Donnybrook at Riverfront Stadium by Lillian Morrison on Baseball Almanac

Donnybrook at Riverfront Stadium by Lillian Morrison

Donnybrook at Riverfront Stadium celebrates and gives attention to one of the most famous brawls in baseball history. Lillian Morrison truly brings those tense moments to life like no one else can.

"A bench-clearing fight." - Lillian Morrison

Published: At The Crack Of The Bat (1992)

Oh, what a melee
Oh, what a brawl
Oh, what a slambang
Free-for-all.

Managers, umpires
And 48 players
Rolled on the ground
In knots and layers.

Knight pushed Davis?
Davis shoved Knight?
Boys will be boys.
A bench-clearing fight.

The two were ejected.
Soto, Mitchell, the same.
Pitchers played outfield.
Some baseball game.

Donnybrook at Riverfront Stadium by Lillian Morrison ©

Did you know that Lillian Morrison was the first author to publish an all sports poetry book?

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