Full Description
When we think of baseball, we think of sunny days and leisurely outings at the ballpark--rarely do thoughts of death come to mind. Yet during the game's history, hundreds of players, coaches and spectators have died while playing or watching the National Pastime.
In its second edition, this ground-breaking study provides the known details for 150 years of game-related deaths, identifies contributing factors and discusses resulting changes to game rules, protective equipment, crowd control and stadium structures and grounds. Topics covered include pitched and batted-ball fatalities, weather and field condition accidents, structural failures, fatalities from violent or risky behavior and deaths from natural causes.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Introduction
I • Players
1—Beaning Fatalities
2—Other Pitched-Ball Fatalities
3—Thrown Ball Fatalities
4—Bat and Batted-Ball Fatalities
5—Collision Fatalities
6—Health-Related Fatalities
7—Fatalities from Weather and Field Conditions
8—Fatalities from Violence
9—Erroneously Reported Player Fatalities
II • Field Personnel
10—Play, Health and Field-Related Fatalities Among Field Personnel
11—Violence Against Field Personnel
III • Fans
12—Action-Related Fatalities Among Fans
13—Fan Fatalities from Falls, Risky Behavior and Violence
14—Health-Related Fatalities Among Fans
15—Weather and Field-Related Fatalities Among Fans
Appendix A—Unconfirmed Fatalities
Appendix B—Chronology of All Fatalities
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
