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Ray Chapman

Birthdate:

1/15/1891

Died:

8/17/1920

Height / Weight:

5' 10" / 170 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Beaver Dam, KY, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Baseball player, Ray Chapman, Cleveland Indians shortstop, holding bat after swinging and standing on field at Comiskey Park prior to game against Chicago White Sox 1916 Photo SUMMARY
Portrait of American League's Cleveland Indians baseball player Ray Chapman holding a bat, as if following through after swinging, standing on the field at Comiskey Park, which was located at 324 West 35th Street and bounded by West 34th Street; South Shield's Avenue (formerly Portland Avenue); South Wentworth Avenue, in the Armour Square community area of Chicago, Illinois. Players on the field, spectators sitting in the outfield bleachers and the scoreboard are visible in the background. SDN-060909, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society.

Ray Chapman, Cleveland Indians, is the only player in this century to have died as a direct result of being hit by a pitched ball. Playing agianst the New York Yankees on August 16 1920, Ray Chapman crowded the plate, as was his style, and was struck in the temple by a pitch that barely missed the strike zone. Ray Chapman died 12 hours later. The popular Ray Chapman led the Indians in stolen bases four times and set a team record of 52 bases in 1917.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
9 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1912	CLE (AL)	31	109	29	34	6	3	0	19	10	0	10	0	0	1	12	0	.312	.375	SLG
1913	CLE (AL)	141	508	78	131	19	7	3	39	46	51	29	0	0	2	45	0	.258	.322	SLG
1914	CLE (AL)	106	375	59	103	16	10	2	42	48	48	24	9	0	1	18	0	.275	.358	SLG
1915	CLE (AL)	154	570	101	154	14	17	3	67	70	82	36	15	0	3	26	0	.270	.353	SLG
1916	CLE (AL)	109	346	50	80	10	5	0	27	50	46	21	14	0	1	40	0	.231	.330	SLG
1917	CLE (AL)	156	563	98	170	28	13	2	36	61	65	52	0	0	0	67	0	.302	.370	SLG
1918	CLE (AL)	128	446	84	119	19	8	1	32	84	46	30	0	0	6	35	0	.267	.390	SLG
1919	CLE (AL)	115	433	75	130	23	10	3	53	31	38	18	0	0	3	50	0	.300	.351	SLG
1920	CLE (AL)	111	435	97	132	27	8	3	49	52	38	13	9	0	2	41	0	.303	.380	SLG
9 years		1051	3785	671	1053	162	81	17	364	452	414	233	47	0	19	334	0	.278	.358	.SLG

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