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class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">July 24 – August 18, 1983</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Venue</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">City</th><td class="infobox-data location"><a href="/wiki/Bronx" class="mw-redirect" title="Bronx">Bronx</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Umpire_(baseball)" title="Umpire (baseball)">Umpires</a></th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Home_plate" class="mw-redirect" title="Home plate">HP</a>: <a href="/wiki/Tim_McClelland" title="Tim McClelland">Tim McClelland</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/First_base" class="mw-redirect" title="First base">1B</a>: <a href="/wiki/Drew_Coble" title="Drew Coble">Drew Coble</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Second_base" class="mw-redirect" title="Second base">2B</a>: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Brinkman" title="Joe Brinkman">Joe Brinkman</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Third_base" class="mw-redirect" title="Third base">3B</a>: <a href="/wiki/Nick_Bremigan" title="Nick Bremigan">Nick Bremigan</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Attendance</th><td class="infobox-data">33,944</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Television</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/WDAF-TV" title="WDAF-TV">WDAF-TV</a> (Royals' broadcast)<br /><a href="/wiki/WPIX" title="WPIX">WPIX</a> (Yankees’ broadcast)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">TV announcers</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>WDAF-TV</b>: <a href="/wiki/Denny_Matthews" title="Denny Matthews">Denny Matthews</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fred_White_(sportscaster)" title="Fred White (sportscaster)">Fred White</a> and Denny Trease<br /><b>WPIX</b>: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Rizzuto" title="Phil Rizzuto">Phil Rizzuto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frank_Messer" title="Frank Messer">Frank Messer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_White_(first_baseman)" title="Bill White (first baseman)">Bill White</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Murcer" title="Bobby Murcer">Bobby Murcer</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Radio</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/WIBW_(AM)" title="WIBW (AM)">WIBW</a> (Royals' broadcast)<br /><a href="/wiki/WABC_(AM)" title="WABC (AM)">WABC</a> (Yankees’ broadcast)<br /><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Radio announcers</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>WIBW</b>: Matthews and White<br /><b>WABC</b>: Rizzuto, Messer, White, and <a href="/wiki/John_Gordon_(sportscaster)" title="John Gordon (sportscaster)">John Gordon</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Pine Tar Incident</b> (also known as the <b>Pine Tar Game</b>) was a controversial incident in <a href="/wiki/1983_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1983 Major League Baseball season">1983</a> during an <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> baseball game played between the <a href="/wiki/1983_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1983 Kansas City Royals season">Kansas City Royals</a> and <a href="/wiki/1983_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1983 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> at <a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> on Sunday, July 24, 1983. </p><p>With his team trailing 4–3 in the top half of the ninth inning and two out, the Royals' future <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball Hall of Fame">Hall of Fame</a> third baseman <a href="/wiki/George_Brett" title="George Brett">George Brett</a> hit a two-run <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a> off future Hall of Fame Yankee <a href="/wiki/Closer_(baseball)" title="Closer (baseball)">closer</a> <a href="/wiki/Goose_Gossage" title="Goose Gossage">Rich "Goose" Gossage</a> to give his team the lead; however, Yankee manager <a href="/wiki/Billy_Martin" title="Billy Martin">Billy Martin</a>, who had noticed a large amount of <a href="/wiki/Pine_tar" title="Pine tar">pine tar</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> on Brett's bat, requested that the <a href="/wiki/Umpire_(baseball)" title="Umpire (baseball)">umpires</a> inspect his bat. The umpires ruled that the amount on the bat exceeded that allowed by rule, nullified Brett's home run, and called him <a href="/wiki/Out_(baseball)" title="Out (baseball)">out</a>. As Brett was the third out in the ninth inning with the home team in the lead, the game ended with a Yankees win.<sup id="cite_ref-stwlsspt_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stwlsspt-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-stkryll_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stkryll-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Royals <a href="/wiki/Protested_game" title="Protested game">protested the game</a>, upheld by American League president <a href="/wiki/Lee_MacPhail" title="Lee MacPhail">Lee MacPhail</a>, who ordered that the game be continued from the point of Brett's home run.<sup id="cite_ref-rbywin_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rbywin-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-courfgo_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-courfgo-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bhuan_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bhuan-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The game was resumed 25 days later on August 18, and officially ended with the Royals winning <span class="nowrap">5–4</span>.<sup id="cite_ref-Pittsburgh_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pittsburgh-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-tarvic_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tarvic-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Incident">Incident</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pine_Tar_Incident&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Incident"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:George_Brett_1990_CROP.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/George_Brett_1990_CROP.jpg/220px-George_Brett_1990_CROP.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="310" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/George_Brett_1990_CROP.jpg/330px-George_Brett_1990_CROP.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/George_Brett_1990_CROP.jpg 2x" data-file-width="388" data-file-height="547" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/George_Brett" title="George Brett">George Brett</a> hit the home run that ultimately won the game for the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The visiting Royals were trailing 4–3 with two outs in the top of the ninth in a game being played at New York's <a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a>. With <a href="/wiki/U_L_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="U L Washington">U L Washington</a> on first base George Brett came to the plate and reliever <a href="/wiki/Dale_Murray" title="Dale Murray">Dale Murray</a> was replaced by closer <a href="/wiki/Goose_Gossage" title="Goose Gossage">Rich "Goose" Gossage</a>. After fouling off the first pitch to the left, Brett connected on a high strike and put it well into the right field stands for a two-run <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a> and a 5–4 lead.<sup id="cite_ref-stwlsspt_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stwlsspt-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-stkryll_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stkryll-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As Brett crossed the plate, however, New York manager <a href="/wiki/Billy_Martin" title="Billy Martin">Billy Martin</a> approached rookie home plate umpire <a href="/wiki/Tim_McClelland" title="Tim McClelland">Tim McClelland</a> and requested Brett's bat be examined. Before the game, Martin and other members of the Yankees had noticed the excessive <a href="/wiki/Pine_tar" title="Pine tar">pine tar</a> used by Brett, but Martin had chosen not to say anything until it was strategically useful to do so.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yankees third baseman and captain <a href="/wiki/Graig_Nettles" title="Graig Nettles">Graig Nettles</a> recalled a similar incident involving <a href="/wiki/Thurman_Munson" title="Thurman Munson">Thurman Munson</a> in a <a href="/wiki/1975_in_baseball" title="1975 in baseball">1975</a> game against the <a href="/wiki/1975_Minnesota_Twins_season" title="1975 Minnesota Twins season">Minnesota Twins</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Nettles' autobiography <i>Balls</i>, Nettles claims that he actually informed Martin of the pine tar rule, as Nettles had previously undergone the same scrutiny with his own bat while with the Twins. </p><p>With Brett watching from the dugout, McClelland and the rest of the umpiring crew, <a href="/wiki/Drew_Coble" title="Drew Coble">Drew Coble</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Brinkman" title="Joe Brinkman">Joe Brinkman</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Nick_Bremigan" title="Nick Bremigan">Nick Bremigan</a>, inspected the bat. Measuring the extent of the pine tar against the 17 inches or 43 centimetres width of <a href="/wiki/Home_plate" class="mw-redirect" title="Home plate">home plate</a>, they determined that the amount, which covered about 24 inches of the bat, exceeded that allowed by Rule 1.10(c) of the Major League Baseball rule book, which read that "a bat may not be covered by such a substance more than 18 inches [46 cm] from the tip of the handle." Because of this, the crew determined that Brett's home run constituted an "illegally batted ball," and under the terms of the then-existing provisions of Rule 6.06, any batter who hit an illegally batted ball was automatically called out. The umpires concluded that Brett's home run was disallowed under this interpretation, and he was out, thus ending the game. </p><p>McClelland searched for Brett in the visitors' dugout, pointed at him with the bat, and signaled that he was out, handing the Yankees a 4–3 win. An enraged Brett leaped out of the dugout and confronted McClelland, requiring him to be physically restrained by his manager <a href="/wiki/Dick_Howser" title="Dick Howser">Dick Howser</a>, several of his teammates, and crew chief Joe Brinkman. Despite the furious protests of Brett and Howser, McClelland's ruling stood.<sup id="cite_ref-stwlsspt_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stwlsspt-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-stkryll_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stkryll-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>He's out! Brett is out! Look at this!...He is out, and having to be forcibly restrained from hitting plate umpire Tim McClelland. And the Yankees have won the ball game 4 to 3! Brett is called out for using an...illegal substance on the bat!</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_broadcasters" title="List of New York Yankees broadcasters">Sportscaster</a> <a href="/wiki/Frank_Messer" title="Frank Messer">Frank Messer</a> on <a href="/wiki/WPIX" title="WPIX">WPIX</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></cite></div></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Protest_and_reversal">Protest and reversal</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pine_Tar_Incident&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Protest and reversal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lee_MacPhail_2004.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Lee_MacPhail_2004.jpg/220px-Lee_MacPhail_2004.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="307" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Lee_MacPhail_2004.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="270" data-file-height="377" /></a><figcaption>American League president <a href="/wiki/Lee_MacPhail" title="Lee MacPhail">Lee MacPhail</a> ruled that Brett's home run counted</figcaption></figure> <p>The Royals protested the game. Four days later, <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> president <a href="/wiki/Lee_MacPhail" title="Lee MacPhail">Lee MacPhail</a> upheld the Royals' protest. In explaining his decision, MacPhail noted that the "spirit of the restriction" on pine tar on bats was based not on the fear of unfair advantage, but simple economics; any contact with pine tar would discolor the ball, render it unsuitable for play, and require that it be discarded and replaced—thus increasing the home team's cost of supplying balls for a given game. MacPhail ruled that Brett had not violated the spirit of the rules nor deliberately "altered [the bat] to improve the distance factor".