Presented is a July 24, 1983, full ticket to the George Brett "Pine Tar Game" between the visiting Kansas City Royals, and the home team New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. In that contest, the Royals were down 4-3 with two outs in the top of the 9th inning, with future Hall of Famer George Brett up with a man on base. On the mound for the Yankees was future Hall of Famer Goose Gossage. Brett hit the ball into the right field stands to give Kansas City a 5-4 lead. But Yankee manager Billy Martin protested the call, stating that Brett had pine tar on his bat that came up more than the permitted 18" from the bat handle. The umpires measured the pine tar and declared Brett out and the Yankees the winner. After Kansas City protested the game, American League President Lee MacPhail ruled that Brett's use of pine tar did not violate the "spirit" of the rule because it did not give him a competitive advantage. Therefore, Brett's home run was counted, and when the game resumed at Yankee Stadium on August 18th, before only 1,200 fans, Kansas City held on for a 5-4 victory, with Dan Quisenberry getting a save to protect reliever Mike Armstrong's lead, and Gossage taking the loss. Even though both Kansas City and the Bronx Bombers failed to make the postseason that year, the game is one of the most infamous contests in MLB history. The full ticket measures 1.5x6". In part, the full ticket reads, "New York Yankees/Yankee Stadium/Loge Box $9.00/DAY 52/SUN. JULY 24, 1983/YANKEES vs KANSAS CITY." The ticket exhibits some darkening. The full ticket has been encapsulated and PSA graded FULL VG 3.

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