The 'Ten Cent Beer Night' Riot

The June 4, 1974, night game between the Texas Rangers and the Cleveland Indians was one for the record books. Whether because of the cheap beer, the hot weather, college students home for summer, or the full moon, the things that made the game memorable had little to do with playing baseball. It is history that deserves to be remembered.
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[@johnathonpowell2946]

"There was a buzz in the crowd." Deserves a thumbs up all on it's own!

[@conmcgrath7502]

...but they had suspiciously long hair, god'damn hippies.....!

[@richardnott9587]

I heard what he did there. Lol

[@tolfan4438]

Ya a buzz hehe hehe

[@mclyker]

"I've got 2 bucks in my pocket. You do the math." Hahahahahahaha

[@bigblue6917]

Probably best to do the maths before you drink the beer.😊

[@roxismith6122]

That one cracked me up too, Matt C!

[@dalethelander3781]

Ummm...subtract the 6...carry the 2...

[@elaineandjohn9599]

Miss Tim Russert. He was special.

[@causwayspeedway]

The crowd went wild on 3.2 beer? You do the math.

[@JagerLange]

"This is why we can't have nice things - and it deserves to be remembered."

[@StaticImage]

This is, in my honest opinion, the single most underrated KZbin comment I've seen since I started my account in 2005.

[@tdunph4250]

These people had their fun in the 70's. Now they are Democrats and they don't want ANYONE to be able to have any fun!

[@wsmokr]

@@tdunph4250 Oh gee look another one who has to pull politics out of their ass on a video that has absolutely nothing about politics.

[@KlodFather]

@@wsmokr - He was telling the truth. Many of those long haired hippies are the LibTards of today... and the reason we have these marxist groups rampaging.

[@tolfan4438]

no that's how you get ants . do you want ants because that's how you get em

[@roderickwhitehead]

"I had 2 Dollars in my pocket. You do the math." LOL. Tim is sorely missed.

[@Pfsif]

One of the last likable Democrat.

[@nocalsteve]

We ran out of likeable Republicans a long time ago.

[@paulboy9101]

And was from Buffalo, NY I believe.

[@ltmundy5859]

@@paulboy9101: 'Little Russ' was a proud native of the city that taught the world to enjoy deep fried chicken wings. He had recently graduated from John Carroll University, and was preparing to begin law school @ Cleveland-Marshall. His work ethic was prodigious, proudly claimed from watching his father ('Big Russ') perform 2 full time jobs during his youth. 'Give it your all. Then, give it some more.' Would make time to hear him speak whenever he would return to CLE/NEO, considering it time well spent.

[@howardcitizen2471]

@@paulboy9101 He went to college and law school in Cleveland.

[@servico100]

Sometimes, even the silly needs to be remembered. Thank you, Sir.

[@vincentanguoni8938]

You think that was silly ! !!

[@maxsmodels]

10 cent beer, basebrawl riots, firecrakers, streakers and topless women.......I miss the 70s.

[@tenhirankei]

Don't worry about that. Remember what they say about history repeating itself!

[@worddunlap]

We have 4 of 5 here...dry county till a few years ago. Give iit time.

[@tenhirankei]

@worddunlap You still have topless women. That's what counts!

[@uknowwhodontyou921]

@@tenhirankei yes. But some of those"women" are actually"women"

[@kevinhasch3097]

How bout it? Good times!

[@jaewok5G]

who would've guessed that billy martin would be in the middle of this? … [everyone raises hands]

[@sharonmullins1957]

Thought the same, when I heard his name. Hahaha.

[@katemaloney4296]

He didn't case it, this time.

[@jaewok5G]

@J Smith I think I have his 72 card

[@timhawks6101]

Martin was the third best manager the Rangers ever had; right after Oates and Washington.

[@elhombredeoro955]

That's basically 1970s in twelve and a half minutes.

[@MikeJones-rk1un]

Agreed. We enjoyed a ten cent beer night in the 70's at a local bar in Marlboro Massachusetts which also ended in a melee. The good old days.

