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In 1961, a Detroit Tigers’ star went into the stands at Yankee Stadium to fight somebody and became the hero of the hour.
Episode Highlights
- The Colavito family reunion
- The case of the odd, old-fashioned hat
- Rip Collins, conscience for the Tigers
- Thrown out for a most unexpected reason
- The Yankee Killer strikes (it’s not who you think)
- Baseball Ethics 101
- A father’s tough love
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By Paul Jackson and Ted Walker5
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In 1961, a Detroit Tigers’ star went into the stands at Yankee Stadium to fight somebody and became the hero of the hour.
Episode Highlights
- The Colavito family reunion
- The case of the odd, old-fashioned hat
- Rip Collins, conscience for the Tigers
- Thrown out for a most unexpected reason
- The Yankee Killer strikes (it’s not who you think)
- Baseball Ethics 101
- A father’s tough love
Support Us
You can support Clear the Field by following the show on your favorite platform:
Apple Podcasts Spotify RSS
Give a Rating, Like, or Restack
If you enjoyed an episode on a platform like Spotify or Apple Podcasts, can you give it a quick rating and let folks know? A 5-Star rating helps our podcast appear as suggested and helps people find us.
Here on Substack, restacking an episode is one click that really helps us, so if you had fun, please click that button up there on the far right of the episode that has two circling arrows on it.
If you have comments or details that add to our stories or ideas for future installments, send us an email at [email protected]. Gentle corrections are also welcome.
Warning: If a comment is particularly enlightening and/or funny, we might read it during a future episode.

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