This video, “lost” for many years (though freely available on YouTube through all that time), surfaced earlier this month when Ted Simmons was inducted into the Hall of Fame, because he was one of the principals in a wild Cubs/Cardinals brawl that happened in St. Louis on this date, September 22, 1974.
Have a look and then I’ll explain what happened:
It’s the top of the ninth and the game is tied 5-5. Al Hrabosky was pitching for the Cardinals and Bill Madlock was to lead off the inning for the Cubs.