CLEVELAND, Ohio – Much is known about one second of Ray Chapman’s life. The Cleveland shortstop was 29 when he was hit by a pitch thrown from New York’s Carl Mays on Aug. 16, 1920. In that instant, ...
Beaver Dam native Ray Chapman has long been known as the only player in Major League Baseball history to die directly from an injury received during a game. Chapman, a shortstop for the Cleveland ...
CLEVELAND,Ohio – Author Scott Longert, whose books chronicle the history of Cleveland baseball, will speak on his latest work, “Love and Loss: The Short Life of Ray Chapman,” in at two events in ...