- Jan 27, 2002
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Some of the best fights or non fights in Dogers history.
http://www.dodgerblues.com/content/features_fights.html
http://www.dodgerblues.com/content/features_fights.html
Dodger catcher John Roseboro was a clutch hitter and classy fielder, but he's remembered most for an incident in 1965, considered by many to be one of baseball's uglier moments. Juan Marichal, the San Francisco Giants pitcher, came up to bat in the third inning of a game at Candlestick Park. Marichal had hit a Dodger player earlier and a peeved Roseboro had been firing Sandy Koufax's pitches back to him just inches from Marichal's ear as he took his turn at bat.
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Marichal turned around to tell Roseboro to stop and Roseboro stood up and took off his mask. Marichal saw this as a threat and immediately hit the catcher over the head with the bat twice, opening a 2-inch gash in Roseboro's head. With blood gushing down Roseboro's face, the two teamsalready heated rivals battling for the NL pennantbrawled for 14 minutes. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Marichal was suspended for eight games, and Roseboro later sued him for $110,000 in damages. Yet, the two men somehow became friends in the 1980s.[/FONT]
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