American League bench-clearing confrontations by half.    From Wordnik.com.  [DH emboldens Martinez] Reference

One day in 1974, our team got into a bench-clearing brawl.    From Wordnik.com.  [Memories of Hockey Moms] Reference

Since a bench-clearing brawl between the American League East.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

We'll take a look at the fallout from this bench-clearing brawl.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 16, 2006] Reference

Both stemmed from a bench-clearing brawl with the Orioles on July 28.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Young pitchers will keep Astros from falling] Reference

The Tigers lose after a rain delay and a bench-clearing brawl in Boston.    From Wordnik.com.  [Short Takes] Reference

April 17 during a bench-clearing brawl against the Brewers in Milwaukee.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - National League Central] Reference

HARRIS: We get a bench-clearing brawl between the White Sox and the Cubs.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 21, 2006] Reference

BOSTON There were no bullpen fights, brushbacks or bench-clearing brawls.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Boston tops Yankees 3-2, evens ALCS] Reference

A bench-clearing brawl erupted between the Yanks and the Toronto Blue Jays.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 16, 2009] Reference

Alomar with a pitch, touching off a bench-clearing incident that resulted in.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sources say Ramirez settles on Red Sox] Reference

The teams also engaged in a bench-clearing incident in a spring training game.    From Wordnik.com.  [American League Baseball - Mariners vs. White Sox] Reference

There were no fisticuffs between the teams that had a bench-clearing brawl in June.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

Fight night vs. the magnificent centaur: What's better than a bench-clearing brawl?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Adam Dunn on waivers really isn't that big a deal] Reference

The Mets won't go down to the Yanks without a fight ... of the bench-clearing variety.    From Wordnik.com.  [Taking out the crystal ball for second half] Reference

All was calm with the Rays following Thursday night's bench-clearing brawl with the Red Sox.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

Baltimore manager Ray Miller says baseball should change its rules to avoid bench-clearing brawls.    From Wordnik.com.  [World Series preview?] Reference

On the subject of bench-clearing brawls in sports, Mr. Bettman directed the question to basketball.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Four Sports Commissioners Weigh In] Reference

Ramirez sprained his right ankle April 17 when he got in the middle of a bench-clearing brawl in Milwaukee.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - National League Central] Reference

Burnett threw Loney a pair of sliders, and the second set off a bench-clearing celebration for the Dodgers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Los Angeles Dodgers edge Washington Nationals with RBI single in 10th inning] Reference

A bench-clearing brawl ensued, and Ramirez sprained his right ankle when he ended up at the bottom of the pile.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - National League Central] Reference

At the end of the inning, San Francisco and the Mets participated in the first bench-clearing incident at Pacific.    From Wordnik.com.  [National League Baseball - Mets vs. Giants] Reference

Alomar with a pitch, touching off a bench-clearing scene that resulted in Martinez being suspended for five games.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boston Red Sox] Reference

Mets catcher Mike Piazza, among others, lost his temper, creating a bench-clearing brawl that triggered suspensions.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Baseball's troublesome spring] Reference

Boston's Jason Varitek, left, and Yankees shortstop Alex Rodriguez ignited a bench-clearing brawl during their game on July 24.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Red Sox vs. Yankees: Bitter enemies clash with Series on line] Reference

Brown reached around a defenseman and tipped home rookie Matt Carle's shot, triggering a bench-clearing celebration on the boards.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Hockey - St. Louis vs. San Jose] Reference

Two bench-clearing fights in four days highlighted the series, which produced brushbacks, beanballs and plenty of hard feelings.    From Wordnik.com.  [USA TODAY Latest news] Reference

Cardinals pitcher Danny Cox once hit George Foster because he wouldn't hurry into the batter's box, leading to a bench-clearing brawl.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mets, Cards renew rivalry] Reference

The other team played good too, and we have, um, a lot of respect for them, even if we did have 4 bench-clearing brawls during the game.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Most Annoying Things About Sports Broadcasts | Heretical Ideas Magazine] Reference

Each dropped their appeals of suspensions - which were reduced by a game each - for their roles in the bench-clearing scrap on March 12.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

But in just 11 years, the Rays and Red Sox have become fierce rivals, with the latest bench-clearing brawl coming at Fenway Park in June.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

We would stage marvelous bench-clearing brawls at night before his bedtime, wrestling each other to the ice beneath a sky swept with stars.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Father-Son Mulligan] Reference

Gomes was back in the lineup after serving a one-game suspension for his role in a bench-clearing incident against the Yankees on March 12.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

How do you know a bench-clearing hockey brawl has reached legendary status?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! Sports - Top News] Reference