On Aug. 22, 1965, a season-high crowd of 42,807 packed Candlestick Park for a key National League matchup between baseball's biggest rivals. With two future Hall of Famers on the mound, it promised to ...

The Kansas City Royals received considerable coverage and social media attention for fighting earlier this season, but the brawl that has been written and talked about more than any other in baseball ...

There are basebrawls, and then there are basebrawls. On this date, Aug. 22, in 1965, San Francisco Giants right-hander Juan Marichal attacked Los Angeles Dodgers catcher John Roseboro with a bat. The ...

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The passing of Hall-of-Fame pitcher Juan Marichal at age 87 last week revived memories of the San Fransisco Giants great who not only stood out because of the effectiveness of his pitches, but the way ...

On August 22, 1965, Juan Marichal struck John Roseboro over the head with his bat, opening a gash two inches long, inciting a 14-minute bench-clearing brawl, and forever linking the two men. But this ...