[@elhombredeoro955]

@@MikeJones-rk1un these past few years have also been quite tumultuous for America for sure.

[@MikeJones-rk1un]

@@elhombredeoro955 No problem here. Just stay out or my country.

[@MikeJones-rk1un]

@@elhombredeoro955 El name-caller?

[@JoseSanchez-wb5rz]

More like the 70's in 12 ounces of cheap beer.

[@andrewswift2727]

That was great. You should do a sequel with the Chicago White Sox's Disco Demolition Night 1979.

[@docjeffurious2132]

AGREED!!!

[@caturdaynite7217]

I was at Disco Demo, it was crazy.

[@IvorMektin1701]

Steve Dahl is a real American Hero for killing disco!

[@jamesricker3997]

The funny part is the promoter who convince Cleveland to do a 10-cent beer night was also the guy who thought up disco demolition night.

[@kct1975]

TOTALLY AGREE!!!!!!!!!!

[@legendarybandit1765]

The History Guy, hands down the BEST at telling history on youtube.

[@Metalbass10000]

The best part is the song, "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," being played by the stadium organist, while this huge riot, this melee, is all over the field.

[@JamesBond-uz2dm]

The organist was savage, and very funny.

[@tommurphy4307]

that was just another night of baseball at cleveland stadium.....

[@quietdignityandgrace]

"Son, tonight you become a man. Honey, hold our beers."

[@VoidHalo]

Reminds me of a Kids in the Hall sketch where it's a kid's birthday and as part of becoming a man, his father takes him out to a field and makes him watch as he gets blind stinking drunk and then makes the kid drive home by himself, leaving his father piss drunk in the middle of a field. Now there's a right of passage.

[@PaulRudd1941]

@@VoidHalo I swear THG comments are the highest brow humour on all of youtube.

[@VoidHalo]

@@PaulRudd1941 Definitely the among the highest brow comments in general on the internet as far as I'm concerned.

[@GTSN38]

@BC Bob I hold my beer in my belly

[@wmcbarker4155]

"they don't have enough fans, to worry about that " I quote Mr. Martin,

[@dukecraig2402]

wm c barker And he got his ass kicked for it.

[@robinluck2922]

I grew up in Cincinnati, graduated in 76. That quote from Billy Martin is remembered by all fans south of Columbus.... lol

[@perrydowd9285]

I love the range of subjects on your channel.😃

[@sharonmullins1957]

IKR? Enjoyable to see something different, than just wars.

[@wulfluvr123]

As a Clevelander and a fan of the channel, I was so excited to see this episode and you did not disappoint. I knew a guy who snuck in a keg beneath his wheelchair and another person who took an entire seat home from the stadium. Wild times.

[@SuperHigear]

Aaaah, the 60s & 70s, great times to be alive, yet my kids & grandkids still think my stories of my youth can't possibly be true 😄

[@greggi47]

Have you tried to explain the arcane attractions of Boone's Farm "wine" and the lamentation sand scandalized feelings when the price was raised from 98 cents/.bottle to $1.25?

[@revenevan11]

As a guy currently in his early 20s, I wish we could get away with even just 10% of the crazy shit (well, just the harmless fun type of stuff, I do like most of the progress that's been made on a variety of social issues but just wish that people who are just pulling a silly joke that doesn't hurt or disturb anyone wouldn't be hunted down by detectives and prosecuted like crazy) that people used to get away with lol. Please keep telling your stories, even if they make me jealous and few of us even believe them!

[@jackpavlik563]

Did you make any money trying to sell oregano as weed? I remember that as pastime.

[@brandonb1681]

My memories of a child in the 70's. "Car seats? We don't need no stinking car seats. The back of the station wagon is my playground."

[@CallieMasters5000]

It's hell when you go to a riot and a baseball game breaks out!

[@jennylee9278]

Finally something interesting happens!

[@dhession64]

Cleveland was much improved by the time I visited there in 1981. I even took a tour cruise on the Cuyahoga River. I remember the '70s very well, and it was a depressing time. I was very young but I do remember that the papers were doing their best to make sure everyone knew just how bad it was lol........some things just don't change.

