Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians was hit by a pitch that killed him. It was the only fatality caused by a pitched ball in Major League history. The Yankees Carl Mays threw the killer pitch, at the Polo Grounds in New York, on August 16, 1920. He died the following day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTEvU7NIES4 Leading off the 5th inning in New York on 8/16/1920, … [Read more...] about Ray Chapman Dies – Killed by a Pitch – August 17, 1920