Bob Meusel 's single wins the game 9-8. 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. Brooklyn C Al Lopez drives one over the head of Cincinnati LF Bob Meusel , and the ball bounces into the bleachers at Ebbets Field . It will be the ML's last recorded bounce HR, as the NL rules after the season that such a hit will henceforth be a double. The AL had made the change after the 1929 season. Inc. All rights reserved.