May 24 in Boston Red Sox History: Jimmy Piersall and Billy Martin Brawl (1952)

Jimmy Piersall and Billy Martin Brawl On May 24, 1952 –At Fenway Park Jimmy Piersall and Billy Martin brawl – first exchange insults before a game in Boston‚ then exchange punches. The two firebrand rookies slugged It out In what players said was the climax of a feud that began in New York weeks ago

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