a pitch delivered with an underhand motion Mays was also a notorious spitball pitcher, even though this pitch was legal at the time (Chapman's beaning led directly to its being outlawed). A spitball is an illegal baseball pitch in which the ball has been altered by the application of Saliva, Petroleum jelly, or some other foreign substance In a 15-year career with the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds, and New York Giants, he compiled a 207-126 record with 29 shutouts, 862 strikeouts and a 2. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. In team sports in American English a shutout (a clean sheet in Soccer) refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes 92 earned run average when the league average was 3. In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 48. He was also noted for his skills with a bat, hitting five home runs, 110 runs batted in, and a lifetime . In Baseball, an at bat ( AB) or time at bat is used to calculate certain statistics, including Batting average, On base 268 batting average—an unusually high mark for a pitcher. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively
Mays enjoyed his best season in 1921, when he led the American League in wins (27), innings pitched (336. Headline Events of the Year First Radio broadcast of the World Series. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead In Baseball, innings pitched (IP are the number of Innings a Pitcher has completed measured by the number of batters and Baserunners 2), games pitched (49), and winning percentage (. In Baseball statistics, games pitched (denoted by GP, or G in tables of only pitching statistics is the number of games in which a player appears as a A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead 750). However that same season Mays, pitching then for the Yankees, played in a World Series that others later would accuse him of helping to throw, bringing back still-lingering memories of the Black Sox scandal from just two years prior. In the 1921 World Series, the New York Giants beat the New York Yankees 5 games to 3 The Black Sox Scandal refers to a number of events that took place around and during the play of the 1919 World Series. These rumors were never proven, but they persisted long enough that, combined with an already negative reputation among other players both from the Chapman incident and from having a personality that few found agreeable, he was never elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame despite having lifetime statistics comparable to some other pitchers who were.
Carl Mays died in El Cajon, California. El Cajon (ɛlkəˈhoʊn Spanish elkaˈxon is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. His distant cousin, Joe Mays, is also a pitcher. Joeseph Emerson Mays (born December 10, 1975 in Flint Michigan USA) is a Free agent Major League Baseball right-handed Pitcher
Legacy
The book The Pitch That Killed, by Mike Sowell, is a history of the Chapman-Mays events. Mike Sowell is a sports historian and the author of three baseball books including The Pitch That Killed about Ray Chapman and Carl Mays.
The historical novel, The Curse of Carl Mays, by Howard Camerik, also recounts the history of the incident.
See also
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
- List of Major League Baseball saves champions
- List of Major League Baseball wins champions
- MLB All-Time Hit Batsmen List
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Baseball Hall of Fame candidate profile
- Baseball Library
- The Death of Ray Chapman - NY Times, 18 August 1920
| Preceded by Jim Bagby |
American League Wins Champion 1921 (with Urban Shocker) |
Succeeded by Eddie Rommel |
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