Yancey Wyatt "Doc" Ayers (May 21, 1891 – May 26, 1968) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). He was known for throwing the spitball, and was one of the 17 pitchers allowed to continue throwing the pitch after it was outlawed in 1920. Ayers played nine seasons in the American League with the Washington Senators (1913–19) and Detroit Tigers (1919–21). He batted and threw right-handed. After getting married to Mary Elizabeth Dunlap in 1914, Ayers moved to a farm near Draper, Virginia. They had two children, Yancy Wyatt Ayers, Jr and Nancy Frances Ayers.