Jim Brewer, who required two surgeries to repair a fractured orbital bone near his eye. Brewer and the Chicago Cubs sued Martin for $2 million. Deadpanned Billy, “Ask Mr. Wrigley [the team ...

No modern manager approaches Billy Martin when it comes to cheating ... Martin thought a pitch at his head from Cubs pitcher Jim Brewer was intended to hit him, so on the next pitch he tried ...

Arrogant and abrasive, Billy Martin was at his best under pressure ... The biggest stir he created was an assault on Jim Brewer that resulted in a broken jaw for the Cubs lefthander and a ...

Last week, I wrote about George Steinbrenner's Hall of Fame chances, and noted that his favorite punching bag, Billy Martin ... he broke Cubs pitcher Jim Brewer's jaw in an on-field fight and ...

Jim Piersall of the Red Sox had the sharper tongue. But the Yankees’ Billy Martin had harder punches. Baseball fans who saw Piersall give the Yanks’ second baseman a terrific “riding” from ...