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 – 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, ...
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 ...