Today In Sports History October 11th: Pedro Throws Don Zimmer To The Ground

** FOR USE WITH YEAR END STORIES ** Boston Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez, right, grabs New York Yankees coach Don Zimmer by the head before throwing him to the ground during a fourth inning altercation in game 3 of the American League championship series Saturday Oct. 11, 2003 in Boston. (AP Photo/Newsday, Paul J. Bereswill) ORG XMIT: NYANE501

Today in sports history Octobe 11th, 2003 The Boston Red Sox and The New York Yankees had one of the most iconic brawls in baseball history. And it was capped off by Pedro Martinez throwing Yankees assistant coach Don Zimmer to the ground. It was one of the mist iconic and memorable brawls because of the rivalry between the two teams, because it was in the ACLS and because Pedro Martinez threw a coach to the ground. It reminds us how big the Red Sox versus Yankees rivalry is.

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