Think History is our daily segment from Kentucky Humanities. Today, Bill Goodman tells us about Ray Chapman, batter for the Cleveland Indians and Carl Mays who played for the New York Yankees. How Chapman's tragic death paved the way for today's safety rules in baseball.
Listen to Think History weekdays at 8:19 a.m. and 5:18 p.m. on WEKU-FM and the WEKU Mobile App.
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