Name: Death at the Ballpark: More Than 2,000 Game-Related Fatalities of Players, Other Personnel and Spectators in Amateur and Professional Basebal
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Author: Gorman, Robert M. ; Weeks, David
ISBN: 9780786479320

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Death at the Ballpark: More Than 2,000 Game-Related Fatalities of Players, Other Personnel and Spectators in Amateur and Professional Basebal

Type

Physical Book

Author

Robert M. Gorman

David Weeks

Publisher

McFarland and Company, Inc.

Language

English

Pages

344

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

25.1 x 17.5 x 2.3 cm

Weight

0.59 kg.

ISBN13

9780786479320

Edition No.

0002

Synopsis "Death at the Ballpark: More Than 2,000 Game-Related Fatalities of Players, Other Personnel and Spectators in Amateur and Professional Basebal"

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.