July 13 in Yankees History: Submarine P Carl Mays quits the mound after two innings at Chicago (1919)

[adrotate banner=”41″] On July 13, 1919 Submarine P Carl Mays quits the mound after two innings at Chicago, blaming his teammates for lack of support afield. American League president Ban Johnson suspends Mays indefinitely and orders umpires not to let him pitch. In defiance of Johnson’s order that

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