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In one of the most memorable scenes in baseball history, Royals third baseman George Brett loses his cool and starts screaming at umpire Joe Brinkman after he was ruled out for using too much pine tar on his bat, thus negating a two run home run and ending the game. The Royals, however, appealed the decision and won, thus forcing the continuation of the game nearly four weeks later. (Corbis) SI VAULT: Yankees lose their four-week game to Royals (8.29.83)

In one of the most memorable scenes in baseball history, Royals third baseman George Brett loses his cool and starts screaming at umpire Joe Brinkman after he was ruled out for using too much pine tar on his bat, thus negating a two run home run and ending the game. The Royals, however, appealed the decision and won, thus forcing the continuation of the game nearly four weeks later. (Corbis)

SI VAULT: Yankees lose their four-week game to Royals (8.29.83)

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    You get ‘em George!
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  24. eclectasyu4ia said: I thought Tim McClelland was the umpire. His claim to fame was that he was both the ump on this and the Sammy Sosa corked bat if I remember right.
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