Happy 45th Anniversary, 10 Cent Beer Night!

Ten Cent Beer Night. 10 Cent Beer Night 1974 Cleveland Indians Municipal Stadium Vintage Style Shirt Print your Ten Cent Beer Night is an occasion that has fallen into baseball lore, and created results that live in the annals of baseball infamy, and comedy And for those of you wondering; no, Kowalski was not one of the 12 people arrested that night.

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On a warm spring night along Lake Erie five decades ago, a well-intended promotion meant to attract fans for the perpetually lousy Cleveland Indians turned ugly and triggered a booze-fueled riot now known as one of the most notorious events in American sports history What started as a promotion to get fans into the seats turned into a debacle of epic proportions and even a full-fledged riot, that ended with the Indians being forced to forfeit the game, per Sports Illustrated .

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The stands were filled with surly, drunken baseball fans, and some of that spilled onto the field Cops were running on the field, the umpires were trying to get people off and they canceled the second game within a couple minutes What started as a promotion to get fans into the seats turned into a debacle of epic proportions and even a full-fledged riot, that ended with the Indians being forced to forfeit the game, per Sports Illustrated .

If only I could have been here 10 Cent Beer Night, Cleveland Municipal Stadium. Indians vs. Name: 10 Cent Beer Night Description: Ten Cent Beer Night was a promotion held by Major League Baseball's Cleveland Indians during a game against the Texas Rangers at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., on June 4, 1974 On June 4, 1974, the Cleveland Indians held "Ten Cent Beer Night." The club intended to offer as much eight-ounce Stroh's beer as fans could drink—and for only 10 cents a pop.

The Anniversary Of the Ten Cent Beer Night CrabDiving. 10 CENT BEER NIGHT was a promotion hosted by the CLEVELAND INDIANS (now Guardians) in a Major League Baseball (MLB) game against the Texas Rangers on June 4, 1974 What started as a promotion to get fans into the seats turned into a debacle of epic proportions and even a full-fledged riot, that ended with the Indians being forced to forfeit the game, per Sports Illustrated .