10 Cent Beer Night Cleveland Video 1974
But the reality of that scenario unfolded on June 4 1974 during a Major League Ba.
10 cent beer night cleveland video 1974. Though many Americans find watching a baseball game to be about as interesting as listening to someone describing his dream from last night 1 the lure of fantastically cheap alcohol was enough to bring in 25000 thirsty spectators that night. Imagine that now with camera phones and the net. It wasnt the first time the Indians explored similar avenues.
Jun 04 2015 To bring fans to see the miserable Cleveland Indians play the Texas Rangers on June 4 1974 management decided to sell 10-ounce cups of beer for only 10 cents. Jun 04 2020 Fans riot on 10-cent beer night. Jun 01 2017 What could go wrong.
On this day in Cleveland Indians history Updated Jun 04 2020. The cause of the riot was due to the fact that fans were served unlimited amounts of cheap 32 beer. I was just a year old would have loved to have been there and watch the chaos unfold.
Jun 04 2013 Local Bar celebrates the anniversary of the 1974 riot during the Cleveland Indians game 10 cent beer night. In Baseball History Sports Stadiums. On June 4 1974 the Cleveland Indians and the Texas Rangers played a baseball game in what would later become infamously known as Ten Cent Beer Night due to the promotion of the game which would gain notoriety due to the riot that occurred during the game where fans invaded the field.
Plain Dealer file Do you remember 10-Cent Beer Night. Wednesday marked the 40th anniversary of the infamous 10 Cent Beer Night. Jun 04 2014 10 Cent Beer Night.
He kept a picture from 10-Cent Beer. Jun 04 2017 10 cent beer night in cleveland- june 4 1974 Sunday 4 June 2017. I was listening to this one on the radio- forty-three years ago tonight.
And then of course the 10-cent beer cant be ignored. Jun 10 2008 The first of these Ten Cent Beer Nights was 4 June 1974 in a game with the Texas Rangers. Posted Jun 04 2020 Fans rioted on 10-cent beer night at Cleveland Stadium in 1974.
That night the Indians beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 in front of just 4234 spectators. Three years prior the. 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.
On June 4 1974 the chance to get. The event in 1974 was so popular T-shirts have commemorated the night. Jun 04 2014 On a beautiful June night in Cleveland over 25000 fans came out to the ballpark to watch the Indians play the Texas Rangers.
While there they enjoyed 10 cent beer a promotion that provided more of a draw than the baseball team on the field. Mar 24 2021 By May 13 1974 Clevelands civic optimism had long since passed.
