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(VIDEO) 30th Anniversary Of The George Brett Pine-Tar Homer

George Brett

George Brett says he never tires of talking about the Pine Tar Game, the curious moment of baseball history that defines him to today’s fans.

“It was something I did good. I hit a home run off one of the toughest relief pitchers in baseball, a Hall of Fame guy,” he said.

Brett met the press on Tuesday at Kauffman Stadium to talk about it.

Wednesday marks the 30th anniversary of what has become a video classic of the incident on July 24, 1983, at old Yankee Stadium.

His two-run home run off Goose Gossage, “a Hall-of-Fame guy,” which gave the Royals a ninth-inning lead, was voided.

The umpires, prompted by Yankees manager Billy Martin, decided Brett was using an illegal bat because pine tar extended more than 18 inches up the handle.

Brett went ballistic. The homer was later reinstated, and the Royals were given the win.

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