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Throwback Thursday: Ray Chapman, the Only Major League Baseball Player Killed By In-Game Injury
The 1920 death of Ray Champan, who was hit in the head by a pitch, played a significant role in ushering in MLB's Live Ball Era.
Throwback Thursday: The Death Of Buck Weaver, Baseball's Hungry Ghost
Eight members of the Chicago White Sox were banned from baseball for throwing the 1919 World Series. Buck Weaver was one, and he died proclaiming his innocence.
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