[@Tunz909]

They still do that to us. We just learn to accept it as Clevelanders.

[@tommurphy4307]

i used to raft that river before the gorge park acquired the river and dam/hydropower works. ohio edison owned it then and they never bothered us. we used the old penstock pipe as a return portage and we would shoot the water again and again. the most fun was when the river was the craziest- right after a good rainstorm. that was in '72/'73 after the hydro powerhouse was demolished but the pipe was still there. if anybody from the park tried to follow us, we would just stay in the river and float on down to cuyahoga st. bridge. fun times. sorry about off-topic rant...

[@billkonyha8892]

As a season ticket holder I was at this game with my friend. The only .10 beer I got all night was spilled on me. True fans were rare, idiots were out in force. It was great to watch mounted police clear the field with cavalry like precision.

[@popsfereal3192]

party pooper.

[@tommurphy4307]

just for that- were going to change the name of your team to 'guardians'....now straighten up!

[@Kikilang60]

I remember when Homer Simpson gave up drinking beer during baseball game. He said, "I never noticed how boring baseball was before."

[@scottwegner4232]

This is even better than the Toronto Circus Riot of 1855 story, and that one is a gem. Thank you, History Guy!

[@jeffreymcfadden9403]

Stroh's beer,,,aka "Detroit river water". Back in the old days,,,3.2 beer was called sunday beer. In the old days you could only buy 3.2 beer on sunday in ohio,,,no 6% or liquor sales. 18 year olds could buy 3.2 beer.

[@jackgrattan1447]

I remember when P.O.C. beer was the stadium brand. P.O.C. - Piss of Cleveland.

[@michaelmanning5379]

@J Smith My dad tells me that, in his day, the slogan was "Hey Mable, Black Label!" Back in the late 80's Carling tried to rebrand Black Label as a cool, alternative and hip, the drink of young urban artists. I suspect it came out of precisely the same vat as all of Carling's homogenous products. Carling was bought by Molson's and Molson's was bought by Coors and Coors was bought by Miller.

[@bigwoody4704]

@@jackgrattan1447 some bad suds at the Old Stadium - Schmidts(made at Union & E 93rd),Gennessee,POC,Stroh's,Black Label

[@jennylee9278]

Here in KY Sundays state wide was dry. After prohibition some counties chose to stay dry. I remember when Lex allowed alcohol by the drink in restaurants on Sundays but it still took years and some counties are STILL dry. ps I used to drink Strohs beer.

[@jennylee9278]

@Scrappleton II Miller

[@Not_The_FBI_1992]

This is one of my favorite baseball stories!

[@donc9751]

History Guy, you Sir have got to be the BEST video host, orator, speaker or commentator (take your pick or all the above and you probably have a better word for what you do!) BAR NONE on the internet and TV! I've never seen better delivery, quicker wit or greater sense of humor, no matter what the topic and I thoroughly enjoy every video you make! Your channel should be required viewing for every history class as well as journalism. Great stuff thanks again!

[@wbbils7052]

Don C. He's a rotten historian. Nixon resigned in August, 1974, not November, 1974. What does that make your review?

[@Peasmouldia]

Apart from the beer price, this would have constituted a normal home game for Millwall FC in the 1970s.

[@jasong428]

So do a video about it...

[@mmclaurin8035]

Not something to brag about

[@Peasmouldia]

@@mmclaurin8035 Mere statement of fact.

[@assrammington7961]

@@Peasmouldiasoccer (footie) is gay and the players are more effeminate than most American women

[@n.m.s7552]

I'm from Cleveland, instantly clicked like when this came up in my feed!

[@dayender]

This was the most famous 10 cent beer brawl, but they didn’t learn lessons. During the 70s and early eighties places still ran 25 cent mug nights and fights and people laying in gutters still abound. I know cause I went to them.

[@popsfereal3192]

Geneva on the Lake has $1 cans and mixed drinks on the week ends at Yankee's!

