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MLB: The Definitive List of Big League Brawls

ByManny Gómez|
(Original Caption) Los Angeles Dodgers' catcher John Roseboro suffered a cut on top of his head in 3rd inning during a bat swinging fight with San Francisco Giant pitcher Juan Marichal. It was believed that Marichal got angry when Roseboro fired the ball to close to his head while returning it to pitcher Sandy Koufax. On deck batter Giant Tito Fuentes (partially out of picture- right) pulls Roseboro away while Marichal wields bat at Koufax while umpire Shag Crawford and Giant coach Charlie Fox try to break it up.
(Original Caption) Los Angeles Dodgers' catcher John Roseboro suffered a cut on top of his head in 3rd inning during a bat swinging fight with San Francisco Giant pitcher Juan Marichal. It was believed that Marichal got angry when Roseboro fired the ball to close to his head while returning it to pitcher Sandy Koufax. On deck batter Giant Tito Fuentes (partially out of picture- right) pulls Roseboro away while Marichal wields bat at Koufax while umpire Shag Crawford and Giant coach Charlie Fox try to break it up.
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There’s something about big league brawls that brings out the absolute worst in all of us. From those exchanging punches, to the spectators egging them on, nothing good ever comes out of a brawl.

On Wednesday, a tweet surfaced showing video of a vicious brawl against two teams in a Venezuelan winter league. It got me thinking about a conversation some of us here at Call to the Pen had recently in which we exchanged what we thought were the “best” big league brawls.

In honor of that conversation, and because, let’s face it, all the rumors are getting a little tired right now, i’ve decided to put together the definitive list of big league brawls. What better way to spend the holidays than watching a bunch of grown men fighting over a game, right?

Before we begin, however, as with all things, there are some rules I will abide by:

  1. Absolutely no bench clearing get-togethers are allowed. That’s not a brawl, its a social gathering.
  2. If I don’t have video of it, then as far as i’m concerned it didn’t happen.
  3. Only MLB brawls allowed. This is after all an MLB related site, no?

So, Without further ado, here it is!

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