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The baseball bat used by Kansas City Royals third baseman George Brett in the Pine Tar Incident on July 24, 1983. George Brett hit the home run that ultimately won the game for the Kansas City Royals. The visiting Royals were trailing 4–3 with two outs in the top of the ninth in a game being played at New York's Yankee Stadium.
Jul 24, 2023 · COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Baseball Hall of Famer George Brett is his jovial self, laughing and smiling while reflecting on his rage 40 years ago today in the infamous yet celebrated Pine Tar...
May 9, 2013 · 7/24/1983: In one of the most famous arguments in MLB history, Royals icon George Brett's potentially game-winning home run is ruled an out due to an illegal bat, causing a scene at Yankee...
Jul 24, 2017 · On July 24, 1983, Royals star George Brett stepped up in the ninth inning against Hall of Famer Goose Gossage and hit a home run to right field, putting Kansas City up, 5-4. And then ... it happened.
On July 24, 1983, with two outs in the ninth and U.L. Washington on first base, Kansas City All-Star third baseman George Brett homered off New York closer Goose Gossage, giving the Royals a 5-4 lead.
Jul 23, 2023 · The Pine Tar Game became both a boon and a mild annoyance for George Brett. From Oct. 15, 1980 to July 23, 1984, Brett was known for two things: hitting a baseball better than almost anyone in the world, and having hemorrhoids.
Jul 27, 2013 · On July 24, 1983, Kansas City Royals third baseman George Brett got a little bit angry after umpire Tim McClelland ruled that pine tar extended more than 18 inches from the handle of Brett's bat....
He's undoubtedly one of the greatest players to ever set foot on a baseball field. Despite a two-decade run as an elite baseball player, it's not a clutch hit or a stunning defensive play that many remember most about his career. Instead, it was a wild scene that led to Brett's ejection from a game.
Jul 24, 2013 · Speaking to reporters on July 10, 2013, when the Royals were in New York for a series against the Yankees, Brett, serving as Kansas City's interim hitting coach, talked about what his thoughts ...
Jul 22, 2016 · Pine Tar Game: An oral history of the most controversial home run ever hit. On July 24, 1983, the Kansas City Royals' George Brett hit a ninth-inning home run against the New York Yankees...
