WFAA's Verne Lundquist Interviews Rangers and Indians Players After Ten Cent Beer Night

(From Source File wfaa 1974 06 01 06 07 08 b Baseball)

[@nflmlbclassics]

Couple of footnotes: of the thousands of people that swarmed the field, there were only 9 arrests and not one of them spent any time behind bars. There were 25,154 fans that night. On June 5, the same two teams met again but with the beer back at its regular price of 65 cents (standard at the time), only 8,101 showed up.

[@LukeBCtown]

How ironic that if they sold 65 cent beer today it would be even worse

[@lsmftymf]

For the uninitiated, the interviewees in order were Dave Duncan (CLE), Duke Sims (TXR), Dick Bosman (CLE), Billy Martin (TXR) and Jeff Burroughs (TXR).

[@SJam491]

I got 3 out of 5 correct.

[@rich_triston8364]

Which one was Dave duncan

[@lsmftymf]

@@rich_triston8364 Which part of "in order" don't you understand?

[@rich_triston8364]

@@lsmftymf my bad don’t gotta be so rude about it and didn’t Dave Duncan try to fight with the fans?

[@rich_triston8364]

@@lsmftymf I did not see where you said in order

[@adamsoboleski6857]

"A bunch of kids who couldn't handle their liquor." - Billy Martin

[@generalbullmoose]

The chalice calling the kettle black!

[@mjp96]

@@generalbullmoose Billy was a great man. He drank but never behaved badly.

[@robmclean4352]

1:20 Love ya, Billy, but you're the *last* person to accuse someone of not being able to handle their liquor...!

[@sharkinstx]

I thought that was hilarious coming from Billy. It was such a kick growing up with the Rangers - I went to a couple of their games in 1972, and lots of games in the mid to late ‘70s. I want one of the old hats like Billy is wearing. I saw some great players - early Rangers like Frank White, Jim Sundberg, Jeff Burroughs, and Toby Harrah, and other players like Reggie Jackson and Louis Tiant. Good times.

[@stevengallant6363]

Billy has paid the (full) price for his liquor consumption

[@howardcosell2022]

@@stevengallant6363 He couldn't stop. Neither could Mickey

[@mjp96]

@@stevengallant6363 How so? Billy wasn't driving that night, and didn't die of any liver disease. Have f&ckin heart. He also never behaved badly due to liquor. Thanks, "gallant"

[@chlduiowks]

Billy was mean drunk

[@RyansColoradoRailProductions]

Verne Lundqvist also called the Kick Six - the legendary Auburn vs Alabama college football game in 2013 where Chris Davis ran a field goal kick that came up short all the way back to the other end zone with no time left for the win, although his call is overshadowed by Auburn radio announcer Rod Bramblett’s. And just like at Ten-Cent Beer Night, fans stormed the field at that game too.

[@Seanpatf66]

Funny to hear Billy Martin talk about not being able to handle their liquor. He was the poster child of being unable to hold his liquor.

[@mjp96]

How? Show me some examples beside hearsay.

[@Salvatore1268]

Great get esp hearing a young uncle Verne, the late Tim russert was at the game his quote “ I had a dollar do the math”

[@robertboruski4302]

Classic Cleveland Indians hats.....❤

[@robertboruski4302]

@@stever6885 Right !.....INDIANS.....Chicken shit owners folded to outside bullshit !" They will always be the INDIANS too me......

[@loriwilliams2667]

Now one fan throws a plastic "bottle" and 7 cameras record it, umps halt the game & its national news. Not saying that fans aren't unruly but the difference between going to games in the 1970's and now are night & day. If they only had cameras for the stuff that used to happen back then.

[@MartinMcCauslin]

i remember when doug radar was the manager the rangers had a bat night and gave everyone an actual bat - i don't think there were any incidents but the report was that the crowd banged the fool out of those bats to make noise and the Rangers won 1-0...I went to the next bat night and they gave everyone certificates to redeem for their bat at a local grocery store

[@surferbri5346]

I'm in Cleveland and we used to do a regulation size bat night for a long time, until something violent happened, so they turned it into mini bat night, which pretty much was a billy club, same result

[@rockvilleraven]

@@surferbri5346 Back when the Rangers were the Seantors, they used give bats to the kids at DC Stadium and they banged them on the metal stands, the ones that bounced up and down at Redskin game on the 3rd base line and you heard the boom, boom, when they had a rally.

[@wesleyearle1437]

They still do this btw

[@Airsoftcleaner]

Verne Lundquist interviewing after The Beer Putsch

[@ericschminke8233]

An awful lot of people being a "little too drunk" is comparable to saying that the megathrust earthquakes that occurred December 26th, 2004 and March 11th, 2011 produced a "little wave" action along adjacent coasts.

[@mjp96]

That's a moronic comparison, for which you should be ashamed.

[@bewarethelocusts8558]

Wahoo! Yes! Indians and firewater!! Lol!

[@joshct9426]

#BringBack10CentBeerNight 😂

[@THECLARENCES]

Of course, Billy Martin caused the incident!!! xoxo The Clarences

[@wbc1]

1:20 Tim Russert...

[@bewarethelocusts8558]

3 dollar bill

[@carseye1219]

As a Cleveland kid, had to fight with my dad to let me grow my hair as long as Dave Duncan's. Now, it won't grow at all...

[@rayjr62]

Serves you right, hippy. Your dad was a great man. And don't you forget it.

[@tyroniousyrownshoolacez2347]

216 South side. We always took m-80's or h-100's to the games in the 70's. 1000 people max in a 70,000+ capacity stadium. Empty. Upper deck yellow wood seats, $3. Anyone who was really there in the day knows this was common. BOOM! Echoes all around. Nobody ever got hurt. Good times for all!👊

[@buddybonner9783]

A few thoughts: classic Rangers hat and terrible Cleveland hat logo...when Billy Martin is the voice of calm reason, shits gotta really weird

[@zxccxz164]

say what you will about billy, he could manage, built up quite a few clubs

[@zxccxz164]

dave duncan inteviewed!!!! Catcher ==

[@jamestepera3356]

Legendary pitching coach at Oakland

[@robertboruski4302]

Only the Indians could come up with a gimmick like that.....Go Chief Wahhoo ......

[@LaMostraVia]

Billy Martin = 🏆

[@bewarethelocusts8558]

Gold

[@rockinyouallnight]

Billy Martin caused this whole incident by directing his team to take the field WITH BATS IN HAND to attack one fan.

[@coachbaseball7618]

Love the old Rangers hats. Uniform ⚾️. Burroughs was my fave player back in day. Won MVP that year

[@meljam51]

Mine too, first year I ever went to baseball games, we finished just behind Oakland that year in our division, think it was 4 games(?)

[@coachbaseball7618]

@@meljam51 84-76. Only played 160 that year. Finished 5 games behind the powerful A’s⚾️

[@jim6070]

I’m still angry with the rangers and Billy.