There were some major head cases in this classic: Show, Whitson, Moore, Wiggins. Templeton,Perez…badasses like Sommers, Bevaqua, and Gossage, and solid citizens like Murphy, Garvey, and Gwynn. What a night!
There has been fights before and after this fight, but this BRAWL is legendary. Battle lines were drawn and they were crossed and violence erupted over and over again.
These are the voices of my childhood i miss these voices ...I Have lived in South Texas my entire life but The superstation and these voices made me a Braves fan for life...RIP Skip & Pete
@@dondaniel6063 I think that chip does a good job but he doesn't have that unique sound like his dad did or his granddad for that matter and Pete also had his own sound that always kept me entertained
I lived in Houston so the Astros were on every night, too. Seemed like every night without fail I would migrate over and end up watching the Braves. We had some good clubs all through the 80s but these Braves teams were a lot of fun to watch.
RIP Claudell Washington. Left us June 10th 2020. You were my absolute favorite eighties Braves player. You personified coolness in the right outfield and at the plate! I would never miss one of your at bats on The Superstation. That batting stance, swing and steely eyed look of determination have never been matched in my opinion! To the Washington family....my condolences.
I was working for USC then, so I was kinda in the mix for the Olympics. I had been working every day since July 23rd, and actually would work until August 17th, then had a week's vacation. On the 12th I was working, then ended relatively early and actually got to see part of the men's marathon as they ran down Expostion Blvd (south end of USC) and then into the Coliseum. Then went home and saw the fight highlights on the sports. Wild. During my vacation, I went to a Padres game and Dick Williams was still serving his suspension. The San Diego paper had an article and a picture of Dick watching the game from the press box (so we wasn't banned from the stadium, probably just couldn't go in the clubhouse during the game)
Oh yeah, on July 24th, I went to a Dodger game, sponsored by one of our vendors (I worked for the USC Bookstore , in charge of receiving gift merchandise, which included a shit load of Olympic merchandise). This vendor ended up with about a million dollars worth of sales to the bookstore (that's a shitload of merchandise in 1984 dollars). Dodgers played the Braves. The starting pitcher for Atlanta? Pascual Perez. 😂 (although this game was nothing like the 8/12 fiasco, he didn't hit anyone, he did act the fool a few times, like stepping of the rubber a bunch of times and some other crap, nothing to start a brawl about). He went 7 innings and left with the score tied. Braves won it with 2 in the 9th. All 3 pitchers fro the Braves were ones that were ejected on 8/12 - Perez, Steve Bedrosian (who got the win) and Donnie Moore (who got a save). Strange times in 1984!
the craziest game I ever saw was not a baseball game it was a Norte Dame basketball game. wish I could remember who they were playing but the fight on the court went into the stands and got really scary. it was almost as bad as the Malace at The Palace
There are so many gems in this classic: Whitson hulking up, Champ trying to take on the city of Atlanta, a fan getting caught stealing third and a batting helmet, Murphy and Garvey trying to spread the word of pacification ….
RIP Padres: Alan Wiggins, Tony Gwynn, Greg Booker, Mario Ramirez, Champ Summers, Dick Williams, Jack Krol,.Eric Show RIP Braves: Rick Mahler, Pascual Perez, Donnie Moore, Rufino Linares, Rick Camp
@@chrishall6419 Not just Whitson. Joe Torre, Chris Chambliss, Norm Sherry & Deacon Jones. Deacon Jones trying to break up the scuffle on the mound looked like Henry Jefferson from "All In The Family". Lol
"If this keeps happening, it's only a matter of time before a coach or somebody has a heart attack ..." I'd have been more worried about first base umpire John McSherry having a heart attack. And sadly, that's just what happened less than 12 years later, when McSherry was behind home plate on Opening Day in Cincinnati. As you can see in this video, he was enormous, weighing close to 400 pounds for much of his adult life, and it caught up with him. Seven pitches into that Opening Day game, he called time, started walking towards the Reds' dugout and collapsed near the on-deck circle. Doctors from the Reds and Expos rushed to his side and began performing CPR, but he had suffered a massive heart attack and died. Just 51 years old.
Yeah it was ironic when the Red Birds won in 82, Joe Torre was NL MVP for the Birds the MANAGER and well Bob Gibson was the pitching coach. THE greatest Cardinals pitcher!!!
I remember this one well. My dad and Skip behind the mic, everybody on both teams going nuts ........ I was at the bowling alley when a buddy yelled to me "Come watch this ....... Braves and Padres are fighting again!!!"
Jon, loved your dad. My dad and I listened to him through the years with me growing up on the Braves. Before my dad passed, we got to go to game 6 in the 95 series. Much appreciation for your dad.
Number 10 of the National League umpiring crew, John McSherry, tragically died almost twelve years later on April 1, 1996 (when he literally dropped dead of a heart attack in the Cincinnati Reds home opener at just 51 years of age).
Thanks for posting this! It was my first year as a Padres Season ticket holder, front row along the 3rd base side and I really saw these guys in action a few times a week. One of my favorite teams of all time! It brings back great memories.
From an eternal Cubs fan: Glad you had a great time! I don't care what happens to our MLB for politics, these are our boys, and we love 'em. This is our game, and we love it. Also, I was about 3 when this happened...
Who says baseball is boring? Many Padres players were in agreement that this game played a significant role in their cohesiveness as a team in their push to the 1984 postseason. I thought Skip Carey made some really excellent and thoughtful comments during this debacle particularly about his concern for fan and player safety. RIP to all involved in this game who are unfortunately no longer with us.
