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Cleveland Indians' catcher Steve O'Neil photographed at Ebbets Field during the 1920 World Series. Note the black mourning band on the left sleeve of O'Neill's uniform. The black arm band on the Indians' uniforms was worn in memory of former teammate Ray Chapman (1891-1920), who died earlier in the 1920 baseball season in August after being struck in the head by a pitch thrown by Yankees' pitcher Carl Mays during a game at the Polo Grounds. Chapman remains the only player to die as a result of an in-game injury suffered during a Major League Baseball game. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920_World_Series en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_O%27Neill en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Chapman

From his SABR bio: "Nap Rucker (George Napoleon Rucker) Born: 9 / 30 / 1884 at Crabapple, GA (US) Died: 12 / 19 / 1970 at Alpharetta, GA (US) "Nap Rucker was one of the Deadball Era's top left-handed pitchers." "To honor its best pitcher of the Deadball Era, Brooklyn held a "Nap Rucker Day" at Ebbets Field on October 2, 1916. "I will not monkey around with baseball any more," the veteran southpaw said on the occasion. "I have had my day, and it has been a long one, in which I have made money and gained thousands of friends." Knowing that Rucker would retire after the season, Wilbert Robinson allowed him two innings of mop-up duty in Game Four of the 1916 World's Series. Rucker pitched scoreless ball, striking out three Red Sox in his swansong."] sabr.org/bioproj/person/22be16b1 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nap_Rucker

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