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/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.