Editing George Brett (section)

====Pine Tar Incident====
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[[Image:George brett pine tar bat rotated.JPG|thumb|300px|right|[[Baseball bat]] used by George Brett in the Pine Tar Incident on July 24, 1983]]
On July 24, 1983, in a game against the [[1983 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] at [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]], Brett hit a two-run homer off [[Goose Gossage]] in the top of the ninth inning with two out to put the Royals up 5–4. After the home run, Yankees manager [[Billy Martin]] cited to the umpires a [[Rules of baseball|rule]] stating that any foreign substance on a bat could extend no further than 18&nbsp;inches from the knob. The umpires measured the amount of [[pine tar]], a legal substance used by hitters to improve their grip, on Brett's bat. The pine tar extended about 24&nbsp;inches, leading home plate umpire [[Tim McClelland]] to signal Brett out and end the game as a Yankees win. An enraged Brett charged out of the dugout directly toward McClelland, forcing the two umpires and Royals manager [[Dick Howser]] to physically restrain him.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schonbrun |first=Zach |date=July 10, 2013 |title=30 Years Later, Brett Is Still Dealing With Pine Tar |language=en-US |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/10/sports/baseball/30-years-later-brett-is-still-dealing-with-pine-tar.html |access-date=April 21, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

The Royals quickly issued a challenge to the outcome. It was upheld by American League president [[Lee MacPhail]], who ruled that while the bat should have been excluded from future use, the home run should not have been nullified.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chass |first=Murray |date=July 29, 1983 |title=KANSAS CITY WINS PROTEST ON CANCELED HOMER |language=en-US |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/29/sports/kansas-city-wins-protest-on-canceled-homer.html |access-date=March 29, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Amid much controversy, the game was resumed on August 18, 1983, from the point of Brett's home run and ended with a Royals win.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chass |first=Murray |date=August 19, 1983 |title=RESUMED GAME ENDS IN 5-4 YANKEE LOSS TO ROYALS |language=en-US |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/08/19/sports/resumed-game-ends-in-5-4-yankee-loss-to-royals.html |access-date=March 29, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>