About Al Mays
Lived 1865 – 1905 (aged 39). Al Mays was an American baseball player.
Albert C. Mays (May 17, 1865 – May 7, 1905) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played five seasons in Major League Baseball for the Louisville Colonels, New York Metropolitans (1886–1887), Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1888), Columbus Solons (1889–1890), all in the American Association. 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.
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.
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Who was Al Mays?
American baseball player (1865-1905)
When was Al Mays born?
Al Mays was born on 17 May 1865 in Dover.
When did Al Mays die?
Al Mays died on 7 May 1905 in Parkersburg.
What was Al Mays's occupation?
Al Mays was a baseball player.
What nationality was Al Mays?
Al Mays was American.
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MLA: "Al Mays." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/al-mays/.
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