On a west coast swing as of late, so why not one of the best pitchers of the 1960’s. Juan was a stud! But I never knew about this fun fact! One of the longest on field brawls in MLB history.

“The "Battle of Candlestick", also called the "Battle of San Francisco" or simply the "Marichal–Roseboro brawl", was an infamous bench-clearing brawl which took place on August 22, 1965, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California, United States. In what is considered to be one of the most violent on-field brawls in sports history, pitcher Juan Marichal of the San Francisco Giants hit catcher John Roseboro of the Los Angeles Dodgers on the head with a bat, opening a gash on Roseboro's head and starting a fourteen-minute brawl between the teams in the middle of a heated pennant race.”

This unlicensed Canadian ‘72 Pro Star set has some great photography - the Dominican Dandy may have been the best NL pitcher in a pitcher’s era…

There have been several iterations of the Topps Supers, with this 1969 set being the first and scarcest. This card is a great photo of the Dominican Dandy, who was arguably the best NL pitcher across the entire 1960s…