Battling teammates not uncommon in Bay

History will tell us the impact of Draymond Green’s punch to the face of Jordan Poole during a Golden State Warriors practice two weeks ago.

Will it be remembered as a minor incident, causing only momentary dysfunction in the Warriors’ family, or the punch that ended a dynasty?

This much is sure: It has assumed a place on the list of Bay Area teammate fisticuffs. Those incidents range from harmless and laughable, to violent and career-ending.

Reggie Jackson vs. Mike Epstein, A’s, 1972

This was one of those powerbattle things. Jackson saw the A’s as his team. Epstein, who joined the team the year before, took no guff. He was a 6-foot-3, 230-pound former Cal fullback.

Jason Turbow detailed the scuffle in his book, “Dynastic, Bombastic, Fantastic: Reggie, Rollie, Catfish, and Charlie Finley’s Swingin’ A’s”: In the clubhouse in Texas, Jackson tried to take the tickets Epstein was leaving for his father, claiming, “There ain’t no Jews in Texas.” Epstein charged Jackson, threw him to the floor, jumped on him, punching and choking him. “This was not a typical baseball fight,” pitcher Ken Holtzman said. “This was a fight fight.”

Catcher Gene Tenace finally pulled Epstein off Jackson. Team owner Charles Finley sided with Jackson, and after the A’s won the ’72 World Series,

Epstein was traded.

Reggie Jackson vs. Billy North, A’s, 1974

When the fleet center fielder jogged out a groundball, Jackson berated him in front of the team. North began plotting revenge.

More than a month later, in the Detroit clubhouse, North said something inciting to Jackson, who was either naked or in street clothes (accounts vary). He charged North, who was in uniform, and they both went to the floor.

Nearby, four players were playing bridge, with catcher Ray Fosse kibitzing, according to the late Ron Bergman’s account of the episode for The Chronicle in 2004. The card players ignored the fight. Holtzman said he held such a great hand that “I didn’t really give a damn if Billy and Reggie were kicking the crap out of each other for half an hour.”

Vida Blue tried to break up the fight, then Fosse jumped in to protect Blue. In the fracas, Fosse was sent flying into a locker, suffering a fractured disk that would require surgery.

After a brief pause, Jackson and North went at it again. Judges called Round 1 a draw, and gave Round 2 to North, who landed more punches. Jackson suffered an injured shoulder and went into a slump.

Rollie Fingers vs. Blue Moon Odom, A’s, 1974

In the clubhouse the day before Game 1 of the World Series, Odom asked Fingers if he needed an extra ticket for his wife’s boyfriend.

Fingers threw a laundry cart at Odom, then threw a punch and shoved Odom to the floor. Odom got up and head-rammed Fingers into a locker, where he cut his head on a clothes hook, requiring six stitches. Odom sprained an ankle.

“At least I got out of the workout,” Fingers told Bergman.

John Montefusco vs. Dave Bristol, Giants, 1980

Montefusco, upset by being taken out of a game, stormed into manager Bristol’s office. Montefusco emerged with a black eye, later saying Bristol pushed him “at least 10 times, before he sucker-punched me,” according to J. Daniel’s 2018 book “Phinally!”

Bristol, who had a scratched face, said Montefusco threw the first punch. Bristol was fired at the end of the season.

Latrell Sprewell vs. P.J. Carlesimo, Warriors, 1997

When head coach Carlesimo told Sprewell to “put a little mustard on it” during a passing drill, Sprewell choked his coach for 7 to 10 seconds. Then he left the court, returned 20 minutes later and took a swing at Carlesimo, a glancing blow.

Sprewell had a history. He fought teammate Byron Houston in 1993, and teammate Jerome Kersey in ’95. After the tiff with Kersey, Sprewell returned with a two-by-four and threatened to bring a gun.

The Warriors suspended Sprewell 10 games. The next day they voided his contract, but that was overturned on arbitration. The NBA suspended Sprewell for the rest of the season, 68 games. The Warriors traded him to the Knicks.

Barry Bonds vs. Jeff Kent, Giants, 2002

It was dubbed “the Slugout in the Dugout,” even though there were no punches, but the highprofile battlers made it big news. It was one of many confrontations — at least a halfdozen, Kent said — between the notoriously bossy and cranky left fielder and the notoriously cranky and take-no-guffy second baseman.

It started when Kent yelled at another Giant for an infield misplay, and Bonds barked at Kent. In the dugout, TV cameras caught Bonds approaching Kent, shoving him and grabbing for his neck.

Manager Dusty Baker pulled Kent away, while trainer Stan Conte pulled Bonds away.

Ten minutes later Bonds hit a three-run homer, and Kent homered later. The team went to the World Series.

Bill Romanowski vs. Marcus Williams, Raiders, 2003

In a training-camp scrimmage, the two clashed when linebacker Romanowski accused Williams, a backup tight end going into his second NFL season, of holding.

Each grabbed the other’s face mask, Romanowski ripped off Williams’ helmet and delivered a lightning uppercut. The blow crushed Williams’ left orbital bone, injured his nose and broke at least one tooth.

Williams, who went to Berkeley High, retired without ever suiting up again. Romanowski would play three games that season, his last in the NFL.

Romanowski was suspended for one day of practice and fined an undisclosed amount. Williams sued and was awarded $340,000. Later, Romanowski

paid Williams another $75,000.

Fabiano Hale vs. assailant (s) unknown, Cal football, 2013

Hale, a walk-on freshman running back from Santa Cruz, overslept and missed a team workout. Cal players were forced to do extra work because of Hale’s absence, and those players, per Chronicle reporting, “were told to deal with Hale on their own but ‘leave it in the locker room.’ ”

One or two players jumped Hale in the locker room and beat him. He was taken to a hospital with a concussion and a cut ear.

One Cal player was suspended over the incident but was never publicly identified.