I wish someone would post the Tigers Broadcast from Channel 4, WWJ-TV and hear Al Kaline and George Kell tell their side of the tale, they sounded like the world was coming to an end. Classic.

This just proved that times were officially changing in America.

This could only happen in Chicago lol

The best part is when Harey Carey says Holy Cow!!!

man, bummer that these promotions don't happen anymore - something actually exciting lol

There should be a Twilight Demolition Night

3:19. The irony is that this Torres was a part of three forfeits in his career. The Washington Senators (the current Texas Rangers) last game in Washington in 1971, Ten Cent Beer Night in 1974 and Disco Demolition night.

This was the day I was born, I was born July 12th, 1979 in Minneapolis, MN at around 11:40am, just before noon!

@CArchivist And the 1979 Tigers were in transition. It was Sparky's first year from the Reds, long time Tigers like Freeham, Thompson, LeFlore, Fidrych, and Staub were on the way out, and young players like Parrish, Whitaker, Trammell, and Morris were in. I know the Sox went through major rehab too to win the division in 1983 starting that year too.

I still LOVE disco..

Along with Bill Veck breaking into the Old Ball Game song.

@packerbacker16 No surprise there. Disco Demolition night got like six times a larger crowd than the game before... And most of those people who went to Disco Demolition Night had no interest in Baseball.

@TheOriginalShockJock -- There was also talk a few years ago about Kelsey Grammer starring in a Bob Hope biopic and so far it seems that'll never happen.

I was born on this day!

Oh is that how disco died?

@BigMDS67 -- Disco music is great party music and discos in the 70s were great places for singles to hook up on the weekends. However when radio stations decided to betray their loyal listeners by switching from good rock music to 24 and 7 disco formats, that angered many music fans and inspired disco demolition in the process.

OH HELL YEAH!!!! Maybe we can get Rush to perform that night:0)

That Carta Blanca ad at 6:08 was the first one I've ever seen in America at any point! I see Corona billboards all the time in Florida, and Dos Equis billboards are pretty common in Texas.

Why forfeit? Why not postpone the game?

@TheOriginalShockJock Will do, will let folks know if I do. I know Channel 4 in Detroit definitely has the broadcast on tape still. On the 20th or 25th Anniversary of DD, Channel 4's Sunday night sports show Sports Final Edition showed a snippet of that broadcast from Kell and Kaline's view. I have never heard the events from the radio broadcast on WJR with Ernie Harwell and Paul Carey, as I kid I was watching the double hitter on TV.

who sangthe "national anthem"?

You can't stop Rock N Roll

Here is a real sport riot. Vancouver Canucks fans trash thier own city after twice loosing game 7 in the final round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The first started in 94 when they lost to the NY Rangers then again in 2011 with the Boston Bruins.

The baseball game had nothing to do with this.

I love this!

@ddanko2 -- Now now! Justin Beiber is just to the young music fans of this decade what David Cassidy was in the 70s and Peter Noone was in the 60s. I'm 62 and while I'm not a Bieber fan I'd rather listen to him than rap anyday. RAP is today's Disco! At least Disco was real music. Rap is just talk the lyrics.

Real baseball fans wouldn't rush into the field during a game.

Disco music is much better than rap and hip hop. Why were many rock fans so determined to get rid of disco and now seem to tolerate rap and hip hop? It doesn't make much sense to me. I think urban music scene fans decided to get back at the anti disco folks by bringing in rap and hip hop. To me, they said "You got rid of disco, now we'll introduce some music(rap and hip hop) that will make you disco hating rockers wish disco was still around."

This was a great night for rock and roll!! ... And a very important historical event (for me anyway).

Sorry Bill; sorry Harry; sorry Jimmy--the folks had to stay out there as long as they did to make sure that disco music-the biggest embarrassment in the history of American music-was indeed DEAD. Praise the Lord.

It's essentially a modern bonfire of the vanities; a destruction of things which lead you to sin; and disco was such a thing. The disco culture was a cheap caricature of American culture, mocking and cheapening the country. The disco music itself was vapid and shallow, with less substance than all but the worst of hip hop and rock and roll songs. Disco values were hedonism and degeneracy, something which respectable people instinctively shun.