Sports?: Ten Cent Beer Night
By Rob Stiller • Apr 11th, 2008 • Category: Baseball, Sports, Uncategorized
Even though a baseball game might not have been the right idea, there’s got to be a place this idea could be implemented on a regular basis, right? I mean, I would go (almost) anywhere if I could get beer for 10¢.
“Ten Cent Beer Night was an ill-fated promotion held by the American League’s Cleveland Indians during a game against the Texas Rangers at Cleveland Municipal Stadium on June 4, 1974.
The idea behind the promotion was to offer as many eight-ounce (237 mL) cups of Stroh’s beer as the fans could drink for just 10¢ apiece, thus increasing ticket sales. However, the stunt also had the effect of slowly turning the calm and orderly baseball fans into a rowdy and raucous crowd devoid of inhibition. Ultimately, the game was forfeited to Texas on the orders of home plate umpire Nestor Chylak because of the crowd’s uncontrollable rowdiness, and because the game could not be resumed in a timely manner.”
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