[@tommurphy4307]

@@popsfereal3192 i'd rather have the 10 stroh's draft beers.

[@Eric_Hutton.1980]

I have heard the broadcast of this event. It has a Hindenburg Oh! The humanity feel to it.

[@parkwayconcepts8758]

Where can one find this broadcast?

[@ralphgresham6327]

That's the 1970's. Lived it.

[@Pfsif]

10 beers for $1 at a sports event, what could go wrong?

[@robinrodriguez480]

Ahh just about everything!!! Hahaha 😆

[@russlehman]

Now it's ten dollars for one beer.

[@centredoorplugsthornton4112]

Limit was 6 at a time.

[@popsfereal3192]

Yeah but, back then 10 cents was like a dollar......

[@howardcitizen2471]

$0.10 in 1974 is $0.52 in 2020

[@KingXOreo]

A great recap of this event. If I were a history teacher, i would definitely play your videos throughout the subject appropriate curriculum.

[@paulhendricks1097]

Tim Russert: I had 2 dollars in my pocket, You do the math!!

[@cdjhyoung]

Tim Russert drunk? The imagination swirls.

[@TSemasFl]

He was prolly the one with the fire crackers, lol

[@lastdomino]

Originally from Cleveland, I was 6 years old when this took place. Great episode, THG!

[@ZEZERBING]

I was 9 from mentor. I remember that day.

[@barbaramelone1043]

I was almost 6, from Bay Village.

[@jmanherejman3813]

@@ZEZERBING 9 years old as well I from Youngstown. Remember like it was yesterday

[@mt22201]

I was 11, almost 12, from Shaker Heights.

[@elwin38]

I was also 6...was 11 when the Comiskey park disco fiasco happened.

[@inkydoug]

For some reason "10 cent beer" and Cleveland automatically make me think of guaranteed chaos.

[@popsfereal3192]

Hell yeah!

[@tommurphy4307]

that would have been a good night to stay the hell home

[@thedemartiniteam6034]

Great account of 10 cent beer night. No one has gone into so much of the background and other details of the game. Well done.

[@lrodpeterson3046]

I have three words: Disco Demolition Night. It was Chicago's experience in raucous fandom. I was there. Email on the way.

[@georgewilson7432]

That event was peak intolerance. You would think Americans would be the first to respect others tastes, but no.

[@MilwaukeeF40C]

@@georgewilson7432 Shove off.

[@tommurphy4307]

was it live on local TV, as well? 10-cent beer cent was carried live over the air on WJW-8 cleveland which was a CBS affiliate back then. it was harry jones and mudcat grant calling the game.

[@bethcounard7760]

Oh, yes they call him "the streak", fastest thing on two feet...A very interesting and chaotic time in history, thanks History Guy!

[@YYCRCFabricationz]

As a huge Indians fan I've heard this story many times however, not once so clear nor concise as your telling of it, great job!

[@tommurphy4307]

fox 8 in cleveland has the video-tape of the first 10 minutes or so- until their producer tony lolli pulled the plug. maybe you guys could somehow get it up on here.

[@robertadamcik9179]

Another native Clevelander here, I was 7 when this happened. My late uncle was an usher at Cleveland stadium and passed away the same year it was demolished.

[@Wrench245]

Thanks for a good laugh! You took me back to my college years; one bar had "dime night," another had "any coin, any drink night," and those all generally ended in mayhem. The real chaos came when the rugby team showed up on those nights, you'd think it was a nudist convention.

[@beardoggin8963]

My local farm league had $1 PBR 16 ounce drafts one night... mayhem ensued! Cannot imagine 10cent beers

[@hagamapama]

$1 today is roughly the same value as 10 cent was back then. In the 70s you could get a cheap bear for 25 cents in a lot of places.

[@kevinconrad6156]

Correct, gas was about a quarter for a gallon back than making a $1 beer compare to an 10cent beer.

