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This isn’t a memory… I was born 6 months later, but I want this shirt.

Supposedly, 25,134fans drank 60,000 beers.  Pandemonium ensued.

It all started when a drunk Indians fan attempted to steal Texas outfielder Jeff Burroughs’ cap.  From an entry in Wikipedia:

“Confronting the fan, Burroughs tripped, and Texas manager Billy Martin, thinking that Burroughs had been attacked, charged onto the field, his players right behind, some wielding bats.  A large number of intoxicated fans – some armed with knives, chains, and portions of stadium seats that they had torn apart – surged onto the field, and others hurled bottles from the stands… Realizing that the Rangers’ lives might be in danger, Ken Aspromonte, the Indians’ manager, ordered his players to grab bats and help the Rangers.”

My favorite part is that all of the bases were stolen during the riot (and were never returned).