Ray Chapman lived the American dream as a star baseball player for the Cleveland Indians until 1920, when he was fatally hit in the head by a fastball. This biography details Chapman’s fairy tale life, his marriage to heiress Kathleen Daly, and how it became an American tragedy.
Ray Chapman lived the American dream as a star baseball player for the Cleveland Indians until 1920, when he was fatally hit in the head by a fastball. This biography details Chapman’s fairy tale life, his marriage to heiress Kathleen Daly, and how it became an American tragedy.
Scott H. Longert is the author of numerous books on Cleveland baseball history from the post-Civil War era through the middle of the twentieth century. He has an MA in American history from Cleveland State University and has appeared on numerous broadcast media shows, on baseball documentaries, and at the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Acknowledgments Prologue 1 A Boy of Many Talents 2 The Run through the Minors 3 The Naps Are Calling 4 A Bad Break 5 To Trade or Not to Trade 6 A New Family 7 Setting New Records 8 Ray Joins the Naval Reserve 9 A Married Man 10 Tragedy at the Polo Grounds 11 Saying Goodbye Epilogue Sources Index
Acknowledgments Prologue 1 A Boy of Many Talents 2 The Run through the Minors 3 The Naps Are Calling 4 A Bad Break 5 To Trade or Not to Trade 6 A New Family 7 Setting New Records 8 Ray Joins the Naval Reserve 9 A Married Man 10 Tragedy at the Polo Grounds 11 Saying Goodbye Epilogue Sources Index
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