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    Chapman had been inducted into the team Hall of Fame in 2006, part of the first new induction class since 1972. A baseball field is dedicated to Ray Chapman...
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    teams. On August 16, 1920, Mays threw the pitch that fatally injured Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians, the only major league player to die as a direct...
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    Ray Chapman was an American sport shooter and firearms instructor who was central to the development of practical shooting. He was one of the founders...
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  • Raymond Thomas Chapman AM MBE, is an Australian philatelist who was added to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1987. Chapman was noted for his...
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    Erik LaRay Harvey (born 1972) is an American actor known for his roles as Dunn Purnsley in Boardwalk Empire, Willis Stryker / Diamondback in Luke Cage...
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  • Frank Raymond Chapman (born October 7, 1950) is an American attorney and politician who served in the Wyoming House of Representatives. A 1976 graduate...
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    a Pitch, Ray Chapman Dies". The New York Times. August 17, 1920. Retrieved September 5, 2023. Wancho, Joseph. "August 16, 1920: Ray Chapman suffers fatal...
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    were playing the Yankees at the Polo Grounds in New York. Shortstop Ray Chapman, who often crowded the plate, was batting against Carl Mays, who had...
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    Pistol League, along with several other world-class shooters including Ray Chapman. In 1955, the team and individuals won the national championships at...
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    to see (and sometimes avoid) in low-light conditions. In August 1920, Ray Chapman was killed when he was struck in the temple by a pitch thrown by known...
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    during their careers, after playing nine seasons with the same franchise: Ray Chapman played his entire career with the Cleveland Naps/Indians, from 1912 to...
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    player has died after being hit in the head. Cleveland Indians shortstop Ray Chapman was hit by a pitch thrown by submarine pitcher and noted headhunter Carl...
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    Brooklyn. The Indians won the series in memory of their former shortstop Ray Chapman, who had been killed earlier in the season when struck in the head by...
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  • Bill Bradley (60, 1908) Ray Chapman (45, 1913) Terry Turner (38, 1914) Co-Leader Ray Chapman (67, 1917) Team Record Ray Chapman (50, 1919) Bill Wambsganss...
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  • DI Ray is a 2022 British police procedural television series, (titled D.I. Ray in Canada). The series was created and written by Maya Sondhi and produced...
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    giving pitchers an advantage. However, after the 1920 death of batter Ray Chapman after being hit in the head by a pitch, perhaps due to his difficulty...
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    the World Series champion Cleveland Indians shortly after shortstop Ray Chapman was killed by a pitch from the Yankees’ Carl Mays in August and became...
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  • Of the six Combat Masters (Reed, John Plähn, Jack Weaver, Elden Carl, Ray Chapman, and Cooper), Reed had the quickest draw. After the SWCPL matches, Reed...
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    in 1975 in Zurich, about two years before IPSC was formally founded. Ray Chapman from the U.S. became the first ever world class practical pistol champion...
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    shortstop Ray Chapman was hit in the head by a pitch thrown by the Yankees' Carl Mays. At the time, batters did not wear helmets. Chapman died 12 hours...
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    baseballs per game: The fatal beaning of Cleveland Indians shortstop Ray Chapman in August 1920 led to a rule that the baseball must be replaced every...
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  • (1B) 366: "Wee" Willie Keeler (OF) 337: Owen "Donie" Bush (SS) 334: Ray Chapman (SS) 323: Bill Wambsganss (2B) 314: Roger Peckinpaugh (SS) 311: Larry...
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    damaged and/or discolored baseballs (especially after the death of Ray Chapman) combined to persuade several teams to change their foul ball policies...
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  • John Roy Chapman (27 May 1927 – 3 September 2001) was a British actor, playwright and screenwriter, known for his collaborations with Ray Cooney. Born...
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  • Graham Chapman (8 January 1941 – 4 October 1989) was a British actor, comedian and writer. He was one of the six members of the surrealist comedy group...
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    after Hughes. Australia portal Cricket portal List of unusual deaths Ray Chapman, an American baseball player killed after being struck by a ball during...
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    struck in the head by a pitch in 1911. Despite the fatal beaning of Ray Chapman in 1920, protective headgear was still used only rarely in the major...
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    McFarland, ISBN 9780786452545 Lawless, Molly (2012), Hit by Pitch: Ray Chapman, Carl Mays and the Fatal Fastball, McFarland, ISBN 9780786484843 Lennox...
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    1930s. The 1920 season was notable for the death of Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians. Chapman, who was struck in the head by a pitch and died a few...
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    of Ray Chapman, struck by a pitched ball thrown by Mays in August 1920) and the more frequent use of new baseballs (also a response to Chapman's death)...
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