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Chapter 2: Ups and Downs

Baseball became more famous in the

1920s and 1930s. In the season of

1920, Ray Chapman, a player from

the Cleveland Indians, had died

during a game. A ball was thrown to

hit, but it hit his head instead of the

bat. He died after being unconscious

for a couple of hours. It was the

first time in baseball history that a

player had died inside a field. After

this tragic event, balls were changed

to a new white one if it got dirty

during a game. After this tragedy,