It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time

 On June 4, 1974, the Cleveland Indians held "Ten Cent Beer Night."

The club intended to offer as much eight-ounce Stroh's beer as fans could drink—and for only 10 cents a pop.

Now some background from before the Indians played the Texas Rangers that night.

Six days earlier there was a bench-clearing brawl between the two teams at Arlington Stadium in Texas.

Early in the game, the Texas Rangers had a 5-1 lead.

Meanwhile, the intoxicated crowd continuously misbehaved.

This included a woman running onto the Indians on deck circle and flashing her breasts and trying to kiss the umpire, and a naked man running onto the field and sliding into second base as Grieve hit his second home run of the game.

Also, a father and son ran into the outfield and mooned the fans in the bleachers.

All this was only a prelude to what happened as the game went on: It got lively in the 9th inning. Enjoy. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/142952-ten-cent-beer-night-the-worst-idea-ever