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In baseball history who was Ray Chapman and how did he help change baseball rules?

He was hit in the head by a pitch and died.  The only player ever to die directly from an injury sustained in a game.

As for the rule change, I think this incident led to the ban of the spitball.

[skip75]

In baseball history who was Ray Chapman and how did he help change baseball rules?

He was hit in the head by a pitch and died.  The only player ever to die directly from an injury sustained in a game.

As for the rule change, I think this incident led to the ban of the spitball.