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Ray Chapman skull fractured death...
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August 17, 1920
FITCHBURG DAILY SENTINEL, Massachusetts, August 17, 1920
* Ray Chapman skull fractured death (1st report)
* Cleveland Indians
* Only MLB baseball fatality
This 14 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "CHAPMAN DEAD FROM 'BEAN' BALL, CARL MAYS IS WRONG" "Indians Fast Shortstop Died This Morning After Futile Surgical Operation on Skull....." (see)
Chapman is the 1st and only baseball player to be killed as a result of a major league baseball game. Nice to have this report on the front page. (unusual)
Other news of the day throughout. Light browning, otherwise in good condition.
source: wikipedia: Raymond Johnson Chapman (January 15, 1891 – August 17, 1920) was an American baseball player, spending his entire career as a shortstop for Cleveland.
He is the only Major League Baseball player to have died as a result of an injury received in a game; he was hit in the head by a pitch thrown by Yankees hurler Carl Mays. His death led Major League Baseball to establish a rule requiring umpires to replace the ball whenever it became dirty. His death was also one of the examples used to emphasize the need for wearing batting helmets (although the rule was not adopted until over thirty years later). His death was partially the reason MLB banned the spitball after the season.
Category: The 20th Century
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