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"Beanball" is a colloquialism used in baseball, for a ball thrown at an opposing player with the intention of striking them such as to cause harm, often connoting a throw at the player's head. A pitch
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Ray Chapman, killed by a pitch thrown by Carl Mays in 1920.
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Raymond Johnson Chapman was an American professional baseball player. He spent his entire career as a shortstop for the Cleveland Indians of the American League.
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…know how you're going to react until you come back and play again." Only one player has died after being hit in the head. Cleveland Indians shortstop Ray Chapman was hit by a pitch thrown by submarine pitcher and noted headhunter Carl Mays on August 16, 1920 at the Polo Grounds in New York. He died 12 hours later…
Ray Chapman's grave
Restored Chapman plaque at Heritage Park in Progressive Field