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A baseball classic, June 4, 1972, Cleveland Stadium


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You never know.  A crowd can take on its own personality!

 

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I remember that, I was out playing in a band that night and we all heard about what was going on from the TV in the bar! That was the last time they ever did that!!! What a stupid idea!

 

I was at that old stadium hundreds of times with my Dad and then later with my kids!

 

They do have dollar dog nights sometimes now (at a different stadium, Progressive Field) and all that does in plug up the toilets!!:P

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52 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:

I remember that, I was out playing in a band that night and we all heard about what was going on from the TV in the bar! That was the last time they ever did that!!! What a stupid idea!

 

They did do ten cent beer night but not unlimited beers, limit four.

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6 minutes ago, Wild Will Bartell said:

White Sox or Cubs? I don’t remember.

White Sox- Tigers

 

from Wikipedia

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Disco Demolition Night
Date July 12, 1979
Time 6 pm CDT and following
Location Comiskey Park,
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Cause Promotional event admitted those with a disco record
for 98¢
Participants Steve Dahl, Mike Veeck, and several thousand attendees
Outcome Game 2 of Tigers/White Sox doubleheader forfeited to Detroit
Deaths None
Non-fatal injuries Between 0 and 30
Property damage Damage to the field of Comiskey Park
Suspects Approx. 39
Charges Disorderly conduct

Disco Demolition Night was a Major League Baseball (MLB) promotionon Thursday, July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois, that ended in a riot. At the climax of the event, a crate filled with discorecords was blown up on the field between games of the twi-night doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers. Many of those in attendance had come to see the explosion rather than the games and rushed onto the field after the detonation. The playing field was so damaged by the explosion and by the fans that the White Sox were required to forfeit the second game to the Tigers.

In the late 1970s, dance-oriented disco was the most popu

 

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