<sup id="cite_ref-courfgo_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-courfgo-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bhuan_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bhuan-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>MacPhail's ruling followed his own precedent established after a protest in <a href="/wiki/1975_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1975 Kansas City Royals season">1975</a> of the September 7 game played between the Royals and the <a href="/wiki/1975_California_Angels_season" title="1975 California Angels season">California Angels</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In that game, the umpiring crew had declined to negate one of <a href="/wiki/John_Mayberry" title="John Mayberry">John Mayberry</a>'s home runs for excessive pine tar use. MacPhail upheld the umpires' decision with the interpretation that the intent of the rule was to prevent baseballs from being discolored during game play and that any discoloration that may have occurred to a ball leaving the ballpark did not affect the game's competitive balance. </p><p>MacPhail thus restored Brett's home run and ordered the game resumed with two outs in the top of the ninth inning with the Royals leading 5–4. However, he retroactively <a href="/wiki/Ejection_(sports)" title="Ejection (sports)">ejected</a> Brett for his outburst against McClelland, along with Howser and Royals coach <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Colavito" title="Rocky Colavito">Rocky Colavito</a> for arguing with the umpires, and Royals pitcher <a href="/wiki/Gaylord_Perry" title="Gaylord Perry">Gaylord Perry</a> for giving the bat to the bat boy so he could hide it in the clubhouse away from officials. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conclusion">Conclusion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pine_Tar_Incident&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Conclusion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Strategic_maneuvering">Strategic maneuvering</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pine_Tar_Incident&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Strategic maneuvering"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After ordering the resumption of play, MacPhail and other league officials held a strategy session to anticipate tricks the Yankees might use to prevent the game from continuing,<sup id="cite_ref-Norwalk_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Norwalk-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which included the possibility the Yankees might claim Brett or Washington missed a base, automatically ruling them out, and, depending on which, preventing one or both runs from scoring. </p><p>Indeed, the Yankees resisted the resumption of the game, and they hoped to forestall doing so until near the end of the season to see if the game would have an effect on the standings or should be <a href="/wiki/Forfeit_(baseball)" title="Forfeit (baseball)">forfeited</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Pittsburgh_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pittsburgh-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Instead, the game was scheduled for 25 days after its suspension, to be resumed on August 18, 1983. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Legal_battle">Legal battle</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pine_Tar_Incident&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Legal battle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For the resumption of the game, the Yankees announced that they would charge non-season-ticket holders a $2.50 admission fee (equivalent to $7.65 in 2023) to attend. Two lawsuits were filed against the Yankees in <a href="/wiki/The_Bronx" title="The Bronx">Bronx</a> <a href="/wiki/New_York_Supreme_Court" title="New York Supreme Court">Supreme Court</a> (trial court). Justice Orest Maresca issued an injunction, also requested by the Yankees, preventing the game from being resumed until the lawsuits were litigated.<sup id="cite_ref-Pittsburgh_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pittsburgh-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Maresca also cited the Yankees' expressed concerns about security problems resulting from confusion over admission to the game.<sup id="cite_ref-Junction_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Junction-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>That injunction was immediately appealed by the American League and was overturned by <a href="/wiki/New_York_Appellate_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Appellate Division">Supreme Court Appellate Division</a> Justice Joseph Sullivan, who issued the extremely short and simple decision of "Play ball." The Royals, who were in flight during that day's legal battles, did not know whether the game would be played until they arrived at <a href="/wiki/Newark_Liberty_International_Airport" title="Newark Liberty International Airport">Newark Airport</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Pittsburgh_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pittsburgh-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Yankees finally agreed to allow admission for the game's conclusion to anybody with a ticket stub from the July 24 game at no additional charge.<sup id="cite_ref-Pittsburgh_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pittsburgh-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Resumption_of_play">Resumption of play</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pine_Tar_Incident&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Resumption of play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>August 18 had been a scheduled off-day for both teams. The ejected Brett did not accompany the team from the airport in New Jersey. Instead, he was to depart directly for <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore</a>, where the Royals were scheduled to play the next day<sup id="cite_ref-Pittsburgh_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pittsburgh-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>—although other sources indicate Brett waited for the rest of the team, passing the time playing <a href="/wiki/Hearts_(card_game)" title="Hearts (card game)">hearts</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Chicago_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chicago-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a 2024 interview on the <a href="/wiki/The_Rich_Eisen_Show" class="mw-redirect" title="The Rich Eisen Show">Rich Eisen Show</a>, Brett stated he went to an Italian restaurant near the airport while the game was concluded.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The game was resumed from the point of Brett's home run, with about 1,200 fans in attendance. A still-furious Martin made what some initially construed as a mere symbolic protest of continuing the game by putting ace <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">starter</a> <a href="/wiki/Ron_Guidry" title="Ron Guidry">Ron Guidry</a> in <a href="/wiki/Center_fielder" title="Center fielder">center field</a> (his second big-league appearance there; he had played an inning in center in 1979) and <a href="/wiki/First_baseman" title="First baseman">first baseman</a> <a href="/wiki/Don_Mattingly" title="Don Mattingly">Don Mattingly</a> at <a href="/wiki/Second_baseman" title="Second baseman">second base</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Merced_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Merced-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Actually, the <a href="/wiki/Gold_Glove" class="mw-redirect" title="Gold Glove">Gold Glove</a> fielding Mattingly was replacing the second baseman from the July 24 game, <a href="/wiki/Bert_Campaneris" title="Bert Campaneris">Bert Campaneris</a>, who was injured, and Guidry replaced original center-fielder <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Mumphrey" title="Jerry Mumphrey">Jerry Mumphrey</a>, who had been traded on August 10 to the <a href="/wiki/1983_Houston_Astros_season" title="1983 Houston Astros season">Houston Astros</a>. With Mattingly set to lead off the bottom of the ninth, the move allowed the substitution of another potent batter (<a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey,_Sr." class="mw-redirect" title="Ken Griffey, Sr.">Ken Griffey</a>) to play first base, and made the Yankees' top starter available to pitch if needed, all while avoiding "wast[ing] a possible <a href="/wiki/Pinch_hitter" title="Pinch hitter">pinch hitter</a> or runner."<sup id="cite_ref-Merced_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Merced-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mattingly became a rare Major League left-handed second baseman; no left-hander had played second base or shortstop in a big-league game since <a href="/wiki/1970_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="1970 Cleveland Indians season">Cleveland Indians</a> left-handed pitcher <a href="/wiki/Sam_McDowell" title="Sam McDowell">Sam McDowell</a> was switched from pitcher to second base for one batter in a game in <a href="/wiki/1970_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1970 Major League Baseball season">1970</a> against the <a href="/wiki/1970_Washington_Senators_season" title="1970 Washington Senators season">Washington Senators</a> in order to avoid facing right-handed Senators slugger <a href="/wiki/Frank_Howard_(baseball)" title="Frank Howard (baseball)">Frank Howard</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Billymartin1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Billymartin1.jpg" decoding="async" width="178" height="219" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="178" data-file-height="219" /></a><figcaption>Yankees manager <a href="/wiki/Billy_Martin" title="Billy Martin">Billy Martin</a> unsuccessfully argued that the Royals baserunners had not touched each base</figcaption></figure> <p>Before the first pitch to <a href="/wiki/Hal_McRae" title="Hal McRae">Hal McRae</a> (who followed Brett in the lineup), Yankee pitcher <a href="/wiki/George_Frazier_(pitcher)" title="George Frazier (pitcher)">George Frazier</a> threw the first ball to first base to challenge Brett's home run on the grounds that Brett had not touched first base.<sup id="cite_ref-Merced_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Merced-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Umpire <a href="/wiki/Tim_Welke" title="Tim Welke">Tim Welke</a> (given incorrectly in some sources as Tim McClelland, the original home plate umpire<sup id="cite_ref-Merced_18-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Merced-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) called safe, even though he had not officiated the July 24 game and seen Brett touch the bases.<sup id="cite_ref-Pittsburgh_9-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pittsburgh-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Frazier then threw to second, claiming that the base was touched by neither Brett nor <a href="/wiki/U_L_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="U L Washington">U L Washington</a>, the other player scoring on the home run, but umpire <a href="/wiki/Dave_Phillips_(umpire)" title="Dave Phillips (umpire)">Dave Phillips</a>, chief of the new crew, signaled safe.<sup id="cite_ref-Merced_18-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Merced-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Martin went on the field to argue, and, anticipating just such a gambit, Phillips pulled out a notarized statement produced by MacPhail's administrative assistant Bob Fishel and signed by all four umpires from July 24 indicating that Brett had touched every base.<sup id="cite_ref-Merced_18-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Merced-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Norwalk_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Norwalk-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Martin claimed to be surprised by the statement because he had spoken by telephone to the first base umpire from July 24, Drew Coble, who had said that he wasn't looking at first base when Brett had circled first base. Martin then lodged a protest, announced by the umpires, that the game's outcome was being challenged by the Yankees.<sup id="cite_ref-Pittsburgh_9-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pittsburgh-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Frazier struck out <a href="/wiki/Hal_McRae" title="Hal McRae">Hal McRae</a> to end the top of the ninth, 25 days after the inning had begun. Royals' closer <a href="/wiki/Dan_Quisenberry" title="Dan Quisenberry">Dan Quisenberry</a> retired New York in order—Mattingly flying to center, <a href="/wiki/Roy_Smalley_III" title="Roy Smalley III">Roy Smalley</a> flying to left, and <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Gamble" title="Oscar Gamble">Oscar Gamble</a> (pinch hitting for Ron Guidry) grounding to second-for the save<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> preserving the Royals' 5–4 win.<sup id="cite_ref-Pittsburgh_9-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pittsburgh-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The loss placed the Yankees in fifth place, three and a half games out of first.<sup id="cite_ref-Pittsburgh_9-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pittsburgh-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Neither team advanced to the <a href="/wiki/1983_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1983 American League Championship Series">postseason</a>. </p><p>Quisenberry gained his league-leading 33rd save, while Mattingly lost a 25-game hitting streak.