The year the Padres won the NL West, heat the Cubs in the NLCS but got plastered by Sparky Anderson's Tigers in the World Series. Detroit in 84 had probably one of the most dominant team in the history of the game. Padres had invested a lot of cash by getting Steve Garvey, Nettles and Rich Gossage. Along with Tony Gwyn, Eric Show, Alan Wiggns, Kevin Mcreynolds, Dave Draveky, Terry Kennedy and Carmelo Martinez. Awesome team.
@@bobnewfart7630 I respected his ability as a player, probably the best fielding third baseman of his era. Also hit with power (IIRC, he actually led the AL in HR one year, don't remember which one). But I personally disliked him because he didn't get along with Reggie Jackson when they both were on the Yankees (recall the fight they had during the playoffs in 1981)
Both my brother and I were there, first row of the upper level behind home plate. I'll never forget this game. The video doesn't do this melee justice, because there were multiple fights both on the field and in the stands. I'd love to have a DVD of this entire game.
John McSherry, the umpire crew chief would die 12 years later on live TV. As the home plate ump on opening day between the Reds and the Mets, he called 7 pitches in the top of the 1st. He turned to the Red's catcher, said something, signaled Tom Hallion the infield ump to come to him and began walking to the Red's dugout. He then suffered a massive heat attack and collapsed just feet from the dugout.
I grew up in San Diego and I remember this was the lead story on the news that night. I didn’t know about until then. As a 13 year old kid I was outside playing with my friends all day. Good times.
@Luke Skyballer Kruk fat and out of shape. Isn't i funny the ripped guys in baseball, Danny Tartabull, Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco etc were always hurt and on the dl and the fatties, Cecil Fielder, Kent Hrbek, Mo Vaughn never were. Loved that.
One thing that really sticks out to me is the older, almost middle aged look of the players in 1984 compared to the early/mid 20's kids that dominate the game today. Nobody it seemed had a full head of hair except Steve Garvey.
He was NEVER interested in these scraps. LOL! Lots of ex Yankees on both sides. Brown, Chambliss, Nettles, Gossage, Watson......Ex Mets, too: Torre, Flacone, Trevino, Walker.....
@@stevedrums1675 Then you have Eddie Whitson who got bad panic attacks before pitching at Yankee Stadium and kicked his manager Billy Martins ass in a bar.
This is when it was fun watching the Braves and the NL West. The good ole days of TBS, Braves reruns and Carey and Van Wieren. RIP to all and to Big John McSherry
Atl: Rick Mahler, Pascuel Perez, Donnie Moore, Rick Camp SD: Alan Wiggins, Tony Gwynn, Eric Show Umpire: John McSherry Announcers Pete Van Weiren, Skip Caray
Ahhhhhhh...during the time I fell in love with baseball as an 8 year old kid. Dale Murphy is my all-time favorite athlete and have been a diehard Braves fan. This was when they wore real stir ups and not the paint on's lol!!
I always think of the Oakland A's of the late 80's-early 90's with the fake stirrups... The SD Padres we see in this clip had some of the best stirrups wearers ever (Gossage, McReynolds, etc.).
As a loyal Braves fan since 1973, following the team on radio, TV plus attending some Braves games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Turner Field, Truist Park, Shea Stadium and Wrigley Field, I still remember watching this game on TBS. It was unlike any other MLB game I have ever watched, before or since. This game must have set an all time MLB record for bench clearing brawls. It may have been Skip who said I went to a fight and a baseball game broke out.
This film is a gem, for so many reasons...the first thing you notice is that everyone is thin--in athletic shape, but without steroids or other PEDS..the second thing is Donnie Moore opening the video...good grief, is that sad. Then Chambliss tackling Nettles--ex teammates. Then Ed Whitson showing more guts in 5 minutes than he did in his entire Yankee career. Then Claudell, and Eric Show...and the umpire McSherry. It goes on and on. Priceless.
It really was a classic melee. Ed Whitson flexing is hilarious, it was clear that the pacifist Dale Murphy wasn’t going to engage in the scrum, and Garvey’s hair remained immaculate lol. 39 years ago this week…
I had forgotten about this. Clicked on it out of curiosity. As soon as Pete mentioned it was Donnie Moore on the mound, I knew EXACTLY what was going to happen. 😂 Remembered watching it live. 😎👍
lol but on second glance I'm pretty sure that's actually Bruce Bochy. He was definitely on the Padres at the time (you can see the back of his uniform around 8:23)
This would be a good time to do it too with the corona fueled shutdown......got so many other classic games they've shown, why not this one (or other brawl filled games, Tigers/White Sox 2000 for example, an underrated one in itself that never seems to make any top fight lists for some reason).
@@rwboa22 Oh there's more memorable ones than just that one for sure around. I know there's a copy of the Yankees/Tigers brawl game from a few years ago for example, as far as more recent years go. So there's no shortage of em to be found, especially since MLB started uploading many themselves dating back to 2009. Still quite a few that deserve to be seen though.
I remember reading about this incident in a Sporting News magazine article about baseball fights...quite a bit of fights broke out during the 1984 baseball season. My San Francisco Giants VS Houston Astros from the Houston Astros. LHP Mark Davis hit Astros 1b Enos Cabell with a pitch then Enos went after Davis on the mound then the fight broke out. Cabell and a few Giants players got ejected
