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Chapman, 29, dies after being hit by fastball

By Larry Schwartz
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, August 15, 2001

Aug. 16, 1920 In the fifth inning at the Polo Grounds, Cleveland Indians shortstop Ray Chapman is batting in his peculiar crouch and crowding the plate, as he normally does. New York Yankees right-hander Carl Mays throws a submarine-style pitch, as he normally does. The fastball sails up and in on Chapman, who ducks his head - but not enough. The ball strikes him on the left temple and bounces back toward Mays. Some, including Mays, think the pitch had hit Chapman's bat because of the resound ...

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