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kairos12

(12,817 posts)
Tue Aug 29, 2017, 05:43 PM Aug 2017

John McGraw Trivia

in 1902 Baltimore's John McGraw was hit by a pitch in 5 different at bats against Boston's Bill Dinneen. In every case he was not awarded first base because home plate umpire Jack Sheridan determined McGraw had gotten hit intentionally. To add to this, Sheridan eventually ejected McGraw from the game. The league backed Sheridan.

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John McGraw Trivia (Original Post) kairos12 Aug 2017 OP
Coach underpants Aug 2017 #1
I had read a story several years ago about him. He was considered one of the dirtiest players ever. tonyt53 Aug 2017 #2
Ray Chapman's death ended the deadball era in baseball. Best_man23 Aug 2017 #3
 

tonyt53

(5,737 posts)
2. I had read a story several years ago about him. He was considered one of the dirtiest players ever.
Tue Aug 29, 2017, 06:17 PM
Aug 2017

No wonder he got hit. Sounds like he probably crowded the plate a bit much too.

On a similar note, I actually knew the nephew of the only guy ever killed in s MLB game. That was Ray Chapman of the Indians, who was hit in the head, well before batting helmets. His nephew was a couple of years older than my dad, who would have been 97 this year. The guy's name was Moxley Chapman. He lived in an old run down house with junk cars and trucks every where. Being country people, others would go to see Moxley when they needed a part for a car or truck. My dad went to his house one Saturday morning and Moxley had a transmission up in bed working on it. His family had all moved out years before, and no wonder. I went to high school with his daughter. Just one of those weird connection stories.

Best_man23

(4,889 posts)
3. Ray Chapman's death ended the deadball era in baseball.
Wed Aug 30, 2017, 12:03 AM
Aug 2017

From then until today, umpires ensure the game is played with a fresh or nearly fresh baseball.

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