June 13, 1924: Yankees-Tigers brawl leads to riot
Submitted by BTGrimes on Mon, 06/13/2011 - 7:00am |
| Yankees, Tigers instigate riot DETROIT, MICHIGAN - You think fans get out of control today? Few events of this generation would match what occurred in Detroit June 13th 1924. The New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers got into a melee that became a full blown riot involving fans at Detroit's Navin Field. Neither the umpires nor the police could control the crowd in a reasonable amount of time, so the Tigers had to forfeit the game 9-0. Tensions between the Tigers, led by Ty Cobb, and the Yankees, led by Babe Ruth, came to a head in the 9th inning. The Yankees' Bob Meusel was batting. He got hit by a pitch from Detroit's Bert Cole and proceeded to charge the mound. Numerous fights broke out among players, and then the fans joined in. Newspaper reports say bad blood between the two teams had carried over from a fight between two players the last time the Tigers visited Yankee Stadium. After the dust settled, the American League suspended Bert Cole and Bob Meusel, and fined Ruth. Contributing Sources: This story is brought to you by TODAY in BASEBALL. |
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