1984 Padres @ Braves Brawl ACTUAL FOOTAGE

I was at the game, behindthe first base dugout about 25 or so rows up.

One notable thing that happened during that fight is that Gossage was charging towards the Braves dugout after the fight got restarted and Bedrosian basically body-slammed him.

I think the ballpark organist was playing "Why Can't We Be Friends" after they settled everything down....the game ended with police lining the field (not very common for a MLB game in those days. Braves won 9-5.

This was the most fun we had back in those days! lol. The Braves had won the division in 82, were contenders but lost to LA in 83, and were on their way to falling short in 84 (and soon to be the worst team in the NL West until '91), and this was a time for us to have something besides Dale Murphy to cheer about. I watched at my grandparents. We had a ball.

I've been a casual Padres fan since the late 70's, and I think they did right by showing Pascual Perez that they wouldn't be intimidated. However I think Champ Summers was a jerk for running clear over to the Atlanta dugout to re-start the fight.

I remember wondering if Bob Horner was going to club one of the Padres players with his cast at the top of the dugout steps.

This coming Friday, Oct 30 2009,MLB Network is showing a documentary on the Padres season. I think it's called triumph and tragedy-1984 San Diego Padres season. One of the clips is a shirtless Ed Whitson shaking his fist from the dugout. MLB throwing a bone, hopefully more than just a blurb!

Thanks. I have it set to record. I'm kinda torn on whether to watch, I wanna see if they mention this brawl but, as a Cubs fan, 1984 brings back memories of being so close to a World Series. I'll just have to skip that part of the show.

I'm going to check it out also. A real collection of characters on that Padres team!

I remember that game! I turned it on in the middle of one of the early fights. It made for interesting stadium talk when the Padres got home from the trip. Oh, even though I'm a Padres fan, Eric Show deserved getting beer tossed on him!

How many brawls were there that day? Four, or five, I think. Or is that how many times they had to throw at Perez before they finally nailed him?

Same here. I remember when everybody would make fun of me for rooting for the Braves. It felt so good when they started winning. Anyway, this is the craziest game ever next to Pacers/Pistons brawl.