[@memathews]

I think I was making about $2.40/hr as a Teamster college summer hire working the loading docks in 1974, so $.10 was a deal then but not as insane as it sounds today.

[@deadfreightwest5956]

@@hagamapama - More like $0.52, but that's still 10% or less than what beer costs at a ballpark these days.

[@deadfreightwest5956]

@@kevinconrad6156 - Then, as now, gasoline was cheaper than water.

[@PelenTan]

"It's not like it cost them the pennant or anything."

[@ltmundy5859]

@Tucsoncoyote 2019: CLE pays for stadium construction/renovations everyday. Cuyahoga county residents have been paying a supplemental (sin) tax on alcohol/tobacco products since '91. Gateway corp was created to publically finance/build pro sports venues, in the area just south of Public Square, the former Central Market district. Gateway's authority expanded in the immediate aftermath of the football team's move to Baltimore in '95. Memorial Stadium was demolished to make way for the new Browns stadium, as prerequisite for CLE to receive the expansion/replacement franchise in '99. You can visit the remains of the old stadium: Fishing or scuba charters to the offshore drop sites in Lake Erie. Don't forget to bring your dime.

[@popsfereal3192]

@Tucsoncoyote 2019 Well, they tore that one down a long time ago.

[@omelborpon3159]

@@ltmundy5859 Thank you (sincerely) for that history. CLE, as a city, was truly pissed when the Browns (sans the Browns name) moved to Baltimore. True fans!

[@tommurphy4307]

but it almost cost them the cellar

[@tommurphy4307]

@@omelborpon3159 you know- they felt so back for the people of cleveland- they made art modell leave the team name and colors behind. when the chargers left san diego- the NFL told us "tough shit- get a socker, lacrosse, or rugby team".

[@lrq7927]

This sums up Cleveland better than anyone could have. I'm from Cleveland & remember this event. I haven't had such a good laugh in a long while! Thanks History Guy! :)

[@carlosmatos9848]

At $8.50 a beer they shouldn't ever worry about this happening again!

[@262marcus]

Being English I do not have a great understanding of Baseball, but we are no strangers to beer fuelled misbehaviour at sporting events! This was a splendid, and very amusing tale, and definitely deserves to be remembered. Well done history guy.

[@tommurphy4307]

well didn't you chaps invent drinking and darts? same thing.

[@funkyzero]

This is one of the most iconic baseball stories of all time... from the memorable era of being a baseball fan.

[@bargtay]

Native Clevelander here. I was a kid when this happened. Never knew how WILD it got! I love The History Guy!!! He really does his research!

[@c.ranger4748]

You are great at doing these videos--so much better than anything on television today! Thank you.

[@mikebtrfld1705]

In WW2 my dad was a navy officer in the Solomon Islands. One day he was being transported aboard a navy bomber loaded with beer. As they came in for a landing the copilot accidentally opened the bomb bay doors. All that beer dumped on the runway.

[@marth6271]

Talk about a bad fitness report!

[@jaimejohnesee]

Thank you for another interesting and well researched video. ^_^

[@wmcwings4343]

Thoroughly enjoy your sometimes obscure looks into our past as history truly does need to be remembered! Thank you.

[@BadgerDave]

I could only watch this channel and be happy, thank you history guy. Your energy is perfect!

[@Gixxernz1]

Yep, that's how I remember the 70's. Streaking was almost a recognized sport.

[@N-Scale]

Alcohol causing problems? I have never heard anything so ridiculous. Mike

[@tomfindley3687]

Now UGA wants to sell beer during Georgia Bulldogs games.

[@robertmoulton2656]

That's a fact

[@russellmooneyham3334]

Better ban all people! Lol

[@edglunz9917]

The History Guy Hits another Home Run with this episode. History Worth Remembering.

[@derekjtaylor]

Love love love this episode! Thank you!

[@LaGuerre19]

Today alone, among others, I've watched videos of yours on the USS Pennsylvania, Dandelions, and the Ten-cent Beer Night Riot. Can I just take a moment to say how great your channel is? Thank you! History deserves to be remembered.

