Ray Chapman

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Baseball_Player
gptkbp:all_star 1913
gptkbp:batting_style Right-handed
gptkbp:birth_date January 15, 1891
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Lake_View_Cemetery
gptkbp:career_batting_average .278
gptkbp:career_end gptkb:1920
gptkbp:career_games_played 1,200
gptkbp:career_slugging_percentage .356
.392
gptkbp:career_start 1912
gptkbp:cause_of_death Head injury from a pitch.
gptkbp:championship .965
gptkbp:college gptkb:University_of_Southern_California
gptkbp:death_date August 17, 1920
gptkbp:debut gptkb:Cleveland_Indians
September 17, 1920
gptkbp:debut_year 1912
gptkbp:era Dead-ball era.
gptkbp:famous_for His tragic death.
Being a consistent hitter.
Being the only player to die from a pitch in MLB history.
gptkbp:height 5 ft 10 in
gptkbp:high_school gptkb:Mission_High_School
gptkbp:hit_single gptkb:1,000
1,000 hits
gptkbp:home_runs gptkb:600
600 runs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ray Chapman
gptkbp:influenced Future generations of baseball players.
The evolution of the shortstop role.
gptkbp:influenced_by Early 20th-century baseball.
gptkbp:legacy Remembered as a pioneer of the shortstop position.
gptkbp:mlbteams 1913
September 17, 1912
gptkbp:movement 400
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Chappie
gptkbp:notable_achievement First player to die from an injury sustained in a Major League Baseball game.
gptkbp:notable_games August 16, 1920
August 16, 1920, against the New York Yankees.
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Cleveland,_Ohio
gptkbp:played_for gptkb:Cleveland_Indians
gptkbp:position Shortstop
Shortstop.
gptkbp:runs_batted_in 400
400 RBIs
gptkbp:stolen_bases gptkb:100
gptkbp:strikeouts 104 times
gptkbp:team gptkb:Cleveland_Indians
gptkbp:throws Right-handed
gptkbp:weight 160 lb
gptkbp:year gptkb:1920
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1917_World_Series
gptkb:1920_World_Series
gptkb:Cleveland_Guardians
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5