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The following are the events that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball.
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[edit] 1800s
[edit] 1900s-1940s
- 1920 - Carl Mays hits Ray Chapman in the head with a pitch. Chapman dies the next day in a hospital, making him only the second player to die directly from on-field injuries.
- 1948 - Babe Ruth dies of cancer.
[edit] 1950s-1970s
[edit] 1980s-1990s
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[edit] Deaths
1984 - Tommie Aaron, infielder
