2006-11-07 10:24:44 · 12 answers · asked by RedCarDoor 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Ray Chapman in August 17, 1920 was killed by a hit by pitch.
2006-11-07 10:35:50 · answer #1 · answered by alboprince23420 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As several people have stated, Ray Chapman was hit in the head by a pitch thown by Yankees pitcher Carl Mays on August 16, 1920. Helmets were not worn in those days, and the blow proved fatal; Chapman died the next day. Mays had not intended to hit Chapman with the pitch, and was not throwing at him. However, he was a known spitballer (the pitch was legal then, but banned because of Chapman's death). Mays was devastated and was generally ineffectual for the balance of the season, but he continued in the majors for several more years.
Chapman played his entire career for the Cleveland Indians, so this is hardly a swipe at the Red Sox!
He was the only player to die as the direct result of an injury in a major league baseball game. (I have no information on any minor leagues, but the first responder seems to have covered that.) There have been many close calls since, such as with Tony Conigliaro, and of course Johnny Roseboro was hit in the head with a bat wielded by Juan Marichal.
I have also heard that an umpire was once hit over the head with a bat and died, but the game in question was not in the major leagues.
2006-11-07 22:26:12 · answer #2 · answered by BroadwayPhil 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scoscia I believe almost died from the bat splinters that hit him in the throat in the 80s.
Before Chapman I believe there were others killed in the majors. Chapman was the last one who died directly as a result of an on field incident. Caminitti apparently died of cancer related to his steroid use. This was an off field death due to baseball playing. Unfortunately we will see more just like football did in the late 90s.
2006-11-07 22:55:41 · answer #3 · answered by draciron 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tony Conigliaro of the Boston Red Sox was hit by a pitch above the eye in 1967. He recovered somewhat but ended up dying of some neurological or brain disease in the 70s. Possibly his death stemmed from the blow to the head.
2006-11-07 12:16:42 · answer #4 · answered by mattapan26 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Little testy there Antwaan?? Maybe he just thought it was a good answer because it brought some new information to the discussion. There goes that nasty Red Sox inferiority Complex again.
2006-11-07 13:52:08 · answer #5 · answered by RADI8OR98 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i read this article that
ray chapman was hit in the head and since there were no helmets back in the 1920s, it hit his head so hard that the pitcher thought that it had hit his bat and actually fielded the ball
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2006-11-07 12:58:51 · answer #6 · answered by Antwaan M 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A guy by the name of Jimmy Davis (Longhorn League) was hit in the head in 1947, and later died from the blow.
2006-11-07 10:32:17 · answer #7 · answered by brianwerner1313 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is extremely embarrassing, yet I sustained a tremendously severe attack with the help of certainly one of my girlfriends jealous cats , it did not approve of me slumbering next to his mistress and crawled in between attempting to kick me out of the mattress. not something severe and fruitless. So sometime it desperate on greater 'decisive' action and went for 'the equipment' as i become mendacity on my back throughout the time of foreplay. The little B*stard did not do countless harm ( some scratches ) yet he scared and shocked the living daylights out of me. I tremendously much might desire to have hit the ceiling screaming. And an extremely nervous consultation in front of the mirror, assessing the wear achieved, after washing the blood away.
2016-11-28 02:24:10 · answer #8 · answered by aundrea 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ray Chapman is correct.
2006-11-10 02:35:06 · answer #9 · answered by smitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
RAY CHAPMAN WAS HIT IN THE HEAD AND DIED THE
NEXT DAY. IN A MAJOR LEAGUE GAME
THIS WILL HELP KINGAR1
2006-11-07 10:32:26 · answer #10 · answered by kingar107@verizon.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