8/12/1984: Benches empty again in Padres-Braves 9th

8/12/84: After emptying the benches and multiple ejections in the 8th, the benches clear again and ejections are handed out in the 9th

[@erinmsomers]

Stay tuned after Braves baseball for World Championship Wrestling..

[@duff007]

Or, Andy Griffith.

[@oldeenglishd45]

This isn’t WCW?

[@paulsonj72]

@@oldeenglishd45 Looked like old GCW(Georgia Championship Wrestling)

[@juncruz6266]

ted turner production

[@BillVol]

Pete doing his best Gordon Solie imitation.

[@brettblankenship3872]

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.

[@deebrown4877]

Great player

[@donaldtittle349]

One of my favorite Braves ever Loved Claudell

[@earthsurgery1237]

He was good. I remember he.played for the Yankees for a couple of seasons

[@MIKIEEYEZ1975]

Didn’t he hit 3Hone Runs on opening Day for the Mets or against the Mets?

[@AAAA-gj7tn]

Did he die from Covid?

[@roymonrreal9608]

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]

IT'S JUST NOT THE SAME...............

[@roymonrreal9608]

@@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

[@billysikes1374]

2 of the greats for sure

[@gsy971]

all the out here in hawaii we had TBS as well and watched a lot of braves games and remember these voices

[@patotmaster7747]

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.

[@charleskeller7452]

My wife and I were at this game on our honeymoon. Sitting ten rows behind the Braves dugout, we had a great view of everything that happened.

[@PhilMante]

Best honeymoon ever

[@PatI-zg9gm]

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!

[@JosephTSena]

Do you remember how many fans were arrested or no?

[@rustyshackleford1114]

That's great, man. What did you make of the fans throwing beers on the Padres players ?

[@wlouisharris]

​@@PatI-zg9gm no doubt. Donnie Moore later committed suicide. What an absolutely bizarre and violent event.

[@rmar67]

The baseball version of the Malice at the Palace.

[@richiebee1984]

WELL THE REDS-CARDINALS GAME WITH JOHNNY CUETO KICKING PEOPLE WOULD BE A STRONG CONTENDER!!

[@clevelandfuzzballs2559]

Richie Bee 1 this is a better comparison due to the fans

[@rwboa22]

@@clevelandfuzzballs2559 you forgot 10¢ Beer Night 1974 (Rangers-Indians) and The Beer Bottle Game (Jaguars-Browns) in 2001, both in Cleveland.

[@rwboa22]

@@gforce97 one has to look at two games, both in Cleveland, and both involving beer: 10¢ Beer Night in '74 and Bottlegate in '01.

[@clevelandfuzzballs2559]

@@rwboa22 Cleveland is rowdy for no reason as their teams SUCK

[@noApologies72]

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.

[@candybanks8717]

"Well, I'm thrown out. Too many pitchers throwing at hitters. Let's leave Bob Gibson in charge." Lol!🤣🤣🤣

[@fencer5411]

Would really like to see a "30 For 30" made about this game.

[@srvfan25]

Me too

[@javtimestwo]

i remember watching the game live as it happened. as a young kid the entertainment was priceless. made me want to watch Braves baseball on TBS

[@sabrina3newsome642]

Kick his ass Braves

[@viralbuthow000]

Won't happen.

[@jmc7504]

they did kinda on donnie moore i think

[@JaxRwld]

5:17 Ed Whitson looks as if he just finished a Vietnam firefight

[@lsmftymf]

Also won the Vic Morrow impersonation contest.

[@chrishall6419]

I still don't believe Billy Martin won a fight against that guy lol

[@orbonds3603]

@@chrishall6419 whinston got the best of billy but billy kept coming...

[@chrishall6419]

Ok I can see that happening... like it was yesterday..

[@javtimestwo]

he looks like he was doing some "skiing" in the summer-time

[@dalepress1581]

This was without question the wildest game I've ever seen. Brawl after brawl, fans getting into it, it was madness.