<sup id="cite_ref-Chicago_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chicago-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pine_Tar_Incident&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The bat is currently on display in the <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">Baseball Hall of Fame</a>, where it has been since 1987. During a broadcast of <i><a href="/wiki/Mike_%26_Mike_in_the_Morning" class="mw-redirect" title="Mike & Mike in the Morning">Mike & Mike in the Morning</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> analyst <a href="/wiki/Tim_Kurkjian" title="Tim Kurkjian">Tim Kurkjian</a> stated that Brett used the bat for a few games after the incident until being cautioned that the bat would be worthless if broken. Brett sold the bat to famed collector and then-partial owner of the Yankees, <a href="/wiki/Barry_Halper" title="Barry Halper">Barry Halper</a>, for $25,000 (equivalent to $64,000 in 2023),<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> had second thoughts, repurchased the bat for the same amount, and then donated it to the Hall of Fame. </p><p>The home-run ball was caught by journalist Ephraim Schwartz, who sold it and his game ticket stub to Halper for $500 (equivalent to $1,500 in 2023) plus 12 Yankees tickets.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SI_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Halper also acquired the signed business card of Justice Orest V. Maresca, who had issued the injunction, and the can of Oriole Pine Tar Brett had used on the bat. Gossage later signed the pine-tar ball, "Barry, I threw the fucking thing".<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The winning pitcher for the Royals was reliever <a href="/wiki/Mike_Armstrong_(baseball)" title="Mike Armstrong (baseball)">Mike Armstrong</a>, who went 10–7 that year in 58 appearances, notching career highs in wins and games. Armstrong said in a 2006 interview that, as the Royals were leaving for the airport after the resumed game, an angry Yankees fan threw a brick from an overpass at Kansas City's bus, cracking its windshield. </p><p>"It was wild to go back to New York and play these four outs in a totally empty stadium," Armstrong said in 2006. "I'm dressed in the uniform, and nobody's there."<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Before a game against the Yankees at <a href="/wiki/Kauffman_Stadium" title="Kauffman Stadium">Kauffman Stadium</a> on May 5, 2012, the Royals gave each fan who attended the game a replica baseball bat designed to look like the one Brett used with the pine tar.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As part of the Royals' fiftieth season in <a href="/wiki/2018_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="2018 Kansas City Royals season">2018</a>, before a game against the Yankees at Kauffman Stadium on May 19, the Royals gave 18,000 fans who attended the game a George Brett Pine Tar <a href="/wiki/Bobblehead" title="Bobblehead">bobblehead</a> to celebrate the incident and Royals victory. It depicts Brett, after his home run was nullified, rushing at the umpires in anger.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/2010_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2010 Major League Baseball season">2010</a>, Major League Baseball amended the official rules with a comment on rule 1.10(c) clarifying the consequences of using excessive pine tar on a bat. The comment codifies the interpretation of the rule issued by American League president <a href="/wiki/Lee_MacPhail" title="Lee MacPhail">Lee MacPhail</a> in his reversal: </p> <blockquote><p>If no objections are raised prior to a bat’s use, then a violation of Rule 1.10(c) on that play does not nullify any action or play on the field and no protests of such play shall be allowed.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Scoring">Scoring</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pine_Tar_Incident&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Scoring"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left"> <caption>Summary – top of the 9th inning </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Pitcher<br /><small>New York Yankees</small> </th> <th scope="col">Batter<br /><small>Kansas City Royals</small> </th> <th scope="col">Result<br /><small>(outs in bold)</small> </th> <th scope="col">Score<br /><small>Royals – Yankees</small> </th> <th scope="col">Date played </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Dale_Murray" title="Dale Murray">Dale Murray</a> (R)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Don_Slaught" title="Don Slaught">Don Slaught</a> (R)</td> <td><b>Ground out to shortstop</b></td> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;">3–4</td> <td rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;">July 24 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pat_Sheridan" title="Pat Sheridan">Pat Sheridan</a> (L)</td> <td><b>Line out to first baseman</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/U_L_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="U L Washington">U L Washington</a> (S)</td> <td>Single up the middle </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ddf;"><a href="/wiki/Goose_Gossage" title="Goose Gossage">Rich Gossage</a> (R)</td> <td style="background:#ddf;"><a href="/wiki/George_Brett" title="George Brett">George Brett</a> (L)</td> <td style="background:#ddf;">Home run to right</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;">5–4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Frazier_(pitcher)" title="George Frazier (pitcher)">George Frazier</a> (R)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hal_McRae" title="Hal McRae">Hal McRae</a> (R)</td> <td><b>Strikeout</b></td> <td style="text-align: center;">August 18 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Game_results">Game results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pine_Tar_Incident&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Game results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="font-size:90%">July 24, 1983 2:06<span class="nowrap"> </span>pm (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EDT</a>) at <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bronx" class="mw-redirect" title="Bronx">Bronx</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a><sup id="cite_ref-LineScore_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LineScore-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-right-width:2px; width:170px">Team</th> <th style="width:25px;">1</th> <th style="width:25px;">2</th> <th style="width:25px;">3</th> <th style="width:25px;">4</th> <th style="width:25px;">5</th> <th style="width:25px;">6</th> <th style="width:25px;">7</th> <th style="width:25px;">8</th> <th style="width:25px;">9</th> <th style="width:25px;border-left-width:2px"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">E</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><b>Kansas City Royals</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">5</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">13</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;">New York Yankees</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">4</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">8</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">0 </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;"> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="34"><b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Winning_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">WP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Armstrong_(baseball)" title="Mike Armstrong (baseball)">Mike Armstrong</a> (5–5)   <b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Losing_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">LP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Goose_Gossage" title="Goose Gossage">Goose Gossage</a> (7–4)   <b><a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">Sv</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dan_Quisenberry" title="Dan Quisenberry">Dan Quisenberry</a> (24)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a>:</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">KCR</a>: <a href="/wiki/George_Brett" title="George Brett">George Brett</a> (20)<br /><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">NYY</a>: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Dave Winfield</a> (16)<br /><b>Attendance:</b> 33,944 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Box_score">Box score</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pine_Tar_Incident&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Box score"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" border="2"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Kansas City<sup id="cite_ref-LineScore_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LineScore-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/At_bat" title="At bat">AB</a> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">RBI</a> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls" title="Base on balls">BB</a> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">SO</a> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">AVG</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Wilson, Willie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Willie_Wilson_(baseball)" title="Willie Wilson (baseball)">Willie Wilson</a></span></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/Center_fielder" title="Center fielder">CF</a> </th> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.278 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">  <span data-sort-value="Sheridan, Pat"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Pat_Sheridan" title="Pat Sheridan">Pat Sheridan</a></span></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/Pinch_hitter" title="Pinch hitter">PH</a>-CF </th> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.262 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Washington, U L"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/U_L_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="U L Washington">U L Washington</a></span></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">SS</a> </th> <td>5 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.233 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Brett, George"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/George_Brett" title="George Brett">George Brett</a></span></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/Third_baseman" title="Third baseman">3B</a> </th> <td>5 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.357 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">  <span data-sort-value="Pryor, Greg"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Greg_Pryor" title="Greg Pryor">Greg Pryor</a></span></span></span>, 3B </th> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.257 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="McRae, Hal"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Hal_McRae" title="Hal McRae">Hal McRae</a></span></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/Designated_hitter" title="Designated hitter">DH</a> </th> <td>4 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.324 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Otis, Amos"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Amos_Otis" title="Amos Otis">Amos Otis</a></span></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/Right_fielder" title="Right fielder">RF</a> </th> <td>4 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.269 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Wathan, John"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Wathan" title="John Wathan">John Wathan</a></span></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/First_baseman" title="First baseman">1B</a>-<a href="/wiki/Left_fielder" title="Left fielder">LF</a>-1B </th> <td>3 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.269 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Roberts, Leon"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Leon_Roberts" title="Leon Roberts">Leon Roberts</a></span></span></span>, LF </th> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.272 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">  <span data-sort-value="Aikens, Willie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Willie_Aikens" title="Willie Aikens">Willie Aikens</a></span></span></span>, PH-1B </th> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.322 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">  <span data-sort-value="Simpson, Joe"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Simpson_(baseball)" title="Joe Simpson (baseball)">Joe Simpson</a></span></span></span>, LF </th> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.175 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="White, Frank"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Frank_White_(baseball)" title="Frank White (baseball)">Frank White</a></span></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/Second_baseman" title="Second baseman">2B</a> </th> <td>4 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.249 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Slaught, Don"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Don_Slaught" title="Don Slaught">Don Slaught</a></span></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/Catcher" title="Catcher">C</a> </th> <td>4 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.256 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <th scope="row"><b>Team totals</b> </th> <td>38 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>13 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>.342 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" border="2"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Kansas City<sup id="cite_ref-LineScore_30-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LineScore-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Innings_pitched" title="Innings pitched">IP</a> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Hits_allowed" title="Hits