It's been 35 years since George Brett went bonkers in the infamous pine tar game

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One of the most infamous moments in baseball history turns 35 on Tuesday.

On July 24, 1983, Kansas City Royals third baseman George Brett hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth inning to give his team the lead against the New York Yankees in the Bronx.

After the home run, Yankees manager Billy Martin requested the umpires look at Brett's bat, believing there was too much pine tar on the bat. Major League Baseball's rules stated that that a bat could have no more than 18 inches of pine tar.

Home plate umpire Tim McClelland took a look and, along with his fellow umpires, decided that the bat was illegal and called Brett out, nullifying the go-ahead homer. It was the third out of the inning, ending the game – a 4-3 Yankees win.

Brett was incensed and his charge out of the dugout remains one of the most iconic images in baseball history.

The Royals would protest the game, which was upheld by American League president Lee MacPhail, ordering the game be restarted from the point of Brett's homer.

Nearly a month later, the game was resumed and the Royals hung on for a 5-4 win.

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