Al Mays Notable

b. May 17, 1865 · Louisville Colonels 1885, New York Metropolitans 1886–1887, Brooklyn Bridegrooms 1888, Columbus Solons 1889–1890

Al Mays played for four clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Louisville Colonels in 1885 and closing with the Columbus Solons in 1890.

He went 53 and 89 with a 3.91 earned run average, pitching 1,251 innings in 150 games. He struck out 469, completed 137 of his 147 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 160 games he batted .160, with 86 hits and 50 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 21 doubles and 12 stolen bases.

He was born in Canal Dover, OH, USA on May 17, 1865, and died on May 7, 1905. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1885	LOU	17	61	8	13	1	1	0	4	2	0	0	.213
1886	NYP	41	135	11	16	3	1	1	10	4	0	2	.119
1887	NYP	62	221	23	45	15	4	2	23	10	25	7	.204
1888	BRO	18	63	4	5	1	1	0	5	5	14	2	.079
1889	COL	21	54	4	7	1	0	0	4	11	10	1	.130
1890	COL	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Career	—	160	537	50	86	21	7	3	46	33	49	12	.160

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1885	LOU	6	11	17	17	150.0	129	46	43	61	2.76
1886	NYP	11	27	41	40	350.0	330	132	140	163	3.39
1887	NYP	17	34	52	52	441.1	551	232	136	124	4.73
1888	BRO	9	9	18	18	160.2	150	50	32	67	2.80
1889	COL	10	7	21	19	140.0	167	75	56	52	4.82
1890	COL	0	1	1	1	9.0	14	8	8	2	8.00
Career	—	53	89	150	147	1251.0	1341	543	415	469	3.91

On this day & linked events

1865

Born May 17, 1865

Canal Dover, OH, USA

1905

Died May 7, 1905

Image: Kalamazoo Bats, public domain