allowed">H</a> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Runs_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Runs (baseball)">R</a> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Earned_runs" class="mw-redirect" title="Earned runs">ER</a> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls" title="Base on balls">BB</a> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">SO</a> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Home_runs_allowed" title="Home runs allowed">HR</a> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">ERA</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Black, Bud"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bud_Black" title="Bud Black">Bud Black</a></span></span></span> </th> <td>6 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>3.59 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Armstrong, Mike"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Armstrong_(baseball)" title="Mike Armstrong (baseball)">Mike Armstrong</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">W</a>, 5–5) </th> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>3.58 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Quisenberry, Dan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dan_Quisenberry" title="Dan Quisenberry">Dan Quisenberry</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">S</a>, 24) </th> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1.88 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <th scope="row"><b>Team totals</b> </th> <td>9 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>4.00 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break" style="padding-left: 1em;"> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" border="2"> <tbody><tr> <th>New York<sup id="cite_ref-LineScore_30-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LineScore-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/At_bat" title="At bat">AB</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">RBI</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls" title="Base on balls">BB</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">SO</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">AVG</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Campaneris, Bert"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bert_Campaneris" title="Bert Campaneris">Bert Campaneris</a></span></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/Second_baseman" title="Second baseman">2B</a> </th> <td>4 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.354 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">  <span data-sort-value="Griffey, Sr., Ken"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey,_Sr." class="mw-redirect" title="Ken Griffey, Sr.">Ken Griffey, Sr.</a></span></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/First_baseman" title="First baseman">1B</a> </th> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.333 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Nettles, Graig"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Graig_Nettles" title="Graig Nettles">Graig Nettles</a></span></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/Third_baseman" title="Third baseman">3B</a> </th> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.267 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Piniella, Lou"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Lou_Piniella" title="Lou Piniella">Lou Piniella</a></span></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/Right_fielder" title="Right fielder">RF</a> </th> <td>4 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.304 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">  <span data-sort-value="Mumphrey, Jerry"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Mumphrey" title="Jerry Mumphrey">Jerry Mumphrey</a></span></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/Center_fielder" title="Center fielder">CF</a> </th> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.238 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">  <span data-sort-value="Wynegar, Butch"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Butch_Wynegar" title="Butch Wynegar">Butch Wynegar</a></span></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/Catcher" title="Catcher">C</a> </th> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.320 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Baylor, Don"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Don_Baylor" title="Don Baylor">Don Baylor</a></span></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/Designated_hitter" title="Designated hitter">DH</a> </th> <td>4 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.301 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Winfield, Dave"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Dave Winfield</a></span></span></span>, CF-<a href="/wiki/Left_fielder" title="Left fielder">LF</a> </th> <td>4 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.258 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Kemp, Steve"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Kemp" title="Steve Kemp">Steve Kemp</a></span></span></span>, LF-RF </th> <td>4 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.261 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Balboni, Steve"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Balboni" title="Steve Balboni">Steve Balboni</a></span></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/First_baseman" title="First baseman">1B</a> </th> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.220 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">  <span data-sort-value="Mattingly, Don"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Don_Mattingly" title="Don Mattingly">Don Mattingly</a></span></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/Pinch_hitter" title="Pinch hitter">PH</a>-1B-2B </th> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.286 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Smalley, Roy"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Roy_Smalley_(switch_hitter)" class="mw-redirect" title="Roy Smalley (switch hitter)">Roy Smalley</a></span></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">SS</a> </th> <td>4 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.269 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Cerone, Rick"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Rick_Cerone" title="Rick Cerone">Rick Cerone</a></span></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/Catcher" title="Catcher">C</a> </th> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.183 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">  <span data-sort-value="Guidry, Ron"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ron_Guidry" title="Ron Guidry">Ron Guidry</a></span></span></span>, CF </th> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>. — </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">  <span data-sort-value="Gamble, Oscar"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Gamble" title="Oscar Gamble">Oscar Gamble</a></span></span></span>, PH </th> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.307 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <th scope="row"><b>Team totals</b> </th> <td>31 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>.258 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" border="2"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">New York<sup id="cite_ref-LineScore_30-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LineScore-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Innings_pitched" title="Innings pitched">IP</a> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Hits_allowed" title="Hits allowed">H</a> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Runs_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Runs (baseball)">R</a> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Earned_runs" class="mw-redirect" title="Earned runs">ER</a> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls" title="Base on balls">BB</a> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">SO</a> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Home_runs_allowed" title="Home runs allowed">HR</a> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">ERA</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Rawley, Shane"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Shane_Rawley" title="Shane Rawley">Shane Rawley</a></span></span></span> </th> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">5<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>4.03 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Murray, Dale"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dale_Murray" title="Dale Murray">Dale Murray</a></span></span></span> </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">3<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>4.58 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Gossage, Goose"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Goose_Gossage" title="Goose Gossage">Goose Gossage</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Blown_save" class="mw-redirect" title="Blown save">BS</a>, 7) (<a href="/wiki/Loss_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Loss (baseball)">L</a>, 7–4) </th> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>2.23 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Frazier, George"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/George_Frazier_(pitcher)" title="George Frazier (pitcher)">George Frazier</a></span></span></span> </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">0<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>3.52 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><b>Team totals</b> </th> <td>9 </td> <td>13 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>5.00 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>Goose Gossage faced one batter in the top of the 9th inning. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pine_Tar_Incident&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1983, folk and "hillbilly" artist <a href="/wiki/Red_River_Dave_McEnery" class="mw-redirect" title="Red River Dave McEnery">Red River Dave McEnery</a> released "The Pine-Tarred Bat (The Ballad of George Brett)" on Longhorn Records.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Country music artist <a href="/wiki/C._W._McCall" title="C. W. McCall">C. W. McCall</a> dedicated the 1985 song "Pine Tar Wars" to the event, composing a lyric that features an accurate<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> telling of the relevant facts of the story. The lyric is strongly critical of Billy Martin, referring to him as "Tar Baby Billy".<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pine_Tar_Incident&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pine_tar#Baseball" title="Pine tar">Pine tar § Baseball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_nicknamed_MLB_games_and_plays" 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New York, NY. July 24, 1983. 00:00 minutes in. <a href="/wiki/WPIX" title="WPIX">WPIX</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 7,</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=New+York+Yankees&rft.place=New+York%2C+NY&rft.date=1983-07-24&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DJvu_1JMY36k%26t%3D0s&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APine+Tar+Incident" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation episode cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNfIWp2Qupk&t=0s">"Kansas City Royals vs. New York Yankees"</a>. <i>New York Yankees Baseball</i>. New York, NY. July 24, 1983. 00:00 minutes in. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 27,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Digg&rft.atitle=What+Is+Pine+Tar+And+Why+Is+It+Illegal+In+Baseball%3F&rft.date=2014-04-24&rft.aulast=Petri&rft.aufirst=Josh&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdigg.com%2F2014%2Fwhat-is-pine-tar-and-why-is-it-illegal-in-baseball&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APine+Tar+Incident" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-stwlsspt-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-stwlsspt_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-stwlsspt_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-stwlsspt_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFChass1983" class="citation news cs1">Chass, Murray (July 25, 1983). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MJEzAAAAIBAJ&pg=6306%2C4309842">"KC stuck with loss after pine tar homer"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Journal-World" title="Lawrence Journal-World">Lawrence Journal-World</a></i>. 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McCall - Pine Tar Wars"</a>. <i>45cat</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=45cat&rft.atitle=C.+W.