Tag: Wildest baseball promotions
-
Wild Pitches – Baseball Stadium Promotional Nights Gone Wrong: Ten Cent Beer Night
By Bill Coleman Ten-Cent Beer Night: The Wildest Promotion in Baseball History On June 4, 1974, the Cleveland baseball club (then known as the Indians) hosted a promotion that seemed harmless enough: beer for just ten cents a cup during a game against the Texas Rangers. What followed became one of the most infamous nights…