[@jakeplumber1373]

The game was interfering with the fight tbh

[@teahmcclain1237]

Reds vs Cubs in '84 was crazy too

[@largol33t1]

@@jakeplumber1373 Damn, that's hilarious. I misread that and thought it was the other way around!😂🤣

[@jennifursun3303]

never got to see it was working and have been trying to find a copy of this game for sale

[@jennifursun3303]

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

[@jgarrison1309]

Notice how former Yankee teammate Chris Chambliss runs out to get Nettles and tries to calm him down... nice job.

[@DowntownCanon]

They were also former Cleveland teammates, before the Yankees.

[@chrishall6419]

I was a big Chambliss fan even before the Braves ..

[@anthonycaruso8443]

Remember Nettles/Brett fight.

[@losangelesrams3472]

What a day that was! The Padres-Braves drama in the afternoon followed by the Olympic closing ceremonies that evening.

[@transitfan954]

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)

[@transitfan954]

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!

[@kingdome-dw9ib]

I forgot the closing ceremonies of the 1984 LA Games were that evening.

[@mr198221]

Betcha today, no one is flinging their $20 beer at players.....

[@mr198221]

@The EdRay Report Yes, my brova. But I'm talking today

[@AJKPenguin]

Dime beer too. : )

[@osvaldoruiz3826]

🤣🤣🤣

[@rwboa22]

Oh, the 10¢ beers were flying that memorable night in Cleveland many 🌝🌚s ago.

[@justrelax1539]

Well they are in the NBA this season

[@johndfw8680]

RIP Donnie Moore, Rick Mahler, Pascual Perez, Alan Wiggins, Tony Gwynn

[@cupchamp5]

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

[@BigAl1976]

RIP Rick Camp, John McSherry

[@wr70beh]

@@cupchamp5 dont forget Dave Dravecky's arm. That was a sad story.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Fuck Donnie Moore he was a wife beating p.o.s. May he rot in hell.

[@chrishall6419]

Wow this seems like yesterday...hard to believe all those guys are gone...

[@jaybirdjaybird9410]

The announcers covered the fights like professionals… Champs Summers a softball player who got signed… Got a love the 80s

[@mikedecarlo9057]

Love the Pro Keds shirt he was rockin'

[@jamesfields2916]

Sitting here with my uncle in Acworth Ga on 8/8/22 eating pizza. He served in Vietnam with Champ.

[@bluebird925]

R.I.P. Champ Summers, and Manager Dick Williams.

[@donjohnson1498]

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 ….

[@russellgoff6524]

I miss the Braves' broadcasting team and the games on WTBS. Game was always on at my house.

[@biggobot3253]

I watched Braves games only when I had trouble falling asleep. Skip Caray was a snoozefest.

[@sumnerwaite6390]

Same

[@evilmonkeyspeaks7801]

Always gave you something to watch when nothing else was on.........

[@billysikes1374]

Skip Caray was awesome, cant stand Chip Caray and Frenchy, oh yeah, Paul Byrd lol they suck

[@chevisfleming6577]

Real talk!! Braves were my squad back then and Dale Murphy was and still is my favorite baseball player of all time!!

[@stevecameron5371]

Fly high Pete and Skip. I'm sure Gordon Solie was watching and was both proud and jealous!

[@DowntownCanon]

Check out Pete's promo at 8:23. I think he missed his true calling.

[@AnnetteLynnG]

Pascual Pérez is gone too. He was murdered in 2012 in the Dominican Republic.

[@RMR1]

"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.

[@soulcornflake1]

I saw that. McSherry literally dropped dead. He called time, walked away a few steps, then collapsed and died.

[@JohnBrown73.]

Convulsions on the field !!! Very hard to watch.

[@michaelveis7020]

Very sad

[@josephgriffin2388]

Saw that on ESPN.

