"Juan Marichal"

 

I saw Juan Marichal pitch in 1966 in person. One of the best of his era. What a thrill!

In this photo Juan is trying to punch out John Roseboro's lights with his bat. He claimed John nicked his ear on the return pitch to Sandy Koufax, the greatest pitcher of his era.

I saw Sandy pitch one night in Atlanta. Sold out crowd. Had a rain delay. Bottom of the ninth in a 2-2 game, Eddie Matthews hit a homer to win the game for the Braves

P.S. This is considered by ESPN.com as the worst brawl in major league history. I remember it well.