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 best 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). Born in Liberty, Kentucky, Mays threw with a submarine motion (he was nicknamed "Sub"), … Wikipedia
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Carl Mays, the New York pitcher who threw the ball which felled Chapman on Monday, voluntarily went before Assistant District Attorney Joyce and was exonerated of all blame. 1920yankees.blogspot.com/2006/11/death-of-ray-chapman.html
