Sport1 min 24 sec
Sport · 1900s
The Baseball Game That Became a Beer Riot
In June 1974, Cleveland ran a Ten-Cent Beer Night promotion during an Indians game against the Texas Rangers. Fans could keep buying cheap beer, tensions were already high after a previous brawl, and the night ended with fans storming the field and the game forfeited to Texas. Would this be the worst sports promotion ever? Follow Who Cares History for more crazy real history that sounds made up. #WhoCaresHistory #BaseballHistory #TenCentBeerNight #WeirdHistory #SportsHistory #HistoryShorts
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The strange part—without losing the facts.
In June 1974, Cleveland ran a Ten-Cent Beer Night promotion during an Indians game against the Texas Rangers. Fans could keep buying cheap beer, tensions were already high after a previous brawl, and the night ended with fans storming the field and the game forfeited to Texas. Would this be the worst sports promotion ever? Follow Who Cares History for more crazy real history that sounds made up. #WhoCaresHistory #BaseballHistory #TenCentBeerNight #WeirdHistory #SportsHistory #HistoryShorts
In June 1974, Cleveland ran a Ten-Cent Beer Night promotion during an Indians game against the Texas Rangers. Fans could keep buying cheap beer, tensions were already high after a previous brawl, and the night ended with fans storming the field and the game forfeited to Texas. Would this be the worst sports promotion ever? Follow Who Cares History for more crazy real history that sounds made up. #WhoCaresHistory #BaseballHistory #TenCentBeerNight #WeirdHistory #SportsHistory #HistoryShorts
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