In August of 1920 Indian's shortstop Ray Chapman came up against Yankee pitcher Carl Mays. #Yankees #Indians #MLB #fastball #tragedy #sports #baseball To learn more, or talk with likeminded baseball fans, join the Dead Ball Discussion Group on Facebook.

Sources: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Chapman
http://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/packages/html/sports/year_in_sports/08.17.html?pagewanted=all
https://baseballhall.org/discover/short-stops/chapman-tragedy-documented-with-museum-artifact
https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/august-16-1920-ray-chapman-suffers-fatal-blow-to-his-skull-on-pitch-from-carl-mays/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1163/raymond-johnson-chapman
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6948500/kathleen-chapman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Mays
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/carl-mays/

In August of 1920 Indian's shortstop&nbsp;Ray Chapman came up against Yankee pitcher Carl Mays. #Yankees #Indians #MLB #fastball #tragedy #sports #baseball&nbsp;To learn more, or talk with likeminded baseball fans, join the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1044088819054556" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/groups/1044088819054556&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613008331437000&amp;usg=AFQjCNELljJzKHeaaaeu3SIQ8r0JdcyYrQ">Dead Ball Discussion Group on Facebook</a>. Sources:&nbsp; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Chapman" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Chapman&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613008331437000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEHFNIjj5F11OSOJbbSJyv3TCdX_A">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Chapman</a> <a href="http://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/packages/html/sports/year_in_sports/08.17.html?pagewanted=all" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/packages/html/sports/year_in_sports/08.17.html?pagewanted%3Dall&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613008331437000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFEzZjLqCd6G1_uSiAxVj0URKEZgQ">http://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/packages/html/sports/year_in_sports/08.17.html?pagewanted=all</a> <a href="https://baseballhall.org/discover/short-stops/chapman-tragedy-documented-with-museum-artifact" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://baseballhall.org/discover/short-stops/chapman-tragedy-documented-with-museum-artifact&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613008331437000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFtDPsnLn8LXEd6Cvcmv4UD336AUw">https://baseballhall.org/discover/short-stops/chapman-tragedy-documented-with-museum-artifact</a> <a href="https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/august-16-1920-ray-chapman-suffers-fatal-blow-to-his-skull-on-pitch-from-carl-mays/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/august-16-1920-ray-chapman-suffers-fatal-blow-to-his-skull-on-pitch-from-carl-mays/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613008331437000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEN_kBWkh6dvPZR9gn_A78cCCyXZQ">https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/august-16-1920-ray-chapman-suffers-fatal-blow-to-his-skull-on-pitch-from-carl-mays/</a> <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1163/raymond-johnson-chapman" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1163/raymond-johnson-chapman&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613008331437000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHfuLkmwrSzgBWqW_Sf0b7U7IkR8g">https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1163/raymond-johnson-chapman</a> <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6948500/kathleen-chapman" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6948500/kathleen-chapman&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613008331437000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGu9GeFcjuaZXg0PRGRDHHjZph5vQ">https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6948500/kathleen-chapman</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Mays" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Mays&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613008331437000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG6ggp7D980bH7uSj2Zl5Qj4VZdww">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Mays</a> <a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/carl-mays/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/carl-mays/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613008331437000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEQm6s9KbrpIuJd5ESKN_d-CpDUsA">https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/carl-mays/</a>

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