The pitcher who hit and killed Ray Chapman was Carl Mays. The tragic incident occurred on August 16, 1920, when Mays threw a fastball that struck Chapman in the head during a game between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians. Chapman suffered a skull fracture and died the following day, marking the only fatality in Major League Baseball history caused by a pitched ball.
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