[@pronkb000]

McSherry didn't die from/during a fight, though. It was just a few pitches into the game.

[@FTATF]

Back in the day when Male pattern baldness was in style.

[@chrishall6419]

Lol are you referring to Whitson? LMAO

[@glst1974]

I wouldn't joked about that. Just be glad you don't have that problem 😉

[@WolverinePete]

@@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

[@chrishall6419]

You guys are cracking me up! Lol!

[@robertilardi6290]

Through that whole brawl you came up with that classic 😆

[@caras2004]

This is when the San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves were both in the National League West Division

[@ciesaro]

Screw geography. Baseball was at its best pre expansion. Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds was THE Rivalry.

[@joshuashamai2876]

@@ciesaro Huh? The Dodgers and Giants have had a heated rivalry since their days in New York.

[@tomg.5873]

And the Braves were on TBS the superstation

[@joecorrero6763]

1994 was the first year they broke up into 3 divisions and made a central division. This game was played on my 5th birthday.

[@ericschminke8233]

Whoever placed Atlanta in the NL Western Division needed to take another look at a map of the U.S.

[@benmiddleton9984]

I miss this type of baseball. Bring it back

[@jeffmcnair7424]

One of the top 10 craziest brawls in sports history.

[@bobnewfart7630]

What started all of it I can't remember .

[@GoodfellasNYC]

​@@bobnewfart7630pascal Perez hitting Garry Templeton

[@leonbarfield3452]

Wiggins not Templeton

[@PatI-zg9gm]

@@bobnewfart7630No one was surprised that Perez started it. He is just one of many nut jobs on the field that night lol.

[@karlc2869]

In the words of Jim Ross: SOMEBODY STOP THE DAMN MATCH!

[@durielroberts1673]

Enough's Enough!!!!

[@karlc2869]

@@durielroberts1673 Yup.

[@thisisam940]

Bah gawd King, that man has a family!

[@johnmarshall6088]

It's incredible how many players in this game are no longer with us.

[@kch7051]

it was almost 40 years ago.

[@kch7051]

The game was in 84.

[@tommyhunter1817]

Lot of classics on that field that day!

[@DaveinNorthYork]

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).

[@pronkb000]

The '84 Padres in particular were a team ravaged by relatively early deaths. Wiggins, Gwynn, and Show most notably.

[@kevinkarg4464]

I had no idea Bob Gibson was a pitching coach for the Braves! One hell of a pitcher for the Cardinals.

[@bryanjones3089]

Legend

[@sirjer73]

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!!!

[@robmclean4352]

Gibson was the Braves pitching coach from 1982-84, and apparently offered to pitch a key game, even tho he was in his late 40s at the time!

[@Vonbruno63]

You dont say

[@soulcornflake1]

Not the same Bob Gibson. This one played for the Yankees in the late 70s along with Reggie Jackson.

[@ericschminke8233]

For Nettles getting hit by a pitch was literally a pain in the ass.

[@greenwheel444]

A strike should have been called on that pitch. Nettles swung the bat as he was getting hit.

[@bobnewfart7630]

Nettles always came off as a bittermen

[@transitfan954]

@@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)

[@bobnewfart7630]

@@transitfan954 Well that really is no reason to dislike him. Reggie could be a bit of a prick back in the day they say. They both we're studs

[@thelugoffgamecock792]

So fortunate to be watching this live on that Sunday, thankful for WTBS! It was a great day!

[@adamsoboleski6857]

Bunch of these guys are no longer with us, including an umpire.

[@MrDeterioration]

Champ Summers

[@TexasWildheartsFan]

Man - I was just noticing the same thing - wow :(

[@eltravo2112]

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

[@robynhowell9781]

Actually 3 of the 4 umpires have passed away. #10 John McSherry, #25 Charlie Williams and #28 Fred Brocklander. Rest in peace to all

[@scoobycarr5558]

@@robynhowell9781 And Harry Caray is singing Take Me Out To The Ballgame in the 7th inning stretch ...

