Death at the Ballpark

<p> 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.</p><p> 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.</p>