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George Brett Signed Bat Commemorating the “Pine Tar” Incident.
Lot 162. George Brett Signed Bat Commemorating the “Pine Tar” Incident. Mint 9 to gem mint 10 autograph on a 34” Louisville Slugger stained to replicate the appearance of the pine tar that Brett used in a game on July 24, 1983. Playing for the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium, Brett hit a home run that gave the Royals a 5-4 lead. Subsequently, however, home plate umpire Tim McClelland called Brett out, and nullified the homer, after Yankees manager Billy Martin claimed that pine tar extended too far up the handle of Brett’s bat. The Royals protested McClelland’s ruling, and Lee MacPhail, the A.L. president, ruled in their favor. The game was later resumed from the point of Brett’s home run, and the Royals won, 5-4. The bat is nm. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $113.
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