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‘War on the Diamond’ Trailer: Baseball Doc About Hit-by-Pitch Death Sets November Debut

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William Earl “War on the Diamond,” a feature documentary about the only baseball player to die directly of injuries sustained in a game, is set to premiere Nov.

15 on VOD platfoms including iTunes, YouTube, Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Vudu.The doc tells the story of Raymond Chapman, a Cleveland Indians shortstop who was hit in the head by a pitch in a game against the New York Yankees.

He died the following day. To mark today’s 102nd anniversary of the fatal game, “War on the Diamond” producers have released a trailer for the documentary from Dark Star Pictures.“Diamond” is” directed and produced by Andy Billman (“Believeland,” “Winning Time”).

It’s based on Mike Sowell’s 1989 book “The Pitch That Killed: The Story of Carl Mays, Ray Chapman and the Penant Race of 1920.” Jonathan Taylor Hurley served as director of photographery; Paul Carruthers served as editor.

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