The game takes 15 innings to reach an inconclusive 4-4 tie. The first-place Yankees come to Detroit with the Tigers close on their heels. New York leads 10-6 in the top of the ninth. Bob Meusel takes a pitch in his back, hurls his bat at P Bert Cole , and charges the mound. Players from both teams start swinging.
Fans rush out of the stands, eager to mix it up with players, police, and each other.
The fight goes on for nearly 30 minutes while umpire Billy Evans , unable to clear the field, forfeits the game to New York. Charlie Gehringer succeeds Billy Evans as GM of the Detroit Tigers . The Hall of Fame Special Veterans Committee selects players Mickey Welch and George Kell y, plus umpire Billy Evans , for enshrinement. Inc. All rights reserved.