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The Pitch That Killed: The Story of Carl Mays, Ray Chapman, and the Pennant Race of 1920
The Pitch That Killed The Story of Carl Mays Ray Chapman and the Pennant Race of 1920
Author: Mike Sowell
On August 16, 1920, in the midst of a heated pennant race, hard-throwing Carl Mays of the New York Yankees, beaned the Cleveland Indians player Ray Chapman and killed him. Was it deliberate, or an accident? Here's the definite account of the only death in major league baseball history from a pitched ball.
ISBN-13: 9780020747611
ISBN-10: 0020747616
Publication Date: 4/1991
Pages: 256
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Book Type: Paperback
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"Splendidly researched and vivid as today. The portraits of baseball as it was, teh tragedy itself and the glowering character of Carl Mays are remarkable."...Roger Kahn

A compelling story about Ray Chapman, a young baseball player fatally hit by a pitch.


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