The Pitch that Killed

by Mike Sowell
Category: "Sports"
Pages:309
Year of Publication:1989
Date Added:08/24/2010
Date Read:08/12/2012
Notes:Subtitle: The Story of Carl Mays, Ray Chapman, and the Pennant Race of 1920

In August, 1920, Carl Mays, a submarine pitcher for the Yankees, hit shortstop Ray Chapman of the Indians in the temple with a pitch. Later that night, Chapman died, the only person ever to die as a direct result of on-the-field action. Chapman was replaced on the Indians by rookie Joe Sewell, who went on to have a Hall of Fame career. The Indians narrowly defeated the Yankees and the White Sox to go to the Series where they defeated Brooklyn.
My Rating: 7

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Review - Pitch that Killed, The

Well-written and interesting. As with all books of this sort, it resorts to dry numbers at times, but overall it was a good read about an interesting time in baseball — Chapman's death, the Black Sox scandal, the arrival of Ruth on the Yankees ...

Reviewed by Roger on 2012-08-12 13:34:36

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