For some of those involved in the fight, the consequences were worse than being out of the lineup for a day. The Yankees general manager saw the fight and the scandal that surrounded it as a perfect reason to get Billy Martin (above) off the team. According to The New York Times, he feared that Martin’s hot-headed ways would influence the centerpiece of his roster in Mickey Mantle. Martin went off to play for other teams — including stops with the Kansas City Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, and Milwaukee Braves, per Baseball Reference — but famously returned to the Bronx for five stints as the Yankees manager.
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Meanwhile, Edwin Jones — who had been taken by ambulance to the hospital after the fight — decided to file a lawsuit against both the Copacabana and the Yankees, asking for $250,000 in damages (via the New York Daily News). Jones was a Yankees fan, though after the incident was probably less of an ardent pinstripe supporter. He lost the lawsuit, though he likely never had a chance; as soon as the court proceedings were through, members of the grand jury were hitting up the several Yankees called to testify for autographs.
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