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Baseball and Broomsticks

The Beaning

9m 51s

Directed by Sean McCoy • 2017 • United States

Devils in the outfield! Steeped in occult dread, this experimental documentary uncovers a sinister conspiracy theory surrounding the death of Cleveland baseball player Ray Chapman, who was killed by a ball thrown by Yankees pitcher Carl Mays in 1920.

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