This day in baseball: Chance is a pitcher’s target
Posted: May 30, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Frank Chance, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, sports 2 CommentsOver the course of a doubleheader in Cincinnati on May 30, 1904, Cubs first baseman Frank Chance was hit by a pitch five times. In the first game of the day, Chance even lost consciousness for a brief period when one erratic pitch hit him in the head.
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Now there’s a case for batting helmets.
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Definitely! I’m impressed he had the guts to continue playing after the head shot.