It all started when Al McBean beaned Ed Head. In the ensuing melee, Rollie Fingers chipped a couple of bones, and Ricky Bones mashed a few fingers; Elroy Face got kicked in the cock, and Pete LaCock took a nasty cut on the face. Bobby Wine smashed a bottle over Matt Batts, who took a swing at Danny Heep, who collapsed in one. Bill Hands broke his foot; Barry Foote fractured his hands. Enos Slaughter did nothing to stop the carnage. Jim Hearn had a heart attack; Jim Ray Hart sustained a hernia. As a consequence of multiple injuries, Don Gullett required throat surgery, Woody Held lost his grip, and Heinie Groh was permanently stunted. Bob Cain remains disabled, Ben Grieve is still weeping, and don't even ask what happened to Jermaine Dye. —EFQ

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