11.   Valentine and Piazza suggested that batters should be penalized for hitting catchers.

12.   Wakefield got into trouble in the eighth when he hit catcher Ron Karkovice with a pitch and allowed a single to Lance Johnson.

13.   When Parnell hit Phillies catcher Andy Seminick on the arm, the bases had been loaded with no outs.

14.   With one out in the inning, Martinez hit catcher Jesse Levis and allowed a single to Juden.

15.   At least there were no repeats of Tuesday night, when the Dodgers brawled with fans after someone hit bullpen catcher Chad Kreuter and stole his hat.

16.   Seibu threatened in the seventh, loading the bases with two outs when Ishii walked two batters and hit Seibu catcher Tsutomu Ito on the foot with a pitch.