+McCall+-+Pine+Tar+Wars&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.45cat.com%2Frecord%2F0018391&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APine+Tar+Incident" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pine_Tar_Incident&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBarbarisi2013" class="citation news cs1">Barbarisi, Daniel (July 8, 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324867904578594154270594078">"Pine Tar: The Untold Story"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Wall_Street_Journal" title="The Wall Street Journal">The Wall Street Journal</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 6,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Wall+Street+Journal&rft.atitle=Pine+Tar%3A+The+Untold+Story&rft.date=2013-07-08&rft.aulast=Barbarisi&rft.aufirst=Daniel&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Farticles%2FSB10001424127887324867904578594154270594078&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APine+Tar+Incident" class="Z3988"></span> "The bat boy tells his version of the pine-tar tale involving George Brett and the Yankees." <span style="font-size:0.95em; font-size:95%; color: var( --color-subtle, #555 )">(subscription required)</span></li></ul> <dl><dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation episode cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://snapjudgment.org/rose-colored-glasses">"Rose Colored Glasses"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Snap_Judgment_(radio_show)" class="mw-redirect" title="Snap Judgment (radio show)"><i>Snap Judgment</i></a>. Segment: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://snapjudgment.org/bat-boy-and-pine-tar-game">"The Bat Boy and the Pine Tar Game"</a>. Episode 625. October 2, 2015. <a href="/wiki/Public_Radio_Exchange" title="Public Radio Exchange">Public Radio Exchange</a> and <a href="/wiki/NPR" title="NPR">NPR</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 6,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Snap+Judgment&rft.series=Episode+625&rft.date=2015-10-02&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fsnapjudgment.org%2Frose-colored-glasses&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APine+Tar+Incident" class="Z3988"></span> <span class="cs1-visible-error citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_episode" title="Template:Cite episode">cite episode</a>}}</code>: </span><span class="cs1-visible-error citation-comment">External link in <code class="cs1-code"><code class="cs1-code">|department=</code></code> (<a href="/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#param_has_ext_link" title="Help:CS1 errors">help</a>)</span> The radio version of the story, featuring an interview with the batboy, Merritt Riley.</dd></dl> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBondy2015" class="citation book cs1">Bondy, Filip (2015). <i>The Pine Tar Game: The Kansas City Royals, the New York Yankees, and Baseball's Most Absurd and Entertaining Controversy</i>. Scribner. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1476777177" title="Special:BookSources/978-1476777177"><bdi>978-1476777177</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Pine+Tar+Game%3A+The+Kansas+City+Royals%2C+the+New+York+Yankees%2C+and+Baseball%27s+Most+Absurd+and+Entertaining+Controversy&rft.pub=Scribner&rft.date=2015&rft.isbn=978-1476777177&rft.aulast=Bondy&rft.aufirst=Filip&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APine+Tar+Incident" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCarbone2012" class="citation magazine cs1">Carbone, Nick (September 25, 2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://newsfeed.time.com/2012/09/25/the-most-controversial-game-endings-in-sports/slide/the-pine-tar-incident-1983/">"The Most Controversial Game Endings in Sports: The Pine Tar Incident"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Time_(magazine)" title="Time (magazine)">Time</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Time&rft.atitle=The+Most+Controversial+Game+Endings+in+Sports%3A+The+Pine+Tar+Incident&rft.date=2012-09-25&rft.aulast=Carbone&rft.aufirst=Nick&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsfeed.time.com%2F2012%2F09%2F25%2Fthe-most-controversial-game-endings-in-sports%2Fslide%2Fthe-pine-tar-incident-1983%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APine+Tar+Incident" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pine_Tar_Incident&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" 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4em"><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Kansas City Royals</span></a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #004687 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #004687, inset -2px -2px 0 #004687; !important;;"><div> <ul><li>Established in <b><a href="/wiki/1969_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1969 Major League Baseball season"><span style="color:#004687">1969</span></a></b></li> <li>Based in <b><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri" title="Kansas City, Missouri"><span style="color:#004687">Kansas City, Missouri</span></a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #004687 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #004687, inset -2px -2px 0 #004687; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals"><span style="color:#004687">Franchise</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Kansas_City_Royals" title="History of the Kansas City Royals">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1969 Major League Baseball expansion">Expansion</a> and <a href="/wiki/1968_Major_League_Baseball_expansion_draft" title="1968 Major League Baseball expansion draft">draft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Kansas_City_Royals_seasons" title="List of Kansas City Royals seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:Kansas_City_Royals_roster" title="Template:Kansas City Royals roster">Current roster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Kansas_City_Royals_owners_and_executives" title="List of Kansas City Royals owners and executives">Owners and executives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Kansas_City_Royals_managers" title="List of Kansas City Royals managers">Managers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Kansas_City_Royals_Opening_Day_starting_pitchers" title="List of Kansas City Royals Opening Day starting pitchers">Opening Day starting pitchers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals_all-time_roster" title="Kansas City Royals all-time roster">All-time roster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Kansas_City_Royals_first-round_draft_picks" title="List of Kansas City Royals first-round draft picks">First-round draft picks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Kansas_City_Royals_team_records" title="List of Kansas City Royals team records">Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Kansas_City_Royals_no-hitters" title="List of Kansas City Royals no-hitters">No-hitters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals_award_winners_and_league_leaders" title="Kansas City Royals award winners and league leaders">Awards and league leaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Kansas_City_Royals_broadcasters" title="List of Kansas City Royals broadcasters">Broadcasters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals_Baseball_Academy" title="Kansas City Royals Baseball Academy">Royals Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_Kansas_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports Kansas City">Bally Sports Kansas City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royals_Sports_Television_Network" title="Royals Sports Television Network">Royals Sports Television Network</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #004687 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #004687, inset -2px -2px 0 #004687; !important;;;width:1%">Ballparks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Municipal_Stadium_(Kansas_City,_Missouri)" title="Municipal Stadium (Kansas City, Missouri)">Municipal Stadium</a></dd> <dd><b><a href="/wiki/Kauffman_Stadium" title="Kauffman Stadium">Kauffman Stadium</a></b></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/New_Royals_Stadium" title="New Royals Stadium">New Royals Stadium</a> (proposed)</dd> <dt><i>Spring training</i></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Terry_Park_Ballfield" title="Terry Park Ballfield">Terry Park</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Baseball_City_Stadium" title="Baseball City Stadium">Baseball City Stadium</a></dd> <dd><b><a href="/wiki/Surprise_Stadium" title="Surprise Stadium">Surprise Stadium</a></b></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #004687 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #004687, inset -2px -2px 0 #004687; !important;;;width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals#Mascot" title="Kansas City Royals">Sluggerrr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denny_Matthews" title="Denny Matthews">Denny Matthews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Lefebvre" title="Ryan Lefebvre">Ryan Lefebvre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Toma" title="George Toma">George Toma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Royal" title="American Royal">American Royal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royals_(song)" title="Royals (song)">"Royals" (song)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #004687 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #004687, inset -2px -2px 0 #004687; !important;;;width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Pine Tar Incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Call_(Kansas_City_Royals)" title="The Call (Kansas City Royals)">The Call</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2014 American League Wild Card Game">2014 AL Wild Card Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_in_Omaha" title="MLB in Omaha">MLB in Omaha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A_drive_into_deep_left_field_by_Castellanos" title="A drive into deep left field by Castellanos">A drive into deep left field by Castellanos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bo_Knows" title="Bo Knows">Bo Knows</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #004687 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #004687, inset -2px -2px 0 #004687; !important;;;width:1%">Team Hall of Fame</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Busby" title="Steve Busby">Steve Busby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amos_Otis" title="Amos Otis">Amos Otis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Howser" title="Dick Howser">Dick Howser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cookie_Rojas" title="Cookie Rojas">Cookie Rojas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Splittorff" title="Paul Splittorff">Paul Splittorff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Leonard" title="Dennis Leonard">Dennis Leonard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hal_McRae" title="Hal McRae">Hal McRae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Burke_(baseball_executive)" title="Joe Burke (baseball executive)">Joe Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Gura" title="Larry Gura">Larry Gura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freddie_Patek" title="Freddie Patek">Freddie Patek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ewing_Kauffman" title="Ewing Kauffman">Ewing Kauffman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Brett" title="George Brett">George Brett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_White_(baseball)" title="Frank White (baseball)">Frank White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muriel_Kauffman" title="Muriel Kauffman">Muriel Kauffman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Mayberry" title="John Mayberry">John Mayberry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Quisenberry" title="Dan Quisenberry">Dan Quisenberry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitey_Herzog" title="Whitey Herzog">Whitey Herzog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Wilson_(baseball)" title="Willie Wilson (baseball)">Willie Wilson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Montgomery_(baseball)" title="Jeff Montgomery (baseball)">Jeff Montgomery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denny_Matthews" title="Denny Matthews">Denny Matthews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bret_Saberhagen" title="Bret Saberhagen">Bret Saberhagen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Gubicza" title="Mark Gubicza">Mark Gubicza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Stewart" title="Art Stewart">Art Stewart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Appier" title="Kevin Appier">Kevin Appier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Sweeney" title="Mike Sweeney">Mike Sweeney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ned_Yost" title="Ned Yost">Ned Yost</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #004687 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #004687, inset -2px -2px 0 #004687; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Kansas_City_Royals_minor_league_affiliates" title="List of Kansas City Royals minor league affiliates"><span style="color:#004687">Minor league<br />affiliates</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Triple-A</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Omaha_Storm_Chasers" title="Omaha Storm Chasers">Omaha Storm Chasers</a></dd> <dt>Double-A</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Arkansas_Naturals" title="Northwest Arkansas Naturals">Northwest Arkansas Naturals</a></dd> <dt>High-A</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Quad_Cities_River_Bandits" title="Quad Cities River Bandits">Quad Cities River Bandits</a></dd> <dt>Single-A</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Fireflies" title="Columbia Fireflies">Columbia Fireflies</a></dd> <dt>Rookie</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Complex_League_Royals" title="Arizona Complex League Royals">ACL Royals</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Royals" title="Dominican Summer League Royals">DSL Royals Fortuna</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Royals" title="Dominican