On June 4, 1974, the Cleveland Indians ran a 10-cent beer promotion against the Texas Rangers, and the result became one of the most infamous nights in baseball history. With beer priced at a fraction of the usual 65 cents, a six-per-purchase limit but no cap on total purchases, and Stroh's delivery trucks dispensing beer directly to fans through an industrial spigot, a crowd of more than 25,000 descended into anarchy. This episode traces how pre-existing bad blood, terrible promotional math, and unlimited cheap alcohol combined to produce a forfeited game and a stadium torn apart.

We unpack the six-day buildup that started with Lenny Randle's hard slide in Texas, manager Billy Martin's taunt that Cleveland didn't have enough fans to worry about, and the media that broadcast the insult on a loop. Then we walk through the chaos itself, the f ...