scifijack reviewed The pitch that killed by Mike Sowell
Review of 'The pitch that killed' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Appropriately subtitled "The Story of Carl Mays, Ray Chapman, and the Pennant Race of 1920"; the death of Indians infielder Chapman from a beanball thrown by Mays is the event around which this biography, sports and cultural history pivots, and its value is contained in that comprehensive examination of the lives and careers of the major and minor characters, the sport, a community and a country in a moment in time.