August 4, 1980 San Diego Padres Dave Winfield’s bout with Houston Astro Nolan Ryan As Winfield remembered it, Ryan already had brushed him back twice in the game with inside pitches. When it happened a third time, Winfield headed for the mound. “The catcher, Luis Pujols, tried to stop me, so I stiff
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