On September 22, 1974, the benches of the Cubs and Cardinals cleared after Bill Madlock attempted to disrupt pitcher Al Hrabosky's focus. (via MLB) #baseball #MLB #MLBThrowback | MLB Throwbacks

On this day 45 years ago, the 1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game featured memorable defensive play by starting right fielder Dave Parker, as he had two assists on putouts: one at third base in the seventh inning and another at home plate to end the eighth. With Parker receiving the MVP award for the All-Star Game and teammate Willie Stargell winning the National League MVP, NLCS MVP, and World Series MVP, all four possible MVP awards for the season were won by members of the Pittsburg Pira