Listen to SABR Century Committee’s 100th anniversary panel on Ray Chapman
SABR’s Century Committee hosted a special panel discussion on the 100th anniversary of the death of Ray Chapman at 12:00 p.m. EDT on Sunday, August 16, 2020. All SABR members were invited to attend this free virtual event on Zoom.
Our guest speakers included: Mike Sowell, author of The Pitch That Killed; Don Jensen, editor of Base Ball: A Journal of the Early Game; Kevin Trusty, who writes on baseball history at RadbournsRevenant.com; and moderator Sharon Hamilton, co-chair of SABR’s Century Committee.
Chapman, the popular Cleveland Indians shortstop, suffered a fatal blow after he was hit in the head by a pitch from New York’s Carl Mays on August 16, 1920. He died hours later from his injuries. Chapman’s death remains the only on-field fatality in major-league history.
Watch highlights from this panel discussion below:
(Video: YouTube)
Originally published: August 7, 2020. Last Updated: August 17, 2020.