When talking about the Pine Tar Game, what most people remember is George Brett's go-ahead home run, Billy Martin's clever call to inspect the bat and Brett's subsequent freak-out. What gets lost in the story, was that the game wasn't over there.
Actually, it wasn't over for another four weeks. Brett's homer came with one out in the ninth. After the challenge and chaos that ensued, the game was ended with four outs left on July 24th.
American League president Lee MacPhail passed on his ruling that umpire Tim McClelland's call. MacPhail agreed that Brett's bat broke Rule 1.10 (c), but that the home run would stand.
So the game would be resumed in the Bronx on August 18th, with Royals leading, 5 to 4, in the top of the ninth with two outs. Not to be out done, Martin played one of his starters, Ron Guidry in center, and moved Don Mattingly from first to second. To this day, it marks that last time a left-hander played a middle infield position.
Greg Pryor filled in for Brett at third, and Dan Quisenberry came on to pitch the bottom of the ninth for Kansas City. The Quiz got Mattingly, Ron Smalley and Oscar Gamble, 1-2-3, and the Royals officially got the win.
