Don Drysdale was fuming over a $50 fine for hitting Willie Mays.

"What are you supposed to do, throw everything down the pike and let
the hitters dig in?" Drysdale said to The Times' Frank Finch. "They're
taking everything away from the pitchers and giving it to the batters."

League president Warren Giles levied the fine after umpire Frank Secory determined Drysdale hit Mays on purpose.

"It's a stupid rule in the first place. How can an umpire know
what's in a pitcher's mind? How can he tell whether you're trying to
hit somebody or not?" Drysdale said.

Drysdale was no stranger to hitting batters–he plunked 154 during
his career, according to walteromalley.com. Finch said Mays didn't take
it personally. "Willie simply picked up his cap and trotted to first."

–Keith Thursby