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Was Ray Chapman the only major league ball player to die from a pitched ball?
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Yes. Through the 2008 season, Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians is the only MLB player to have died due to an injury suffered on the field of play. He was beaned in a game against the New York Yankees on August 16, 1920 and passed away early the following morning. He was 29 years old.
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Who was Ray Chapman?
Ray Chapman was the Cleveland Indian shortstop that became the first and only major league player to die from a pitched ball. This was a terrible accident as Chapman was at bat and apparently seemed to have lost sight of the ball pitched by New York Yankee pitcher, Carl Mays. The fact that the ball was discolored and may have blended in with the spectator stands. From that point on, major league umpires insisted on having dirt spoiled balls cleaned or replaced by new ones. The year was 1920. In that year,ironically, Chapman's Cleveland Indians beat the Brooklyn Robins in the World Series.
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Who was Ray Chapman?
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