List of Violent Spectator Incidents in Sports - 1984

1984

• May 19 – An Edmonton Oilers fan threw a beer cup into the penalty box when Duane Sutter of the New York Islanders was in there. Sutter squirted the fan back with a water bottle, but a second Oilers fan retaliated with a Dixie cup. The second fan was ejected from the arena hours before the Oilers won their first Stanley Cup.
• August 12 – In a beanball war between the Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres in Atlanta where both managers and 12 players were ejected, fans got into the act late in the game, and one slammed a beer mug on Padre Kurt Bevacqua's head; Bevacqua gave chase but was restrained by security and police. Another fan invaded the field and attempted to souvenir a loose helmet near third base before being tackled by Braves Chris Chambliss and Jerry Royster. Seven fans were arrested, five after participating in a bench-clearing brawl, the fan who slammed the beer mug on Bevacqua's head was charged with assault and battery, and Padres manager Dick Williams was suspended for nine games and fined $10,000 for instigating the incident. The game ended with riot police on top of both dugouts in an attempt to keep fans away from the players.