Killer Fastball

EPISODE 2: The Babe, The Black Sox, and the City Rockefeller Built


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Why was Ray Chapman not wearing a batting helmet when a fastball to his temple killed him? 

How come Babe Ruth was there? 

And what do John D. Rockefeller, 'No No Nanette,' the toaster and the zipper have to do with this story? 

I answer those questions in this episode. 

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Courtesy: 
Sandlot/20th Century Fox 
The Babe/Universal  
Eight Men Out/Orion 
Major League/Paramount  
Field of Dreams/Universal 

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Killer FastballBy Jeff Butera