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Image: 1920 batting helment concept

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Description: A concept drawing of a batting helmet in 1920. Ray Chapman had been struck in the head and killed by a pitch from Carl Mays on August 16, 1920. Following that incident, there were calls for baseball players to wear protective headgear.
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