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Cardinals-Phillies Fight Nets 4-Game Suspensions Thursday, July 29th , 1897 There were a few hotheads at the St. Louis-Philadelphia game at Robison Field 1893-1919 yesterday, but the cooler heads prevailed and kept fisticuffs to a minimum. It all started when Billy Hamilton of the Cardinals and Tim Keefe of the Phillies apparently exchanged some verbal unpleasantries and rushed at one another and began wrestling on the ground. Both benches emptied, but didn't get involved other than a little shoving. Order was quickly restored, the two instigators were ejected by the umpires and the game continued. The league office took quick action and today announced that both players would be suspended 4 games for inappropriate on-field behavior. So far this year Hamilton is hitting .342 with 2 home runs. In 15 starts this season, Keefe has recorded 9 wins and absorbed 5 losses. He has pitched 127 innings, allowed 145 hits, struck out 27 and has a 3.05 ERA. |
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