 So picture this, Caldwell is towing the rubber and leaning in to get the sign when a flash from the sky explodes into the middle of the field. Indian shortstop Ray Chapman would later say he felt a surge of electricity go down his leg and the violence of the lightning strike causes the players to dive for the ground. I took my metal mask and threw it as far as I could, said Cleveland's catcher Steve O'Neal after the game. I didn't want to attract any bolts towards me.