Reds and Mets Brawl at Shea in 1989

July 8, 1989: Rob Dibble hit Tim Teufel in the back in B8. Teufel charges the mound and  the brawl begins. Norm Charlton ends up getting kicked in the chest by Juan Samuel. The two teams almost get into another fight in the hallway between the clubhouses. Tim Teufel was 4-4 on the day. Howard Johnson and Darryl Strawberry both had great games as well. Strawberry hit a 2-run home run (Line Drive to Deep RF) off Tom Browning in B3.

Howard Johnson 3-4, 2B, 2 RBI

Darryl Strawberry 3-3, 1 R, HR, 3 RBI

David Cone 1-3, 1 R, 2B

Grandma’s notes say, “A real good fight in the 8I Dibble & Teufel. Dibble, Teufel, Samuel, Charlton all ejected.  I’m sorry this game was not on TV.  The fight must have been better than the game. I guess Teufel was hit by a pitch in the back. He was-but was it meant to be?” 

Grandma LOVED the fights! My mom told me that she can remember them sitting around the radio when they were young listening to Joe Louis fights on the radio.