In 1965, Marichal got into a skirmish with John Roseboro while the Dodgers were in the heat of a pennant race.

In 1965, Marichal got into a skirmish with John Roseboro while the Dodgers were in the heat of a pennant race.

Juan Marichal, then a pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, hit Roseboro on the head with a bat during a game Aug. 22, 1965, setting off a bloody 14-minute melee.

John Roseboro, an outstanding catcher for the Dodgers who was remembered as the victim of an astonishing bat-wielding attack by the Giants' star pitcher Juan Marichal during a game in 1965, died ...

Former Los Angeles Dodgers catcher John Roseboro, forever remembered as the player Juan Marichal clubbed over the head with a bat during a game in 1965, died in Los Angeles at 69.