I'm amazed by how little support Carl Mays ever had for getting into the HOF.
5 20-win seasons, Lifetime ERA under 3.00. On top of that he was a pretty good hitting pitcher, going a lifetime .268. Batted .343 in almost 150 AB's in 1921.
Seemed to have a superior career to team-mate Waite Hoyt who got in the HOF over 40 years ago.
I'm sure the Chapman incident and his personality doomed his chances.
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