220 - In an Instant It Was All Gone: The Ray Chapman Story w/ Scott H. Longert

Author Scott H. Longert joins the show this week to talk about his latest book, "Love and Loss: The Short Life of Ray Chapman" (Ohio Univ. Press 2024). Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman was hit by a pitched ball in the temple during a ballgame against the Yankees at the Polo Grounds on August 16, 1920. He succumbed to his injuries the next morning. He is the only player in Major League history to die from injuries sustained during an MLB ballgame. Longert's book examines Chapman's idyllic life and his sudden, tragic death, combining detailed research with compassion for the ballplayer and his family, friends and teammates.

Scott Longert's website - https://scottlongert.com/
Scott Longert on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/scott.longert
Ohio Univ. Press - https://www.ohioswallow.com/9780821425664/love-and-loss/

Errata - Shohei Ohtani hit 54 home runs and stole 59 bases this season.

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Chapters

• 0:25 Introduction - Houston loses the first game
• 3:33 Author Scott H. Longert at Cooperstown
• 7:06 Pete Rose and Joe Jackson
• 8:56 Longert's ties to Cleveland and to baseball
• 10:48 Ray Chapman: "I think he was really destined for great things after baseball."
• 16:02 Hubbard, Texas and Cleveland, Ohio
• 22:13 Cleveland in the 1910s: "Ballplayers were just part of the community."
• 25:14 Ray and Katy: "A fairy tale romance..."
• 27:18 Polo Grounds, August 16, 1920: "In an instant it was all gone."
• 33:15 The 1920 World Series: "I can't believe what I've seen!"
• 37:34 The Aftermath
• 42:27 President James A. Garfield
• 45:57 Craig & Rex on Shohei Ohtani's 50th home run ball and the Pirates DFA Rowdy Tellez