One night in a Baltimore hotel bar in late September 1985, Yankees pitcher Ed Whitson — who had partaken in a few adult beverages — engaged in a loud verbal spat with a bar patron. Apparently, Whitson had been loudly complaining about how he’d been treated by the Yankees, specifically Yankees’ manager Billy Martin. The bar patron had looked over to see what the fuss was about, then kept looking when he realized it was a Yankees player, which didn’t sit too kindly with Whitson.
Martin, hearing the voices raised, went over to calm everyone down.