Ray Chapman
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| Born: January 15, 1891 Beaver Dam , United States 
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| Died on: August 17, 1920 New York City , United States
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| Suggested: Right | Threw: Right |
| Debut in Major League Baseball | |
| August 30, 1912 with the Cleveland Naps | |
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| August 16, 1920 with the Cleveland Indians | |
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| Batting average | , 278 |
| Home runs | 17th |
| Runs Batted In | 364 |
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Raymond Johnson Chapman (born January 15, 1891 in Beaver Dam , Kentucky , † August 17, 1920 in New York , New York ) was an American baseball player who played his entire career with the Cleveland Indians .
He is best known as the only Major League Baseball (MLB) player to ever be killed by a hit by pitch hit by pitch during a baseball game . His death is still used today as an argument for the necessity that the batsmen should and must wear helmets during the "at bats", even if the helmet requirement in the MLB was only introduced years after his death.
Career
Chapman was born in Beaver Dam, Kentucky. In 1912 he made his first match in the MLB for the Cleveland Indians. Chapman led the American League in 1918 in the categories "scored runs" and " walks ". He is also in sixth place all time in "Sacrifice hits". Chapman was also an excellent short stop . His club record of 52 stolen bases wasn't broken until 1980.
death
Chapman was on August 16 in 1920 by Pitcher of the New York Yankees , Carl Mays hit in the head. The sound the ball made when it hit Chapman's skull was so loud that Mays thought the batsman had hit the ball with his bat. So he picked up the ball and threw it to first base to spot Chapman. Chapman died twelve hours later in a New York hospital from his injuries. The Cleveland Indians subsequently played with a black ribbon and achieved the first and sensational win of the World Series in 1920.
Ray Chapman was buried in Lakeview Cemetery in Cleveland , Ohio .
Miscellaneous
The book The Pitch That Killed by Mike Sowell tells the story of the tragedy of Chapman and Mays.
Web links
- Player information and statistics from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference (Minor League) (English)
- Ray Chapman in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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| SURNAME | Chapman, Ray |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chapman, Raymond Johnson (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American baseball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Beaver Dam , Kentucky , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th August 1920 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York , United States |