Al Mays

Albert C. Mays (May 17, 1865 – May 7, 1905) was an American baseball pitcher. He played five seasons in Major League Baseball for the Louisville Colonels (1885), New York Metropolitans (1886–1887), Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1888), Columbus Solons (1889–1890), all in the American Association.^[1] In 1887, he appeared in a career-high 52 games, threw 50 complete games, and led the American Association that year with 34 losses and 232 earned runs allowed.^[1] Mays concluded his pitching career in the minor leagues, including stints with Erie (1891, 1893, 1894), Wilkes-Barre (1892), and Peoria (1892).^[2]

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Al Mays
1887 baseball card of Mays
Pitcher
Born: (1865-05-17)May 17, 1865 Canal Dover, Ohio, U.S.
Died: May 7, 1905(1905-05-07) (aged 39) Parkersburg, West Virginia, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 10, 1885, for the Louisville Colonels
Last MLB appearance
May 2, 1890, for the Columbus Solons
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	53–89
Earned run average	3.91
Strikeouts	469
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Louisville Colonels (1885) New York Metropolitans (1886–1887) Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1888) Columbus Solons (1889–1890)
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Mays was born in 1865 in Canal Dover, Ohio. He died at age 39 in an accidental drowning in 1905 near Blennerhasset Island in the Ohio River.^[3]

1. ^ ^{a b} "Al Mays". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
2. ^ "Al Mays Minor Leagues". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
3. ^ "Albert Mays Drowned At Blennerhassett Island". Sistersville Oil Review. May 9, 1905. p. 1.

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