What the records say
- When
- 4 Jun 1974
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 41.51° N, 81.70° W
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Ten-Cent Beer Night.
Summary
The Cleveland Indians stage an ill-advised Ten Cent Beer Night for a game against the Texas Rangers at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. Cleveland forfeits after alcohol-fueled mayhem and violence spreads from the stands onto the field.
Ten-Cent Beer Night
1974 Major League Baseball promotion
Ten-Cent Beer Night was an ill-fated promotion held by Major League Baseball's Cleveland Indians during a game against the Texas Rangers at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, on June 4, 1974. The promotion was meant to improve attendance at the game by offering cups of beer for just 10 cents each, a substantial discount on the regular price of 65 cents, with a limit of six beers per purchase but no…
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