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Ten-Cent Beer Night

June 4, 1974. I was too young (17) to participate, but I remember.

For those who do not, "Ten Cent Beer Night was a promotion held by Major League Baseball's Cleveland Indians during a game against the Texas Rangers at Cleveland Stadium on Tuesday, June 4, 1974.

The idea behind the promotion was to attract more fans to the game by offering 12 fluid ounce (355 ml) cups of 3.2% 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 with no limit on the number of purchases made during the game. During the game, fans became heavily intoxicated, culminating in a riot in the ninth inning which caused the game to be forfeited due to the crowd's uncontrollable rowdiness and because the game could not be resumed in a timely manner". -Wikipedia

It was a difficult time... Watergate, the oil embargo... had the Cuyahoga caught fire yet? Or Mayor Ralph Perk's hair?

One of my passions is history, and I have been following the History Guy on YouTube, suggesting that he write about things like the Collinwood school fire, when I come across his take on Ten Cent Beer night. Sorry I missed the anniversary, dealing with retirement in quarantine.

Anyway, if you want to hear his take on the event, here is the link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx_zzHjqFRk

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