1950 Baseballs and Bullets at The Polo Grounds

Number one rule of firearms: Never point a weapon at something youre not prepared to kill. That includes the sky.

Thanks to everyone that commented about the risks of improper use of firearms. However, being an old timer, I miss regularly scheduled double headers.

I LOVE these tidbits of history. With respect to stray bullets, I've never seen ANYthing about what resulted from ALL the stray bullets that rained down on Europe during WWII.

As a builder, a common job for me is roof repair and replacement. To put my statement in context,, Detroit has or had a long tradition of firing weapons skyward on the stroke of Midnight, New Year's Day. My single experience of being in town at that midnight, the din, the roar, cacophony, of small arms firing was shocking. Millions of rounds in the 90 seconds or so after the count down. And it proved good for business. The one roof that I repaired a few months later, I removed no fewer than 19 bullets from the shingles of that one roof on a modest home. 19 bullets in an area of less than 800 square feet, all obviously having rained in a downward direction. Most penetrated all of the shingles and came to rest in the wooden boards of the roof. I don't go downtown anymore.

Good video. Strange that when I went back through all your videos, I didn't see this (or some others), yet it showed up in the suggested feed. I'm glad I didn't miss this!

Poor ole Barney! Only 54 years old, He was literally at the wrong place at the wrong time. At a baseball game of all places! RIP Mr.Doyle, I hope that there's baseball where you are and you have a good seat!

I am a gun owner and former military member. I have always said that you never fire unless you know where that round is going exactly.

I once asked a county sheriff what he was doing on New Years Eve and he told me he was going to park under a overpass because of all the guns fired into the air

Wow I’ve been going to games all my life and I’ve never heard of this until now!

I just discovered your channel a week or two ago, and have had so MUCH enjoyment watching all these programs! Like hitting the Mother Lode of fun and well presented history. This is how history should be taught: Interesting stories from the past that contain lessons for the future.

People like this bother the hell out of me. As a responsible firearms owner it honestly makes me ill to hear about incidents like this. For the love of God people don't fire a weapon in the air for any reason anywhere near a populated area. What goes up must come down! Only fire any firearm in a safe direction into a well constructed stop or in the immediate defense of your life or the life of others and still keep in mind what is beyond a target. Even a .22 can go up to a mile. For the love of God people if you can't safely practice our sport or defense don't use it.

The show "Myth Busters" had a show on this subject. Their conclusion was that a bullet fired straight up and falling straight down doesn't have enough velocity to be fatal. A bullet fired at an angle and arching over carries enough velocity to kill at the end of the arch. I enjoy watching all of your videos.

I love this channel. I am glad to see subscriptions rising.

Whoa, as a long time Royal's fan, that view of the stadium and the story shocked me but then I vaguely remembered something about the shooting.

OH, and one more thing - I love your channel!

Good reminder.

I used to work for a roofing company for a couple years, it's pretty common to find bullets stuck into the roof.

Brilliant.

I didn't own my first gun till I was in my 20s, my father still insisted I take a hunter safety course with a bunch of teenagers. I figured why not. The instructor told of a couple of neighbors that I knew but I was unaware of the circumstances before that. One was target shooting with a 22, bullet ricocheted and traveled over a mile, if I remember right mile and a half and struck the other gentleman causing a minor yet scary injury. I had bought a high power rifle to go after coyotes that were to close to my cows but that stupid class was well worth the lesson of looking at your target and beyond!

Have you ever had one of those "Oh, I was just thinking about that" moments? I got in from work about an hour or so ago and turned on the radio. Third story, armed police at The Oval cricket ground in London and a County Championship match abandoned after a crossbow bolt is fired into the ground from outside and lands on the pitch between two fielders. I then watch this video, having no idea as to content, while waiting for the sound of the smoke alarm to indicate that dinner is ready.