Cleveland Indians Infamous 10 Cent Beer Night In 1974
Sep 25 2020 CLEVELAND Ohio There were shades of 10-cent beer night at Progressive Field on Thursday as the Cleveland Indians swept the Chicago White Sox with a 5-4 comeback victory.
Cleveland indians infamous 10 cent beer night in 1974. Jun 04 2020 Cleveland Indians 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. The club intended to offer as much eight-ounce Strohs beer as fans could drinkand for only 10 cents a pop. The Indians sold 10 cent beer that night.
Jun 08 2015 The anniversary of the 10-cent beer night that went terribly but not surprisingly wrong at Cleveland Stadium recently passed. 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 forfeited that nights game against the Rangers in the midst of a ninth-inning comeback because a crazed crowd had overtaken the events on the field.
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. It was exactly what it sounds like.
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. Five days later a. In Cleveland a.
Mar 22 2009 On June 4 1974 the Cleveland Indians held Ten Cent Beer Night. It was exactly what it sounds like. Jul 08 2019 Cleveland radio host Pete Franklin along with local newspapers added fuel to the fire too.
While there they enjoyed 10 cent beer a promotion that provided more of a draw than the baseball team on the field. As the crowd got drunker they got wilder throwing stuff at players on the field. No the cardboard fans.
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. May 24 2007 The Experience. In the bottom of the fourth inning of that game Texass Lenny Randle slammed his shoulder into the midsection of Jack Brohamer 3 Cleveland.
Jun 04 2019 Today marks the 45th anniversary of the infamous 10-Cent Beer Night incident at Municipal Stadium back in 1974. Jun 04 2014 AP PhotoCleveland Press Paul Tepley Dan Coughlin 75 author retired sportswriter and television broadcaster sat in the Florida room of his Fairview Park home talking about the infamous. CLEVELAND -- Any discussion of ill-fated promotions inevitably includes mention of June 4 1974 when cheap beer gave rise to mayhem at Municipal Stadium.
That night the Indians beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 in front of just 4234 spectators. The regular price of a beer was normally 65 cents. The June 4 1974 night game between the Texas Rangers and the Cleveland Indians was one for the record books.
Swiping Jeff Borroughs cap on 10-cent Beer Night On June 4 1974 the Cleveland Indians offered a now-infamous 10-cent beer promotion at Municipal Stadium while hosting the Texas Rangers. Jun 03 2015 Amidst a dip in attendance during the 1974 season the Cleveland Indians decided to galvanize interest by hosting a 10-Cent Beer Night promotion on Tuesday June 4 1974little did they know what the endless flow of beer would entail. Whether because of the cheap beer the hot wea.
Jun 04 1974 To place the Cleveland riot in full perspective it is helpful to know of events from the Rangers own 10-Cent Beer Night in Arlington Texas on May 29 in which the Indians were the opponent. 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.