[@shelbybrown8312]

Hello fellow history guy friends

[@noneyourb2526]

Sup

[@CieJe.Alexander]

How u doin'?

[@cameronjenkins6748]

I liked this video as soon as it started because this is such a hilarious piece of history and you always do a great job telling these stories.

[@user-wh1nr9rr1h]

That was a great game. The line for the Men's room was huge. Guys were pissing out the windows on the upper decks..hahahah.

[@apparition111]

Bravo. Great coverage on what happened. I was 19 and loved beer and from Cleveland. You do the math !

[@timmmahhhh]

Another bizarre feature with 1974, a few incidents of which you noted at this game, was the phenomenon of streaking. I was only 7 in 1974 but heard and recorded a 1983 Dr. Demento show of songs on the subject.

[@theuglybiker]

DON'T LOOK, ETHEEEEELLLLL!!!!!!!!!!

[@timmmahhhh]

@@theuglybiker "but it was too late, she got mooned.". Yep The Streak by Ray Stevens was by far the most famous song to come out of that craze.

[@lee_katiesalisbury5881]

Best history lesson ever. Great stuff. Love it! Just kept getting better as it went.

[@marcm9999]

Fantastic job on this one. Thanks for sharing your gift.

[@BobO-gr8jg]

This can only end well

[@sangmang7058]

AWESOME! Always heard about this story

[@mohammedcohen]

...I LOVE this cautionary tale!!!

[@brooklynsoccerclub]

This is a great account of the event! Thank you!

[@roxismith6122]

Ah, the 70s! We were wacky kids in those days!

[@dumbbo1]

Roxi Smith The 80s weren’t too far behind. When they attempted to ban smoking at my school, a bunch of students went up the hill and tore down the “Pittston Area Patriots” sign that had stood there for years. Thankfully it wasn’t the 90s and later when kids suddenly turned into Neo from “The Matrix” and came to school loaded for bear. Yikes!

[@johnpaparella7345]

I miss the old stadium! The last time I was there I was with the love of my life, Stephanie. I miss her more.

[@russellmooneyham3334]

Lot of good "chuckles" here. Thank you sir! Yet another excellent presentation!

[@SpiritualStuntman]

Always wanted to hear this story. Thank you!!!

[@bwayne40004]

A great follow up someday would be the Disco Demolition Night at Cominsky Park.

[@bobhunt4402]

@2manynegativewaves You know this how? Were you in the room when Disco Demolition Night was planned? Way too many KZbin commenters insist everything that happens is about race or politics. Give it a rest already.

[@docclabo6350]

Please do an episode on Disco Demolition Night too!

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

David Clabault the next game to be forfeited. Very likely will.

[@GrowthCurveMarketing]

Another reason why this modestly produced series is one of THE BEST on the internet. Only the combination of erudite/funny/droll of our esteemed host could pull this off. Thank you so much!

[@Caddowolf]

A particularly entertaining video. I am a baseball fan and a Rangers fan. This is most definitely history that deserves to be remembered. Great job, History dude!

[@Starphot]

Yes, and I do remember Billy Martin! This incident was a part of the malaise of the 1970's, worth forgetting.

[@libertyforever4270]

Publicly financed sports stadiums at their best.

[@beardoggin8963]

Your tax dollars at work!

[@libertyforever4270]

@Tucsoncoyote 2019 , 10 cent 3.5% no limit beer and grenade launchers? ... Hmmm. ... I'm in!

[@bigwoody4704]

Absolutelty,I was there for the game Joe Turkey" Jones almost broke Bradshaw's neck.And Lenny Barkers perfect game.I wished I had kept the programs

[@docjeffurious2132]

Man, what a wild night! Awesome video as usual! Thanks! :)

[@bolivarrubiano5798]

I enjoyed this video, tremendously. Thanks History Guy.

[@condorboss3339]

0:07 - 0:10 - Hate to nitpick, but Nixon resigned in August, not November, 1974.

[@tacoheadmakenzie9311]

Yeah, I was 14 and remember it happening during summer vacation.

