A bench-clearing brawl is a form of fighting that occurs in sports, most notably baseball and ice hockey, where most or all players on both teams leave their dugouts, bullpens, or benches, and charge
This bench-clearing brawl at Fenway Park in June 2008 began with Boston Red Sox batter Coco Crisp being hit by a pitch from James Shields of the Tampa Bay Rays.
This bench-clearing incident between the Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners in May 2008 followed a Seattle batter charging the mound.
Shawn Thornton fighting Wade Brookbank
Ten-Cent Beer Night was an ill-fated promotion held by Major League Baseball's Cleveland Indians during a game against the Texas Rangers at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, on June
Bench-clearing brawl
…neutral outcome. As in most cases, managers and/or umpires will intervene to restore order and resume the game. In at least one case, (the infamous Ten Cent Beer Night promotion) the home team (Cleveland Indians) left their dugout to defend the visiting team (Texas Rangers) from fans who had stormed the field. Unlike…
Texas Rangers players run to the dressing room as fans invade the field
The game was played at Cleveland Stadium (pictured 1955).
A Stroh's beer promotion was blamed for the riot
The Rangers aiding Burroughs