Speaking of Doc Ellis he threw a pitch in the 71 All Star game to Reggie Jackson who was an Oakland A then , Reggie hit the pitch so far it hit a light stanchion on the right field roof or it would have gone to Canada . The game was in Detroit after the 68 riots the Lolich Gibson classic World Series.
Then summer of 77 Reggies a Yankee then , Billy Martin the manager challenges Jackson to a fight in the dugout in Boston . Hilarious . Jackson would have killed him . Jackson was a Bo Jackson type . Strong cat could hit the ball a ‘mile. Baseball & Football were more colorful back then less corporate .