And The Benches Clear: More 1980s + Bonus

More bench-clearing incidents throughout the 1980s plus a bonus brawl from the 2001 MLB Season (Pirates vs. Diamondbacks)
Clips courtesy of Sports Odyssey & SW561
All rights go to the MLB & all its broadcasters. I do not own the music and the footage used in this video. No copyright infringement intended. For entertainment purposes only.

[@gerryhamstra7384]

I love baseball fights. I hope they continue to be a small part of the game.

[@donaldzinman2184]

The biggest fight of the 1980's was the Braves and Padres, August 12, 1984.

[@aloeverga3939]

“Dancing with the bat!”

[@BSE1320]

The infamous 'beanbrawl' game.

[@AKA53-rv3gc]

Loved it. I was watching it on Superstation WTBS in Atlanta.

[@SkyhawkEB]

Would love to se a documentary on that brawl but so many have become deceased.

[@irishstan]

During the ensuing off season, Ozzie had Clark on his local St. Louis tv show and they discussed the fight. Neither harbored any ill will (no pun intended) and chalked it up to heat of the moment. I was a fan of both players.

[@jamesroche4393]

Andre Dawson chasing after Eric Show was my favorite

[@michaelveis8937]

Great hearing Vin Scully,he was the greatest ever.

[@earlymorninstonedpimp]

He could make the most basic plays sound exciting. An American icon. RIP Vin Scully.

[@glennlittle1580]

RIP Gary "The Kid" Carter

[@billgaudio5436]

And he stops/neutralizes Andre Dawson, who was no small guy, quite handily in that one clip

[@pjg19751]

@@billgaudio5436 former teammates. I don't think Hawk wanted to belt Carter.

[@billgaudio5436]

@@pjg19751-good point

[@brentturner7232]

Just hearing Harry Caray's voice brings back so many memories for me as a child.

[@kenwesaw1944]

I love the names I haven't heard in years - nostalgia

[@boblawblaw6875]

Love seeing those Expos jerseys

[@storytimewithunclebill1998]

Ozzie Smith got a lot of good shots in there. Got taken out pretty fast too. Im a Cubs fan and remember Dawson getting hit like that. It sucked. Was fun to watch. Great video

[@codyd9380]

Calling the arm bar in the 80s. Nice 👍💪

[@earlymorninstonedpimp]

1:01 this dude getting more contact on his catcher 💀

[@romelovesdan]

You got some more great ones in there!

[@rrvtjd]

I remember that Rangers-Twins game. We were sitting in the second deck of the outfield.

[@chop3625]

Much more passion back then. Today players hug🤦‍♂️

[@bretstanley8931]

The craziest brawl I ever saw was that 1998 Yankees/Orioles ruckus! That was crazy! Dudes were piling up in the dugout attacking each other!

[@2013jpm]

Darryl Strawberry hit Benitez with a cheap shot from behind and was quickly visited by karma in the form of Alan Mills' forearm.

[@Stevedrums741]

I was at the game!! I was down the first base line in the mezzanine so even though I could see in the Orioles dugout when the brawl moved there, it was impossible to figure out what in the hell was going on.

[@PurpleLighters]

@5:39 Home Plate Umpire Randy Marsh I'm dead 💀

[@OhNo_4mor4freaknbiden]

4:58, that bench coach just sat there as those players ran into the locker room

[@ronlevovitz7088]

Tim Teufel was not someone you wanted to mess with.

[@jonnydanger7181]

Let’s see some 70’s brawls !!

[@teddy8944]

3:36 the catcher handled that so well

[@paulthompkins4150]

The 1980's Braves didn't win very many games but boy did they fight ALL THE TIME.

[@mattdavis4248]

Baseball fights are so dumb, but I like watching these just to see some old players I have forgotten about

[@porkcash]

Older brawls were better. Nowadays most of the league is so high on adderall

[@kenh7597]

Excellent!!! More 80s brawls please!

[@chapperz1000]

can't beat the old days bench clearance they are the best

[@Emmathelady]

4:02 I am a Giants fan through and through, but like Nomi, I respect the hell out of Vin Scully.

[@Whit_Siever]

I remember a 2001 game Astros Lima at Mets plunks Jay Payton, not purpose just a washed up pitcher but Payton charged and mostly words no shoving. Lima was unsure why he was ejected too.

[@arizonawrestlinginterviews1040]

Remind me to never piss off Andre Dawson

[@prayingmantis6777]

Dawson had the best temer and hairdo.

[@davidhackett7106]

That ball that hit McGwire's head went 500 feet.

[@GamePlayer547]

6:13 Bob Davidson has got to be the first umpire in MLB history to screw up games in 5 different decades.

