Whicker: Bruce Kison lived a high-and-tight baseball life

Mike Schmidt of the Phillies, left, used his fists to protest being hit by a pitch thrown by the Pirates Bruce Kison, July 8, 1977, Pittsburgh, Pa. Schmidt was ejected from the game and both benches emptied before calm was restored. The fight took place in the seventh inning. (AP Photo)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsFILE – In this Oct. 10, 1979, file photo, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Bruce Kison delivers to a Baltimore Orioles batter during Game 1 of the baseball World Series, in Ba