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To: SiouxPal who wrote (239)10/24/2014 8:41:13 PM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (1) of 350
 
Luck helps. Speaking of baseball, here in the US, it's much deadlier than Ebola.

  • Beanball — being struck on the head by a ball was the most common cause of death before batting helmets were introduced to prevent this. Over a hundred batters have been killed in this way. [3]
  • Commotio cordis — heart failure due to a blow on the chest causing the heart to quiver rather than pump correctly. Young players such as Little Leaguers are most susceptible to this and suffer two or three deaths from this cause each year. [4]
  • Lightning — over thirty players and twenty spectators have been killed by lightning. At a game in Florida in 1949, the bolt killed the shortstop, second baseman and third baseman. At Yankee Stadium in 1929, a sudden thunderstorm caused a rush for the exit and two spectators were trampled to death. [3]

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