"One day at Dodger Stadium, St. Louis Cardinal catcher
Gene Oliver blasted a long homerun off Drysdale. Before beginning a leisurely trot around the bases,
Oliver first stood at home plate admiring the flight of the ball and then said, loud enough for Drysdale to hear, 'Hey, batboy, come get the bat.'... The next time
Oliver batted, Drysdale drilled him with a fastball. While
Oliver writhed in the dirt of the batter's box and teammates and the Cardinals' trainer rushed to his aid, Drysdale said loud enough for everyone to hear, 'Hey, batboy, come get
Oliver.'" - Author Mike Shannon in
Tales from the Dugout: The Greatest True Baseball Stories Ever Told (Mike Shannon, McGraw-Hill Publishers, 01/11/1998, Page 62)