[@christinemcdonald6524]

I love the narration

[@aaroncummings2613]

They need a boxing ring… any disputes will be settled in the ring with heavy weight boxing gloves and head gear. They would punch themselves out in one round 🤣🤣

[@saulgoodman6683]

If the guy charging the mound doesn’t get the pitcher right away, then everyone starts bouncing off of each other like a pinball machine very quickly.

[@Peppyroni247]

According to this video pitchers don’t like jerrycurles

[@MoreBuffMoreMuff]

lol

[@damienchance2622]

Lol

[@aydenthemoviemaster1468]

The best part of this video is that one of the umpires is named Randy Marsh lol

[@zach7193]

Man, that's crazy.

[@oliverflores3309]

5:39 lol the umpires name is randy marsh 😂

[@Musicvidsetc]

"I thought this was America!"

[@eddreijer8778]

Always having fun looking at this. It is two or three guys having an argument. Than de benches and bullpin's run in each other. What left is the conclussion they like to touch eeach other.

[@user-vs1jn7rh7i]

Andre Dawson was ready to annihilate Eric Show.

[@andersdo2925]

Good to see Brian Anderson on the mound - never knew he was part of a little skirmish back in the day 👍🏻

[@mugsywugz]

5:29 is pretty scary what a fastball looks like coming right at your head. Wow

[@MichaelBecker-px5sy]

Best Tuff Met hit

[@smaxked_]

I NEEDES THIS VIDEO BRU I LOVE BASEBALL FIGHTS

[@TC-hh8dc]

Love Vin calling non LA Doyers games.

[@alblar7904]

GOTTA LOVE THE OLD DAYS

[@benjamin29471]

McMurtry gets a worm’s eye view of life. 😂

[@joschmo1960]

Man Dawson was a target

[@billysikes1374]

The Hawk was 1 of my favorite players, a shame the Cubs sucked so bad, Ryne Sandberg, Mark Grace, superstars

[@gregorybrown9216]

@@billysikes1374 The 84 team was nice.

[@billysikes1374]

@@gregorybrown9216 yes sir, Baseball was great back then, nowadays player's sit on the Disabled list, excuse me, The IL, DeGrom and Tatis are already hurt, never fails as soon as they get monster contracts, hurt, Tatis is made of glass, joke

[@benjamin29471]

Dickie Noles only landed punches on his catcher. Haha

[@lorddalek]

Andre Dawson Anger Management Supermix.

[@OhNo_4mor4freaknbiden]

Come on. Dawson was actually a pretty cool guy.. you just didn't want to get him mad

[@jrwoodson3927]

The movie ET didn't even exist.

[@user-ut8ls7qp1j]

i love the hawk andre dawson

[@kevinmiller6380]

It's a wonder Dunston didn't punch the umpire.

[@jonbaker1697]

2.15 pitchers throw straight to the batters head. Crowd boos instantly and intensely. Wtf was the pitcher doing. Not surprised that multiple players wanted to beat his arse. I was seeing red too. Disgusting deliberate pitch.

[@williamhicks7736]

After watching that video …. I feel like should have a cigarette … 😁

[@mrmercedes8528]

This “ time honored unwritten rule “ is the most ridiculous shit ….. I get sometimes pitches get a bit outta control : however the intentional shit because a HR was launched off a pitcher is pathetic

[@billysikes1374]

Why would anyone hit Andre Dawson? The Hawk!!!

[@sullyscardshop379]

If I knew Dawson or Kirk Gibson were chasing me, I think I'd run, too.

[@BuccaneerBruce]

5:21 Ozzie Smith getting popped is such a beautiful thing.

[@daffyslooney2867]

Sure is... overrated Hall of Famer... known more for his flips on the field than anything else. Little punk (acting tough here) ganging up on a single player. Deserved that reality punch from Maldonado!

[@jackhamm5554]

I remember that Ozzie was a punk, hit Will in the back of the head .I would have loved to see Clark beat the crap outta Smith.Humm-Baby..

[@jackhamm5554]

@@daffyslooney2867 Candy with the haymaker, that the back flipper deserved. Will would have killed Ozzie.

[@stevekeeling9700]

@@daffyslooney2867 Ozzie Smith was voted in the HOF by almost 92% and he well deserved it! Good thing the electors know a lot more about baseball than some kid who watches a few games when not playing on his Xbox!!!

[@LoyalRaiderFan]

Mahler hits McGwire with a fastball and McGwire doesn't even bat an eye....damn

[@djjess9553]

Some of those catchers are some big men .

[@jarnold3415]

Look at Ozzie Smith getting after it!!!

[@MightyGreedo]

9:00

[@AKA53-rv3gc]

Umps had balls back then.