Summer League Royals">DSL Royals Ventura</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #004687 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #004687, inset -2px -2px 0 #004687; !important;;;width:1%">Key personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Owner: <a href="/wiki/John_Sherman_(businessman)" title="John Sherman (businessman)">John Sherman</a></li> <li>President of Baseball Operations & General Manager: <a href="/wiki/J._J._Picollo" title="J. J. Picollo">J. J. Picollo</a></li> <li>Manager: <a href="/wiki/Matt_Quatraro" title="Matt Quatraro">Matt Quatraro</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #004687 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #004687, inset -2px -2px 0 #004687; !important;;;width:1%">World Series<br />championships (2)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1985_World_Series" title="1985 World Series">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_World_Series" title="2015 World Series">2015</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #004687 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #004687, inset -2px -2px 0 #004687; !important;;;width:1%">American League<br />pennants (4)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1980 American League Championship Series">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1985 American League Championship Series">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2014 American League Championship Series">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2015 American League Championship Series">2015</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #004687 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #004687, inset -2px -2px 0 #004687; !important;;;width:1%">Division titles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>West</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/1976_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1976 Kansas City Royals season">1976</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1977_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1977 Kansas City Royals season">1977</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1978_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1978 Kansas City Royals season">1978</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1980_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1980 Kansas City Royals season">1980</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1981_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1981 Kansas City Royals season">1981</a> (second half)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1984_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1984 Kansas City Royals season">1984</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/1985_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1985 Kansas City Royals season">1985</a></dd> <dt>Central</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/2015_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="2015 Kansas City Royals season">2015</a></dd> <dt>Wild Card</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/2014_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="2014 Kansas City Royals season">2014</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2024_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="2024 Kansas City Royals season">2024</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #004687 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #004687, inset -2px -2px 0 #004687; !important;;;background-color: #004687 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;"><div id="Seasons_(57)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Seasons (57)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #004687 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #004687, inset -2px -2px 0 #004687; !important;;;width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">1960 · 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · </span> <a href="/wiki/1969_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1969 Kansas City Royals season">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #004687 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #004687, inset -2px -2px 0 #004687; !important;;;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1970 Kansas City Royals season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1971 Kansas City Royals season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1972 Kansas City Royals season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1973 Kansas City Royals season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1974 Kansas City Royals season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1975 Kansas City Royals season">1975</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1976_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1976 Kansas City Royals season">1976</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1977_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1977 Kansas City Royals season">1977</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1978_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1978 Kansas City Royals season">1978</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1979 Kansas City Royals season">1979</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #004687 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #004687, inset -2px -2px 0 #004687; !important;;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/1980_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1980 Kansas City Royals season">1980</a></b></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1981_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1981 Kansas City Royals season">1981</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1982 Kansas City Royals season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1983 Kansas City Royals season">1983</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1984_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1984 Kansas City Royals season">1984</a></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1985_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1985 Kansas City Royals season">1985</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1986 Kansas City Royals season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1987 Kansas City Royals season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1988 Kansas City Royals season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1989 Kansas City Royals season">1989</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #004687 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #004687, inset -2px -2px 0 #004687; !important;;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1990 Kansas City Royals season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1991 Kansas City Royals season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1992 Kansas City Royals season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1993 Kansas City Royals season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1994 Kansas City Royals season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1995 Kansas City Royals season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1996 Kansas City Royals season">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1997 Kansas City Royals season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1998 Kansas City Royals season">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1999 Kansas City Royals season">1999</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #004687 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #004687, inset -2px -2px 0 #004687; !important;;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="2000 Kansas City Royals season">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="2001 Kansas City Royals season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="2002 Kansas City Royals season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="2003 Kansas City Royals season">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="2004 Kansas City Royals season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="2005 Kansas City Royals season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="2006 Kansas City Royals season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="2007 Kansas City Royals season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="2008 Kansas City Royals season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="2009 Kansas City Royals season">2009</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; 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color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;"><div> <ul><li>Established in <b><a href="/wiki/1903_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1903 Major League Baseball season"><span style="color:#132448">1903</span></a></b></li> <li>Formerly the <b>New York Highlanders</b></li> <li>Based in <b><a href="/wiki/The_Bronx" title="The Bronx"><span style="color:#132448">The Bronx, New York</span></a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Franchise</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_New_York_Yankees" title="History of the New York Yankees">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_seasons" title="List of New York Yankees seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_team_records" title="List of New York Yankees team records">Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_no-hitters" title="List of New York Yankees no-hitters">No-hitters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees_award_winners_and_league_leaders" title="New York Yankees award winners and league leaders">Awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees_all-time_roster" title="New York Yankees all-time roster">Players</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_managers" title="List of New York Yankees managers">Managers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_coaches" title="List of New York Yankees coaches">Coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_owners_and_executives" title="List of New York Yankees owners and executives">Owners and executives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_broadcasters" title="List of New York Yankees broadcasters">Broadcasters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_Opening_Day_starting_pitchers" title="List of New York Yankees Opening Day starting pitchers">Opening Day starting pitchers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_captains" title="List of New York Yankees captains">Team captains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_in_the_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" title="List of New York Yankees in the Baseball Hall of Fame">Members of the Hall of Fame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_first-round_draft_picks" title="List of New York Yankees first-round draft picks">First-round picks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/YES_Network" title="YES Network">YES Network</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Ballparks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hilltop_Park" title="Hilltop Park">Hilltop Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polo_Grounds" title="Polo Grounds">Polo Grounds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium (opened 1923)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_events_at_Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="List of events at Yankee Stadium (1923)">Events</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shea_Stadium" title="Shea Stadium">Shea Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium" title="Yankee Stadium">Yankee Stadium (opened 2009)</a></li> <li><i>Spring training:</i> <a href="/wiki/Bolton_Street_Park" title="Bolton Street Park">Bolton Street Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ban_Johnson_Park" title="Ban Johnson Park">Whittington Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_End_Park_(Houston)" title="West End Park (Houston)">West End Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._P._Small_Memorial_Stadium" title="J. P. Small Memorial Stadium">Barrs Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bader_Field_(ballpark)" title="Bader Field (ballpark)">Bader Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Lang_Stadium" title="Al Lang Stadium">Al Lang Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Lauderdale_Stadium" title="Fort Lauderdale Stadium">Fort Lauderdale Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_M._Steinbrenner_Field" title="George M. Steinbrenner Field">George M. Steinbrenner Field</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Monument_Park_(Yankee_Stadium)" title="Monument Park (Yankee Stadium)">Monument Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees_Museum" title="New York Yankees Museum">Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old-Timers%27_Day" title="Old-Timers' Day">Old-Timers' Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bleacher_Creatures" title="Bleacher Creatures">Bleacher Creatures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yankees_Universe" title="Yankees Universe">Yankees Universe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Layton" title="Eddie Layton">Eddie Layton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Hall_(announcer)" title="Jim Hall (announcer)">Jim Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logos_and_uniforms_of_the_New_York_Yankees" title="Logos and uniforms of the New York Yankees">Logos and uniforms</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees_appearance_policy" title="New York Yankees appearance policy">Appearance policy</a></li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Holy_cow_(expression)" title="Holy cow (expression)">Holy Cow!