In a doubleheader with theĀ DodgersĀ before 51,435 at theĀ Polo Grounds, the fireworks start two days early. The Dodgers take a uneventful opener, 3 ā€“ 2, but in the 4th inning of the nitecap, Dodger player-managerĀ Leo DurocherĀ ends the inning by grounding into a double play and spikes 1BĀ Zeke BonuraĀ as he crosses the bag. Bonura takes off after Durocher, chases him down the right field line, and throws hisĀ mittĀ at him. He finally wrestles him to the ground. Both players areĀ ejected, and theĀ GiantsĀ go on to win, 6 ā€“ 4. To Bonuraā€™s charge of intentional spiking, the Lip retorts, ā€œIf that big clown hadnā€™t got his foot in my way, I wouldnā€™t have been close to him.ā€

In a doubleheader with theĀ DodgersĀ before 51,435 at theĀ Polo Grounds, the fireworks start two days early. The Dodgers take a uneventful opener, 3 ā€“ 2, but in the 4th inning of the nitecap, Dodger player-managerĀ Leo DurocherĀ ends the inning by grounding into a double play and spikes 1BĀ Zeke BonuraĀ as he crosses the bag. Bonura takes off after Durocher, chases him down the right field line, and throws hisĀ mittĀ at him. He finally wrestles him to the ground. Both players areĀ ejected, and theĀ GiantsĀ go on to win, 6 ā€“ 4. To Bonuraā€™s charge of intentional spiking, the Lip retorts, ā€œIf that big clown hadnā€™t got his foot in my way, I wouldnā€™t have been close to him.ā€

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On July 2, 1939 In a doubleheader with theĀ DodgersĀ before 51,435 at theĀ Polo Grounds, the fireworks start two days early. The Dodgers take a uneventful opener, 3 ā€“ 2, but in the 4th inning of the nitecap, Dodger player-managerĀ Leo DurocherĀ ends the inning by grounding into a double play and spikes 1BĀ Zeke BonuraĀ as he crosses the bagā€¦.