Evidence for
The Pitch That Fatally Struck Ray Chapman

Captured Sources

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Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees Box Score: August 16, 1920

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA192008160.shtml

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August 16, 1920: Ray Chapman suffers fatal blow to his skull on pitch

https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/august-16-1920-ray-chapman-suffers-fatal-blow-to-his-skull-on-pitch-from-carl-mays/

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MLB player hit in head by pitch, dies next day

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/August-16/ray-chapman-hit-in-head-by-pitch-dies

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Ray Chapman Beaning 1920

https://bronxpinstripes.com/yankees/history/ray-chapmans-fatal-beaning-1920

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Box Score for Indians vs Yankees on August 19, 1920

https://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=192008190NYA

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