Just two hours earlier, Detroit Tigers’ left fielder, Larry Herndon, had squeezed the final out of the 1984 World Series. The team, the city of Detroit and the whole diaspora of the Tigers fanbase, were jubilant. The players headed to the clubhouse to get crazy. Fans swarmed the field, running the bases, running from security and generally attempting to take anything not nailed down, including the field turf, home with them.
The stadium was eventually cleared, but outside, huge crowds surrounded several cars burning in the streets around Tigers Stadium as the party raged out of control.