[@thereaperfiles899]

August 9th, 1974 to be exact.

[@markmannix1141]

He was on a roll

[@Tunz909]

@@thereaperfiles899 I was packing up a UHaul truck at my mom's house and heading out to Boston to go to college that same night.

[@baronvonnembles]

@@thereaperfiles899 At noon to be exacter.

[@mausershooter100]

The Indians had a lot of promotions that season and one was "halter top night." They gave a halter top to each woman attending.

[@baronvonnembles]

Halter top night was a common giveaway back then. The most appropriate version was Minnesota's.

[@justinpipes85]

This has always been one of my favorite video topics. I've seen a few other people make videos covering that ten cent beer night but none went into the detail of yours. I knew it was gonna be a good video as soon as I saw the title. I laughed out loud numerous times. I was born in 1985 in Cincinnati but how I wish I could have been of age in 1974 and attended this game.

[@pyrokingnova]

Wow my b-day was the anniversary of the teams previous brawl...sitting in the hospital this definitely put a smile on my face...you are awesome history guy!

[@phillipjones3342]

I remember most of this so funny yet amazing thanks for the memory

[@scotthaskin1509]

And that's when beer went from $.10 to $8.00!

[@russellmooneyham3334]

Lol!

[@niteshades_promise]

the one and only time baseball was entertaining. watched documentaries on this but your video is the best.🍻

[@darthcat6337]

Such a great story teller. The first time I watched this episode was with a friend. We laughed hard watching it several times because of our laughter. The History Guy must have had to restart the recording from enjoying the telling. So much fun for us and I am sure fun for you,

[@dcviper985]

I wish you had mentioned that Ranger Mike Hargrove later lead the Tribe to several World Series in the 90s...

[@ssbeebs]

Hargrove Was A Bum.... Never Managed To Win WS.... By The Book Mgr. Cost US Tribe Fans A Least 2 WS WINS !!! Worst Manager EVER With The BEST Talent Indians Teams EVER !!

[@popsfereal3192]

@@ssbeebs What have you done with your meager existence? If he was a bum, you're a twat.

[@davidharris6581]

Tom Grieve, went on to be General Manager of the Rangers still does the color commentary for Rangers games.

[@johnkelley9877]

This was fascinating. Thanks for sharing this.

[@The_Captainn]

Absolute, beautiful, crowd-moving madness. I was laughing through the entire video. Thanks Lance, Mrs. History Guy, for another great presentation

[@Iamacardinalfan]

Love that picture at 8 and half minutes. I don't think it's Cleveland when it says in the outfield. "This is Braves Country" Love the history either way, keep up the good work.

[@jakethesnake1366]

Yes, you're right. Braves fan here, that image is Turner Field in Atlanta.

[@PeteofHartainia]

A local Cleveland Legend! Thanks History Guy! Try Elliot Ness next!

[@learnpianofastonline]

I really enjoyed this! I grew up in Cleveland and I was 9 years old at the time.

[@jeff8ham]

This is fantastic, laughed out loud, well done!

[@HoH]

So that explains the price hike in beer... 😉

[@michamcv.1846]

learn history?..

[@bigsteve6200]

How about the Death of Disco night in Cominski Park fiasco. That definitely needs to be remembered.

[@IvorMektin1701]

The Coho Lips Army endorses this!

[@justinpipes85]

Yes!!

[@gordon4385]

Comiskey.

[@wiedep]

In many ways more spectacular - Bill Veecks' buildup, the full house on a hot night and the riot. Looking back on the 70's and living through it I'm just glad it didn't last any longer than it did.

[@mmclaurin8035]

@Tucsoncoyote 2019 Having to listen to "Stayin' Alive" as you slowly succumbed to madness and your soul withered to dust.

[@taylorwest6986]

To those like me who were wondering, a six pack of beer in 1974 cost $2.30. So, the deal was almost four (3.8) beers for the price of one.

[@kirtliedahl]

Excellent, as usual. Thanks THG!