Uniform & Team History
This uniform honors the late Ray Chapman, who was one of the best defensive shortstops of his era. On August 16, 1920, he was hit by a pitch thrown by Carl Mays of the Yankees and died the next day, making him the only player in big-league history to die as a result of a game injury.
Oldtime Game History
In 1994, Chad Konecky of School Sports Magazine was the first batter in the first inning of the first Oldtime Baseball Game. He made a return appearance to the game in 2000, wearing this uniform.
Also worn by:
Eric Previte, Babson College (’98); Damian Vega, Metrowest Daily News (’99); Ben Stoll, Bucknell University (’01); Jim Cody, coach (’03); Joe Zarbano, Emerson College (alum) (’08); Patrick Gigante, coach (’09); Mike Trachtenburg, Westfield State (’10); Cameron Monagle, Matignon High School (’13); Teddy Rodliff, Stony Brook University (’16); Thomas McGaffigan, Cambridge Rindge & Latin School (’18-19); Jack Olcott, Bowdoin College (’22); Mike Sabino, City College of New York (’23).