May 12 in Houston Astros History: Cincinnati fans hurl beer, ice, cups and insults at an injured Bob Watson after the left-fielder crashes (1974)

Cincinnati fans hurl beer, ice, cups and insults at an injured Bob Watson after the left-fielder crashes head-first into the fence. It happens in the nightcap of a doubleheader loss at Riverfront. Watson's glasses shatter. He gets twelve stitches to his face at a local hospital.

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