May 18 in Houston Astros History: Jim Wynn 's first-inning homer off the left-field foul pole ignites a near riot during a 6-2 Astros win (1967)

Jim Wynn 's first-inning homer off the left-field foul pole ignites a near riot during a 6-2 Astros win. Giants Manager Herman Franks and umpire Shag Crawford nearly come to blows as Franks insists the hit was foul. A voice in the dugout calls Crawford a "meathead" and Ollie Brown gets tossed for it

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