[@teurypotter1218]

Former Yankee Teammates Won The World Series 1978 They Are On The Field For This One Nettles and Gossage (Padres) and Chris Chambliss (Braves)!

[@mickeyphillips6603]

I like the way Chambliss tried to calm Nettles down, his friend and former teammate.

[@mrg8581]

The most amazing part was they actually finished this game!

[@JR-up2mb]

“Let’s watch it again” - Skip

[@chrisledbetter9278]

Miss hearing that.

[@mrsignguy1000]

Can you imagine the casual fan who only went to one game ever......THIS GAME! What a show!!!!! lolol

[@JesusJuarezGutierrez]

definitely a memory to remember for the rest of their lives 😅

[@jonvw]

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!!!"

[@padresteve619]

Jon Van Wieren the Braves announcers were total class.

[@jonvw]

@@padresteve619 thank you. i agree.

[@ugadawgs1990]

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.

[@garyworthan2717]

@@jonvw, your dad and Skip made Braves baseball games fun to listen to in all those losing years,they are both missed greatly.

[@VisionMusicWorks]

Gary Worthan I agree.

[@rhb8073]

I remember watching this one back in the day. We was loving it!

[@Classicrocker6119]

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.

[@ab8588]

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.

[@robertkoth4022]

Sparky 75 76 reds were the greatest team in baseball history period!!!!

[@chuckvip]

As a Tigers fan, that season was special.

[@jtudor9869]

The good old days of Braves baseball on Superstation WTBS with Skip, Ernie and Pete. Braves baseball @ 7:35pm!

[@benjamin29471]

The sight of shirtless Ed Whitson's eyes just makes me giggle.

[@cupchamp5]

Whitson wasn't one to fuck with.

[@PatI-zg9gm]

@@cupchamp5If not restrained, Ed was headed into the stands. That is what you call civic minded…

[@lamarw2700]

I remember all these guys as a kid. Didn't know so many have passed.

[@stephanielaurenbounds4958]

Rest In Peace Alan Wiggins, Tony Gwynn and Rick Camp. 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@fredklein3829]

Donnie Moore and Eric Show also.

[@billysikes1374]

Several others too, Rick Mahler, Claudell Washington, all gone too

[@billysikes1374]

Pascual Perez

[@blazer79]

Remember watching this game on 1984. A complete riot.

[@michaelfrommountains7669]

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.

[@HeavenReservation]

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.

[@calanon534]

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...

[@ScottieContact]

I was actually at this game. It was wild.

[@knix200129]

RIP Tony Gwynn, Alan Wiggins, Eric Show, and Donnie Moore

[@orbyfan]

And umpires John McSherry and Charlie Williams.

[@airhead9234]

Rufino Linares.

[@hi-railhardin]

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.

[@55Porter]

Or at the very least a VHS video tape.

[@thefrase7884]

The shirtless Ed Whitson is a classic example of what John Kruk once said. “We’re ball players not athletes”

[@thefrase7884]

@Luke Skyballer …..good point….plus well before the steroid era too

[@rwboa22]

If it was not "blow", it was definitely "dexies".

[@maladyjohnson3397]

@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.

[@jlh4jc]

@Luke Skyballer Don't know what he was on. But Whitson sure looks crazed doesn't he!

[@edwolf6017]

He looks like he came from the set of Apocalypse Now

[@Rocdog]

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.

[@kjchicago1]

Holy Cow! What A Rhubarb!

[@eloygameno379]

Who ever has the full game needs to upload it!

[@mr198221]

3:17 Gene Garber flung that guy sidearm! True to his windup and delivery.

[@JimA-pp2nu]

Tim Flannery

[@VisionMusicWorks]

Riight!!😂 I went back and watched that Gene Garber fling twice! I was 14 years old watching this game back in ‘84. Crazy game!!

[@ratesforless]

Yup. Stuck with his mechanics...

