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27: 404: 1614: 1626: 88: 1638: 389: 149: 234:, who thought he had lost an eye when his cheekbone was broken by a pitch in 1966, rushed back to the lineup. He described his attitude: "It was like, 'Here, hit me again.' I didn't have any fear. I just went on. When you get older, maybe fear does set in. Nobody will admit that, but it does happen." 58:). A pitcher who throws beanballs often is known as a "headhunter". The term may be applied to any sport in which a player on one team regularly attempts to throw a ball toward the general vicinity of a player of the opposite team, but is typically expected not to hit that player with the ball. In 191:
will now often warn teams, after beanballs or fights have occurred, that any pitcher who throws at a batter will be ejected from the game with a mandatory one-day suspension for the pitcher's manager. Throwing at batters can sometimes lead to suspension for a number of games as well. Managers may
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as it is thrown at the head. It is rarely used as a strategic weapon, and is usually an act of anger and frustration; however, batters facing known headhunters are given a reason to fear a beanball and may alter their approach to hitting in the interests of self-protection, perhaps giving some
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in New York. He died 12 hours later and is noted as the only player to have been killed by a pitch. The following spring, Chapman's teammates experimented with leather helmets similar to those being used by football players; that year's
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fastball, breaking his jaw and loosening two teeth. It would be his last game; during spring training the following year he developed glaucoma, which ended his career. In 2005, the Cubs'
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was knocked unconscious and later hospitalized for 7 days in 1937, and never played another game. In 1941, Dodgers outfielder
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missed over a year after being hit in the eye, and his vision later deteriorated to the point where he was forced to retire.
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strategic advantage to the pitcher. Some pitchers have been known to throw beanballs in response to giving up
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returned from a gruesome beaning in 1984, but never matched his earlier success. On September 28, 1995,
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also be ejected if, in the umpire's judgment, they encouraged their pitcher to throw a beanball.
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such as to cause harm, often connoting a throw at the player's head (or "bean" in old-fashioned
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Several players' careers have been impaired or derailed after being struck with a beanball.
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or protective plastic liners underneath their caps. Full helmets were made mandatory in
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played only sporadically after being beaned in 1951, and retired the following season.
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was hit in the head with the first pitch that he faced in his major league career.
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was hospitalized for a month, one of numerous injuries which shortened his career.
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is cited as one of the first players to construct and wear a helmet, in 1907.
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declared, "There is nothing 'sissy' about it." Catcher
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Only one player has died after being hit in the head.
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Baseball slang for a pitch intended to hit the batter
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