Cleveland Heights, Ohio: Grave of Only Baseball Player Killed by a Baseball
Raymond Johnson Chapman was hit in the head by a ball thrown by a New York Yankees pitcher. A sign in front of his modest headstone notes that "Baseball fans paid for his monument with nickels and dimes."
Lake View Cemetery
- Address:
- Mayfield Rd, Cleveland Heights, OH
- Directions:
- In Lake View Cemetery. Someone at the office can direct you to the spot, but if you try on your own, it's on the north side of Woodhill Rd, section 42, between Lake Rd and Foothill Rd, behind the big building, under some trees.
- Hours:
- Daily 7:30 am - 5:30 pm. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 216-421-2665
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On Woodhill Rd, section 42, between Lake Rd and Foothill Rd, behind the big building.
[Ann, 07/17/2012]
Grave of Only Baseball Player Killed by a Baseball A number of quarters, inexplicably left on top of the stone. Hmmm..
[Crawlin, 04/03/2011]Nearby Offbeat Places
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In 1920, Cleveland Indians shortstop Raymond Johnson Chapman was fatally clobbered by a New York Yankees pitch. A sign at his headstone explains that "Baseball fans paid for his monument with nickels and dimes." Quarters -- an adjusted-for-inflation show of respect?