10 Cent Beer Night Cleveland Espn
It was exactly what it sounds like.
10 cent beer night cleveland espn. 25 134 showed up that night doubling what they were expecting. Jun 02 2014 Bob Golic recounts the 1974 10-Cent Beer Night. It wasnt a pretty picture.
Jun 04 2017 Ten Cent Beer Night drew more than expected. Jun 04 2020 On June 4 1974 the Cleveland Indians held a promotion called Ten Cent Beer Night at Municipal Stadium during a game against the Texas Rangers. Obviously every drunk in town decided to show up at the stadium that night.
Jul 08 2019 Cleveland radio host Pete Franklin along with local newspapers added fuel to the fire too. Jun 04 2019 If you want a super deep dive into Ten Cent Beer Night Paul Jacksons 2008 story at ESPN remains the gold standard. Please check his chann.
Imagine that now with camera phones and the net. It was exactly what it sounds like. The Indians gave unhappy people who rooted for a bad team unlimited quantities of nearly-free alcohol and it turned into utter chaos.
The Indians sold 10 cent beer that night. Thats six per purchase not six beers total. Be ready for anything read a caption below a cartoon of Indians mascot Chief Wahoo donning a pair of boxing gloves printed in The Plain Dealer.
Jun 02 2014 ESPN reminds us that Clevelands 10-Cent Beer Night was a truly awful idea Rainier EhrhardtAP By. Jun 04 2020 10 Cent Beer Night in Cleveland - 6041974 Twelve fans were arrested as nearly two dozen additional police cars responded to the stadium. Jun 04 2020 On June 4 1974 the Cleveland Indians held a promotion called Ten Cent Beer Night at Municipal Stadium during a game against the Texas Rangers.
Mar 24 2021 Umpire Joe Brinkman restrains an injured fan on 10-Cent Beer Night. The Indians security force of 50 was grossly outnumbered. Jun 04 2014 For the record 10 Cent Beer Night was a half-assed attempt by the Indians organization to fill some of the empty seats at Cleveland Stadium by offering 12 oz cups of beer for you guessed it just 10 cents each regular 1974 prices for beer was at 65 cents with a limit of six per purchase.
Uploaded here for ease of access. Fiasco that ended with a drunken riot on the Municipal Stadium field in a game against the Texas Rangers. To mark the occasion ESPN.
There were problems from the get go. He said recalling the night when Cleveland fans fueled by cheap beer stormed the field. Jun 02 2014 This week marks the 40th anniversary of the 10-Cent Beer Night.
The regular price of a beer was normally 65 cents. The club intended to offer as much eight-ounce Strohs beer as fans could drinkand for only 10 cents a pop. Any rumination on Clevelands fortunes in the 70s must include the woeful state of the Cuyahoga River which ran a winding.
Promotion that ended with a riot when the Cleveland Indians hosted the Texas Rangers. Mar 22 2009 March 21 2009 On June 4 1974 the Cleveland Indians held Ten Cent Beer Night.
