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Originally Posted by tjinaz
When I was about 8 I walked up to the local high school to watch the baseball game. The sky wasn't particularly cloudy but there was a couple big rain clouds. It started to sprinkle a little bit then there was a big flash. Pitcher got struck by lighting in the top of his cap while his cleat was touching the spike that held the rubber to the mound. Back then the uniforms were made of a polyester like material and there were clearly melted parts and he was literally smoking. The entire infield was knocked down.
Boy later died of his injuries and they named the field after him.
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Was that the boy who died at Optimist park during a babe ruth league game? I remember that memorial from when I played babe ruth. So sad, it happened a year or two before I started in that league and everyone was so nervious any time lightening was even seen that they would cancel games because of it.