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