</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Merrill" title="Robert Merrill">Robert Merrill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Sterling_(sportscaster)" title="John Sterling (sportscaster)">John Sterling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronan_Tynan" title="Ronan Tynan">Ronan Tynan</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Here_Come_the_Yankees" title="Here Come the Yankees">Here Come the Yankees</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Theme_from_New_York,_New_York" title="Theme from New York, New York">New York, New York</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/God_Bless_America" title="God Bless America">God Bless America</a>"</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Pride_of_the_Yankees" title="The Pride of the Yankees">The Pride of the Yankees</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Babe_Ruth_Story" title="The Babe Ruth Story">The Babe Ruth Story</a></i></li> <li><i>Damn Yankees</i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Damn_Yankees" title="Damn Yankees">musical</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Damn_Yankees_(1958_film)" title="Damn Yankees (1958 film)">film</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Year_the_Yankees_Lost_the_Pennant" title="The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant">The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Safe_at_Home!" title="Safe at Home!">Safe at Home!</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth_(film)" title="Babe Ruth (film)">Babe Ruth</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Babe" title="The Babe">The Babe</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/61*" title="61*">61*</a></i></li> <li><i>The Bronx is Burning</i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Ladies_and_Gentlemen,_the_Bronx_Is_Burning" title="Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning">Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bronx_Is_Burning" title="The Bronx Is Burning">The Bronx Is Burning</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Big_Fella" title="The Big Fella">The Big Fella</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bronx_Zoo_(book)" title="The Bronx Zoo (book)">The Bronx Zoo</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Boy" title="The Last Boy">The Last Boy</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio:_The_Hero%27s_Life" title="Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life">Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Scout_(1994_film)" title="The Scout (1994 film)">The Scout</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bronx_Bombers_(play)" title="Bronx Bombers (play)">Bronx Bombers</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Everyone%27s_Hero" title="Everyone's Hero">Everyone's Hero</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Four_Days_in_October" title="Four Days in October">Four Days in October</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Henry_%26_Me" title="Henry & Me">Henry & Me</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Captain_(miniseries)" title="The Captain (miniseries)">The Captain</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/It_Ain%27t_Over_(film)" title="It Ain't Over (film)">It Ain't Over</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Lucas" title="Ed Lucas">Ed Lucas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Monahan" title="Gene Monahan">Gene Monahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dandy_(mascot)" title="Dandy (mascot)">Dandy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freddy_Schuman" title="Freddy Schuman">Freddy Sez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Costanza" title="George Costanza">George Costanza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Olden" title="Paul Olden">Paul Olden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_Legacy" title="Yankee Stadium Legacy">Yankee Stadium Legacy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yankees_HOPE_Week" title="Yankees HOPE Week">Yankees HOPE Week</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Yankeeography" title="Yankeeography">Yankeeography</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yankees_Classics" title="Yankees Classics">Yankees Classics</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curse_of_the_Bambino" title="Curse of the Bambino">Curse of the Bambino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Sylvester" title="Johnny Sylvester">Johnny Sylvester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murderers%27_Row" title="Murderers' Row">Murderers' Row</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth%27s_called_shot" title="Babe Ruth's called shot">Babe Ruth's called shot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio%27s_56-game_hitting_streak" title="Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak">Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Mazeroski%27s_1960_World_Series_home_run" title="Bill Mazeroski's 1960 World Series home run">Bill Mazeroski's 1960 World Series home run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%26M_Boys" title="M&M Boys">M&M Boys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harmonica_Incident" title="Harmonica Incident">Harmonica Incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_American_League_East_tie-breaker_game" title="1978 American League East tie-breaker game">1978 AL East tie-breaker game</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Pine Tar Incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Double_(Seattle_Mariners)" title="The Double (Seattle Mariners)">1995 ALDS Game 5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Maier_incident" title="Jeffrey Maier incident">Jeffrey Maier</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Yankee_Years" title="The Yankee Years">The Yankee Years</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Core_Four" title="Core Four">Core Four</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_perfect_games" title="List of Major League Baseball perfect games">Perfect games</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Don_Larsen%27s_perfect_game" title="Don Larsen's perfect game">Don Larsen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Wells%27_perfect_game" title="David Wells' perfect game">David Wells</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Cone%27s_perfect_game" title="David Cone's perfect game">David Cone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Domingo_Germ%C3%A1n%27s_perfect_game" title="Domingo Germán's perfect game">Domingo Germán</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_MLB_London_Series" title="2019 MLB London Series">2019 MLB London Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_at_Field_of_Dreams" title="MLB at Field of Dreams">MLB at Field of Dreams</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yankees%E2%80%93Red_Sox_rivalry" title="Yankees–Red Sox rivalry">Boston Red Sox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subway_Series" title="Subway Series">Subway Series</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mets%E2%80%93Yankees_rivalry" title="Mets–Yankees rivalry">New York Mets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dodgers%E2%80%93Yankees_rivalry" title="Dodgers–Yankees rivalry">Los Angeles Dodgers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giants%E2%80%93Yankees_rivalry" title="Giants–Yankees rivalry">San Francisco Giants</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Key personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Owners: <a href="/wiki/Yankee_Global_Enterprises" title="Yankee Global Enterprises">Yankee Global Enterprises</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hal_Steinbrenner" title="Hal Steinbrenner">Hal Steinbrenner</a></li></ul></li> <li>General Manager: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Cashman" title="Brian Cashman">Brian Cashman</a></li> <li>Manager: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Boone" title="Aaron Boone">Aaron Boone</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Championships (27)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1923_World_Series" title="1923 World Series">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_World_Series" title="1927 World Series">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_World_Series" title="1928 World Series">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_World_Series" title="1932 World Series">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_World_Series" title="1936 World Series">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_World_Series" title="1937 World Series">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_World_Series" title="1938 World Series">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_World_Series" title="1939 World Series">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_World_Series" title="1941 World Series">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_World_Series" title="1943 World Series">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_World_Series" title="1947 World Series">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_World_Series" title="1949 World Series">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_World_Series" title="1950 World Series">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_World_Series" title="1951 World Series">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_World_Series" title="1952 World Series">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_World_Series" title="1953 World Series">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_World_Series" title="1956 World Series">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_World_Series" title="1958 World Series">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_World_Series" title="1961 World Series">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_World_Series" title="1962 World Series">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_World_Series" title="1977 World Series">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_World_Series" title="1978 World Series">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_World_Series" title="1996 World Series">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_World_Series" title="1998 World Series">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_World_Series" title="1999 World Series">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_World_Series" title="2000 World Series">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_World_Series" title="2009 World Series">2009</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">American League<br />Pennants (41)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1921_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1921 New York Yankees season">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1922 New York Yankees season">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1923 New York Yankees season">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1926 New York Yankees season">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1927 New York Yankees season">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1928 New York Yankees season">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1932 New York Yankees season">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1936 New York Yankees season">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1937 New York Yankees season">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1938 New York Yankees season">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1939 New York Yankees season">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1941 New York Yankees season">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1942 New York Yankees season">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1943 New York Yankees season">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1947 New York Yankees season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1949 New York Yankees season">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1950 New York Yankees season">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1951 New York Yankees season">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1952 New York Yankees season">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1953 New York Yankees season">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1955 New York Yankees season">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1956 New York Yankees season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1957 New York Yankees season">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1958 New York Yankees season">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1960 New York Yankees season">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1961 New York Yankees season">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1962 New York Yankees season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1963 New York Yankees season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1964 New York Yankees season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1976 American League Championship Series">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1977 American League Championship Series">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1978 American League Championship