Tom Glavine ejection after throwing at Dale Murphy
June 19, 1991 Atlanta Braves pitcher Tom Glavine is ejected after throwing four pitches torwards former teammate and current Philadelphia Phillie Dale Murphy. This was part of the events that happened on June 4 1991 when Otis Nixon was hit by a pitch and a brawl and suspensions erupted. Nixon came to the plate in the ninth to face Roger McDowell, his first pitch sailed up and in but Nixon was able to get out of the way. His second pitch nailed Nixon in his right shoulder. McDowell was immediately ejected by home plate umpire Bob Davidson. Nixon stared McDowell down on his way to first base but didnât go to the mound as coaches Pat Corrales and Jimmy Williams played peacemaker along with Terry Pendleton.
Glavine was instructed to hit the first batter, which happened to be Murhpy and he tossed four soft pitches all inside on his former teammate.
When asked about throwing at Murphy and his ejection Glavine responded by calling the situation âuncomfortable.â
âWhen he was here and things were going bad for me, he was always there to pat me on the back and give me some encouragement,â Glavine said. âIt was an uncomfortable situation, thatâs all I want to say about it.â
Murphy, to his credit, understood the situation and wasnât going to bury his former teammate.
âWe just played a little dodge ball,â Murphy said. âI donât want to read minds or anything. Whatever happened, happened. I donât know how to evaluate it or characterize it.â
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