On June 1, 2025, New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor etched his name deeper into baseball history by belting his 261st career home run, officially passing Yankees legend and Hall of Famer Derek ...
1920 — Shortstop Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians was hit in the head with a pitch in the fifth inning by New York’s Carl Mays. Chapman suffered a fractured skull and died the next day. It is the ...