[@glst1974]

25 years later, still classic.

[@teurypotter1218]

Former Yankee Teammates Of 1978 World Series Champions 2 vs 1 Are Gossage, Nettles (Padres) And Chris Chambliss (Braves Wearing #10)

[@losangelesrams3472]

You mean 35 years.

[@mikehawk9784]

Lol wtf

[@spider_hoss]

39 years later it’s still a classic.

[@LoyalRaiderFan]

ironically, Chris Chambliss tackled Nettles...wonder if they discussed the 1970s Yankees.

[@jodielangford.6401]

Best baseball brawl of all time. This thing lasted the whole game, and by the way Padres 84 National League Champs 🏆

[@brando7266]

It made me a padre fan,

[@kenharris2121]

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

[@jimquann2400]

I saw this game on TBS live. Most wild thing in baseball I will ever see!! 39 years ago!! Still the most wild!! No kidding

[@stephanielaurenbounds4958]

Rest In Peace Donnie Moore. 🙏🙏🙏

[@captainbejo3513]

This game should be included into the hall of fame

[@BlackJaxxx]

LOL 3:56 Joe Torre is like "I'm too old for this sh@t"

[@dalepress1581]

All that mayhem and not one of Steve Garvey's hairs is out of place.

[@cjs83172]

A lot of that may be because Garvey, along with Dale Murphy and Tony Gwynn, pretty much stayed out of the messes during the two brawls.

[@uncletony6210]

The Dry Look.

[@dalepress1581]

@@uncletony6210 I was watching this on TV when it happened live. I was a huge Braves fan. I thought it was the coolest thing I'd ever seen.

[@uncletony6210]

@@dalepress1581 I was watching live also from San Diego, although I was an LAD fan.

[@ab8588]

Fake Murphy ended up wresting a fan in the first brawl I believe.

[@leatherface4662]

This is how baseball should be played.

[@rwboa22]

Now they just clear the benches and say a few words nowadays. Only in NHL and AHL hockey will one see the fists fly, especially in the AHL.

[@Max-wd6og]

This is when men were actually masculine

[@AcornSmokes420]

@@Max-wd6og this is when umpires were umpires and not tyrants like today

[@mrtee83]

Chris Chambliss tackling his former teammate Nettles. That was a crazy game!!

[@drashan35]

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!!

[@GratefulInRecovery]

You mean they wear ridiculous pajama pants in today's game 😑

[@metquartet]

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.).

[@ismaelfonseca9047]

Hoy en el 2020 recuerdo 1984 cuando Padres fue por primera vez a una serie mundial era un maravilloso equipo 💯⚾⚾ PADRES FAN

[@threerings1345]

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.

[@stevedrums1675]

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.....

[@threerings1345]

@@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.

[@stevedrums1675]

@@threerings1345: I forgot all about that!! He did!!! LMAO!!!! Billy was like my Dad's best friend. Loved to fight and never won one! LMAO!!

[@rmartin7558]

Steve Garvey was too busy bangin' broads. He didn't want to mess up his face. Can't blame him.

[@WolverinePete]

Champ Summers had a pretty thick head of hair but yeah I know what you're saying.

[@wsjustice]

Best part was Murphy's diving catch to end the game.

[@mtdewandal]

Remember watching this one on TV as a kid, hard to believe it has already been that long ago.

[@sbmang4927]

I'm very surprised that they still had enough players to finish this game.

[@sumnerwaite6390]

Growing up in Atlanta in 9th grade.. all these names of my team plus Ernie j. And skip c.... remember this well

[@uncletony6210]

Class of 87.

[@rustykuntz94]

Amazing video quality here, picture perfect

[@deepsky7206]

the video quality is amazing. wish there were more vintage videos of this quality on YT

[@votered]

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.

[@emrsdca]

Oh man, Templeton, Garvey, Gwynn, Gossage, I think I saw Bevacqua too that was some classic Padres right there! #FriarFaithful!

