[101voodoo]

"Now, if it was Juan Marichal...well that’s different."

Remember Sal "the barber" Maglie? He meant it when he said "When I'm pitching, I own the plate." He didn't just throw inside, he was a first rate head hunter and made no bones about it.

[ColoCdn]

Old Time Baseball!!
Everybody took care of their own back then.
Unwritten rules and all.

[AnAmericanMother]

"Some people donate their body to science. I donated mine to baseball."

- Ron Hunt

[Tallguy]

Remember Sal "the barber" Maglie? He meant it when he said "When I'm pitching, I own the plate."

Sal Maglie was a little before my time. I remember some of the pitchers of the '60's that had 'reputations'. Drysdale & Bob Gibson to name 2.

Pitchers may have thrown at hitters more often then, but they were also more likely to observe the unwritten rules when doing so. Having to grab a bat & face the opposing pitcher tends to limit the extra curricular activities.