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Baseball. Blogging. Whenever.Monday, April 20, 2009It’s dangerous out thereYou read something horrifying like this and your second reaction -- after the horror -- is to wonder how on Earth Mike Coolbaugh and Ray Chapman are the only two folks to die by thrown or batted balls in professional play.UPDATE: The estimable Mark Armour notes that (as I kind of suspected, actually, but was too lazy to research) I am undercounting provides a link to other on-the-field deaths. Here's a link with a list, though neither Mark nor myself make any warranties for accuracy or completeness. Posted by Craig Calcaterra at 11:20am Comments
Mark Armour said...
I found a list, though I can not vouch for its accuracy or completeness. Posted 04/20 at 11:38 AM
Kelly said...
Ryan Freel just got hit in the back of his head with a thrown ball. Coincidences are weird. Posted 04/20 at 11:48 AM
Wells said...
Was this in response to Ryan Freel getting nailed in the back of the head (ear) during a pick-off attempt? Posted 04/20 at 11:57 AM
Jim Casey said...
I pitched for 15 years in the MSBL and NABA, and consider myself fortunate to have had just two close calls. One line drive back at me I caught with my glove right up against my nose, and the other I just managed to get my face out of the way before the ball hit me in the right shoulder and deflected into center field. I don’t recall witnessing any serious injuries in person, but a good friend of mine was at the game in Little Rock where Mike Coolbaugh was killed. Posted 04/20 at 01:29 PM
Jim D. said...
I saw a lady take a line drive to the face while standing next to the dugout at a CCBL game about 15 years ago. Nasty. She was wearing glasses too so it was a mess. Plus this guy is from that town that has been all over the news because all they make is RVs. Posted 04/20 at 05:31 PM
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Actually, I believe there have been several (at least 10) minor league players killed in the line of fire. Even that seems pretty fortunate though.