[@larsonmarkov1699]

bob davidson and joe west,,,,, legends

[@jennifursun3303]

could you imagine what the modern players would do with someone like the late Ty Cobb

[@ColbyePresents]

*Randy Marsh?!?*

[@MoonLanta]

that's right

[@lord77tyr]

Don’t know why Mookie Wilson was angry Glavine hit him. The pitch was only 60 mph. Lol

[@adolfojuarez3654]

Man umpires then at least tried to stop now huh

[@djjess9553]

Maldonado to Ozzie was good

[@kevinolivas8075]

The fights? Meh. But you know what looked great? The stirrups man! That is the way Major Leaguers should always wear the stirrups! Bring that back! Stirrups man! That will bring the huge crowds to the ballpark!

[@user-cx5lq7kx2f]

McGwire took that head shot just about as well as Matheny….

[@jackhamm5554]

The dumbest thing in sports is the "Bench clearing brawl". Especially when dude tries to fight the catcher.

[@larsonmarkov1699]

joe west made a good tackle

[@jayceeo673]

Dawson was one bad S.O.B

[@cosmic687]

steeeeeeeriiiiike 2!!!!!!

[@norms3913]

They didn't show George Brett of the royals going after a couple pitchers

[@1176hambone]

Don't eff with Andre Dawson!

[@ja_lil]

Ahh when baseball was baseball

[@MichaelBecker-px5sy]

Ozzie with the cheap shot

[@cd.cd.cd.cd-cd]

always stunned at how many pro athletes fight like girlies

[@XUE-pe2vj]

Lol

[@juncruz6266]

the cocaine era was awesome in all sport jajajaaj

[@condorc72]

The braves weren't much of a baseball team but they'd beat your ass in a fight

[@johnashley8878]

The sports news item narrations/summaries killed this video montage in a non complimentary way. Live play x play at that time by itself obvi does it more justice. #SorryNotSorry ⚾️👊🏿💥

[@joeblow6100]

Cubs and Braves seem to be in a lot of dog piles back in the day.

[@candyman5749]

MLB should fine every pitcher $10,000 for every batter he hits with a pitch, weather its deliberate or not; and give the money to the batter. That will put an end to this cowardly unsportsman-like behavior.

[@jasonprovince8176]

Poor andre dawson, the Cubs sucked so bad, had no pitching they had many stars to be so bad

[@dingdong7610]

Back in the 70s and 80s and even 90s the players acted more like men. Nowadays, they just jaw and don't really fight hard. Perhaps afraid they'll get hurt and cost them a million dollars

[@KratostheThird]

Easy. Because helicopter parenting wasn’t the form. Now you get whiny Millennials and Zoomers arguing on Twitter behind a keyboard. They act like literal man children. Completely different from how men handled fights back in the 70s - 90s. Today you just got a bunch of male feminists shouting on the internet.

[@brianschaffer9220]

Also in the 70s, 80s, and 90s, you might to probably get ejected, unlikely if you don't start the fights and would be lucky to get a one, at worst, two game suspension for a big brawl. Nolan Ryan, the one who did all the clobbering in the 1993 fight, didn't even get ejected. Now it's pretty much minimum 3 for repeated intentional HBP or charging the mound, starting it or not. So they stop unless they are really pissed off!

[@KratostheThird]

@@brianschaffer9220 It’s boring to watch now.

[@livanmulkay2411]

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[@livanmulkay2411]

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[@zezezosezadafrak8210]

Tim Teufel against Rob Dibble???

[@ketchum6381]

Legend has it Strawberry went to the reds locker room after the game looking to go after Dibble. 80s Mets had each others backs.

[@zezezosezadafrak8210]

@@ketchum6381 Someone on this thread commented that you don't mess with Tim Teufel. Dibble would have literally beat that guy to a pulp. It kind of reminded me of the Bud Harrelson Pete Rose scuffle. Harrelson was lucky he didn't have to be carried away.

[@zezezosezadafrak8210]

@@ketchum6381 Strawberry yeah. Probably had a lot to do with the amphetamines. Stimulants tend to make people militant!

[@patsheppard2616]

Is it an illusion that baseball players are not fighters. Maybe boxing lessons could be added to their expertise program during off season

[@TheSupernaturalWolf41]

Back when men were men. Also, back when ESPN...was ESPN. Not world wide leader in woke sports. When people refer to the good old days. It starts right about here.

[@goetia13]

Eric Show running like a B

[@j_mad]

Back when real men played sports 😅

[@larsonmarkov1699]

bob davidson and joe west are the only reasons to watch this video

[@maynardsmoreland]

Ozzie "Sucker Punch" Smith. Boo.

[@2pac4life17]

When baseball was played by men

[@damienchance2622]

Joe west is the worst umpire ever in history

[@javtimestwo]

Dibble-Just a waste of talent. He could have been great but he was too busy throwing at the batter when they got the best of him

[@ThekiBoran]

I'm not one for lots of rule changes but it's my opinion that if you hit anyone in the neck or head, whether intentional or not, you should be ejected from the game and suspended without pay for 5 starts or 25 team games. Hitting a batter in the neck or head is unacceptable. Teams should also be fined a ton of money also.