Series">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1981 American League Championship Series">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1996 American League Championship Series">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1998 American League Championship Series">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1999 American League Championship Series">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2000 American League Championship Series">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2001 American League Championship Series">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2003 American League Championship Series">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2009 American League Championship Series">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2024 American League Championship Series">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Division titles (21)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1976_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1976 New York Yankees season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1977 New York Yankees season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1978 New York Yankees season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1980 New York Yankees season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_American_League_Division_Series" title="1981 American League Division Series">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_American_League_Division_Series" title="1996 American League Division Series">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_American_League_Division_Series" title="1998 American League Division Series">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_American_League_Division_Series" title="1999 American League Division Series">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_American_League_Division_Series" title="2000 American League Division Series">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_American_League_Division_Series" title="2001 American League Division Series">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_American_League_Division_Series" title="2002 American League Division Series">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_American_League_Division_Series" title="2003 American League Division Series">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_American_League_Division_Series" title="2004 American League Division Series">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_American_League_Division_Series" title="2005 American League Division Series">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_American_League_Division_Series" title="2006 American League Division Series">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_American_League_Division_Series" title="2009 American League Division Series">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_American_League_Division_Series" title="2011 American League Division Series">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_American_League_Division_Series" title="2012 American League Division Series">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_American_League_Division_Series" title="2019 American League Division Series">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_American_League_Division_Series" title="2022 American League Division Series">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_American_League_Division_Series" title="2024 American League Division Series">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Wild Card titles (7)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1995_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1995 New York Yankees season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1997 New York Yankees season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2007 New York Yankees season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2010 New York Yankees season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2015 American League Wild Card Game">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2017 American League Wild Card Game">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2018 American League Wild Card Game">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_American_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2020 American League Wild Card Series">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2021 American League Wild Card Game">2021</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_minor_league_affiliates" title="List of New York Yankees minor league affiliates"><span style="color:#132448">Minors</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Triple-A <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scranton/Wilkes-Barre_RailRiders" title="Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders">Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders</a></li></ul></li> <li>Double-A <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_Patriots" title="Somerset Patriots">Somerset Patriots</a></li></ul></li> <li>High-A <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hudson_Valley_Renegades" title="Hudson Valley Renegades">Hudson Valley Renegades</a></li></ul></li> <li>Single-A <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Tarpons" title="Tampa Tarpons">Tampa Tarpons</a></li></ul></li> <li>Rookie <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Florida_Complex_League_Yankees" title="Florida Complex League Yankees">FCL Yankees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Yankees" title="Dominican Summer League Yankees">DSL Yankees</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;background-color: #132448 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;"><div id="Seasons_(125)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Seasons (125)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1900s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">1900·1901·1902</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1903 New York Highlanders season">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1904 New York Highlanders season">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1905 New York Highlanders season">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1906 New York Highlanders season">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1907 New York Highlanders season">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1908 New York Highlanders season">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1909 New York Highlanders season">1909</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1910s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1910_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1910 New York Highlanders season">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1911 New York Highlanders season">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1912 New York Highlanders season">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1913 New York Yankees season">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1914 New York Yankees season">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1915 New York Yankees season">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1916 New York Yankees season">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1917 New York Yankees season">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1918 New York Yankees season">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1919 New York Yankees season">1919</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1920s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1920_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1920 New York Yankees season">1920</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1921_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1921 New York Yankees season">1921</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1922_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1922 New York Yankees season">1922</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1923_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1923 New York Yankees season">1923</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1924 New York Yankees season">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1925 New York Yankees season">1925</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1926_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1926 New York Yankees season">1926</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1927_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1927 New York Yankees season">1927</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1928_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1928 New York Yankees season">1928</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1929 New York Yankees season">1929</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1930s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1930_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1930 New York Yankees season">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1931 New York Yankees season">1931</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1932_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1932 New York Yankees season">1932</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1933 New York Yankees season">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1934 New York Yankees season">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1935 New York Yankees season">1935</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1936_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1936 New York Yankees season">1936</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1937_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1937 New York Yankees season">1937</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1938_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1938 New York Yankees season">1938</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1939_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1939 New York Yankees season">1939</a></b></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1940s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1940_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1940 New York Yankees season">1940</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1941_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1941 New York Yankees season">1941</a></b></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1942_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1942 New York Yankees season">1942</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1943_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1943 New York Yankees season">1943</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1944 New York Yankees season">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1945 New York Yankees season">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1946 New York Yankees season">1946</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1947_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1947 New York Yankees season">1947</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1948 New York Yankees season">1948</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1949_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1949 New York Yankees season">1949</a></b></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1950s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1950_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1950 New York Yankees season">1950</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1951_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1951 New York Yankees season">1951</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1952_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1952 New York Yankees season">1952</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1953_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1953 New York Yankees season">1953</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1954 New York Yankees season">1954</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1955_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1955 New York Yankees season">1955</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1956_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1956 New York Yankees season">1956</a></b></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1957_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1957 New York Yankees season">1957</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1958_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1958 New York Yankees season">1958</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1959 New York Yankees season">1959</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/1960_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1960 New York Yankees season">1960</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1961_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1961 New York Yankees season">1961</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1962_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1962 New York Yankees season">1962</a></b></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1963_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1963 New York Yankees season">1963</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1964_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1964 New York Yankees season">1964</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1965 New York 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