Baseball's First On-Field Fatality | Pastball Podcast #29

Ray Chapman of the Naps (Indians) became the first player to die on a baseball field. Carl Mays, the Highlanders (Yankees) pitcher was known to throw high-and-tight, and because he threw from a side-armed position, right-handers were particularly vulnerable.The Past Ball Podcast is a podcast that gives you a quick story on some of the craziest, wildest, funnies, or just plain informative on America's Past Time. Unlike a catcher in a passed ball, we will not drop the ball on give you the past.Do you have a topic or story you want us to cover? Feel free to email us at [email protected] to Collin Wood at Artota Records for the tunes you hear in this episode. If you are looking for custom tunnage email him at [email protected] Check out everything Past Ball Podcast at https://beacons.ai/pastball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.