Today They Announced Some Baseball Pitchers Hit The Batter With Intension

Question

It was reported today as one of pro baseballs little told secrets, that pro baseball pitchers will pitch the ball to the batter and purposely attempt to hit the batter to keep them on their toes or for some kind on revenge. And if the batter is clobbered by the ball we usually see him throw the bat aside and run towards the pitcher and pummel him with his fists until the umpire can break up the brawl.

I have one question though. Has any pro pitcher ever killed a batter in doing so? Anyone have an answer to this inquiry?

Answer 1

Well first of all the Manger said that he tells the players too. But know one has ever died but in 1967 a boston redsox player got hit in the eye but didn;t die.

Answer 2

everybody already knows that pitchers hit batter with intention for retaliation

and yes ray chapman was beaned in the head in 1920 after this batters started using helmets

Answer 3

ino the pitchers have too do it

the gotta protect their team

its baseball

Answer 4

everyone already new that

Answer 5

As long as it in not the head and its an umpire judgement to think its on propouse or not.

Answer 6

Put this one in the "Well, DUH!" file.

Answer 7

ray chapman died as a result of his beaning in the '20's.  I think he was with the Giants.

Tony Conigliaro had permanent vision damage ane had a brilliant career prematurely ended

Answer 8

yea back in the old days batters did not wear helmets so you could get killed by the ball but that was before refences

Answer 9

As previously mentioned, Ray Chapman of the Indians was hit by a pitched ball in 1920 and became to only "on field" major league casualty.  However, his beaning was not intentional.  The pitcher was Carl Mays who threw sidearm so the combination of the pitching motion, a ball that was in play for quite a while and the afternoon sky caused Chapman to never see the ball coming at him.

This incident emphasized the need for batting helmets but they didn't become mandatory until the 50's, some 30 years later.  The two things that resulted from this beaning was the elimination of the spit ball and the frequency in which the umpire will replace the ball.