[@gemoftheocean]

Terry Kennedy, Eric Show, Wiggins.

[@PatI-zg9gm]

The Pads had a squad full of battle tested veterans, and quite a few scrappers.

[@treetrunkthompson4537]

Tigers world champs! 84 bless you boys!

[@thomastherriault6199]

We had no business going 34-6 to start that year - Sparky Anderson.

[@David_Theisen]

The picture for this is incredible!! Good job with that!!!

[@robertliebowitz2039]

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.

[@PatI-zg9gm]

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…

[@Tiborstractor]

21:25 Ravishing Rick Rude!

[@JohnDoe-vy6ju]

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)

[@sumnerwaite6390]

Gordon Soley

[@romelovesdan]

Show the WHOLE GAME....please!

[@ajk]

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]

@@ajk the only memorable full game I've came across on KZbin is the famous Pine Tar Game (7/24/1983).

[@ajk]

@@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.

[@sofaking27]

That would be fantastic

[@scottshanahan3827]

Nice to hear Pete and Skip's voices.

[@PatrickMersinger]

I watch this at least once or twice a year. I remember seeing clips of this on the news when it happened.

[@bentron3030]

Where's the first brawl. Great upload here. Loved TBS Braves games. Such an early baseball memory. 6:05 after wrestling.

[@Daisyno2]

its out there - youtube wise

[@ajk]

@@Daisyno2 Posted by MLB 5 years ago actually too. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fovKqGCrn65ri6s

[@Stormsfury777]

MLB has the first fight on their channel

[@jennifursun3303]

always loved how the pitchers would get someone mad and then run

[@patbrooks9823]

And throw a punch before they ran off.

[@rustybarrel516]

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. 😎👍

[@paulsonj72]

Home Plate Umpire Steve Fields had 19 ejections in the 1984 season. Seventeen of them came in this game.

[@unhombrelobo]

7:22 Rudy (sean astin) was apparently a baseball fan too?

[@maynardsmoreland]

Man, a few of those players had problems and died young, notably Eric Show and Alan Wiggins.

[@freedomring3022]

I remember this game like it was yesterday. I was watching it live.

[@jeanrobert7071]

Ahhhhhhh Yah 💯 What a great '84 (my grad year) & living in & still do, San Diego Cali. Getting ready for attending UCLA in the fall & I do remember this game, but missed it & remember seeing the highlights on the news, this was way before you tube & I'm live streaming. I should try & see if I can get the entire game. Luuuved 80's Baseball. I also Luuuuv how the Braves Fans were throwing drinks in the Padre dugout, when a Padre player was beaned⚾⚾👏👏

[@pjg19751]

Fun fact: Ed Whitson was only 29 at the time and you can see how bald he already is.

[@rickhattersley2801]

The best part: the yellow Pro-Keds t-shirt.

[@rocknrollerseye516]

Wish someone could upload the entire game. I'll never forget this game. I was 10

[@davidca96]

the 80's ruled

[@sweetcarolinadew7895]

So good. One of the best basebrawl games ever!

[@viralbuthow000]

Goose's stache alone would beat the entire Braves roster

[@reggiebot9000]

this quality is astounding. gem of youtube here

[@joelbarman7324]

I was at that game. Oh my did it get ugly. Especially when a few fans got involved.

[@uncletony6210]

you got your money's worth.

[@habyss]

8:26 sounds like he's giving a wrestling promo.

[@rynolascavio3381]

I didnt know the manager from Good Burger was an ump too!

[@pepitotoro596]

lol it is him!

[@GratefulInRecovery]

I did not know that small minds were watching this video.....

[@rynolascavio3381]

@@GratefulInRecovery do you even get the joke?

[@mrsmukk]

The 80's was my favorite decade!!!!!!! And aint even close!!!😃

[@ab8588]

Terry Kennedy always wore his catchers helmet to bat. Never wore a batting helmet.