pine tar incident
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The pine tar incident was a famous 1983 Major League Baseball controversy in which George Brett’s apparent go-ahead home run was nullified due to excessive pine tar on his bat, leading to a dramatic on-field protest and a later reversal of the call.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| pine tar incident canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3712314 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: pine tar incident Context triple: [George Brett, notableEvent, pine tar incident]
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1967 Shag Harbour incident
The 1967 Shag Harbour incident is a famous Canadian UFO case in which multiple witnesses reported a low-flying object crashing into the waters off Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia, prompting an official government investigation.
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Tapani Incident
The Tapani Incident was a major 1915 anti-Japanese uprising in southern Taiwan, led by local religious and militia leaders, and is remembered as one of the most significant resistance movements during Japanese colonial rule.
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Imo Incident
The Imo Incident was an 1882 mutiny of Korean soldiers in Seoul that escalated into violent unrest and foreign intervention, highlighting Korea’s internal instability and vulnerability to outside powers.
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Sian Incident
The Sian Incident was a 1936 political crisis in China in which Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek was detained by his own generals, leading to a negotiated United Front between the Nationalists and Communists against Japanese aggression.
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Turner's Falls massacre
The Turner's Falls massacre was a brutal 1676 attack by English colonial militia on a Native American encampment during King Philip's War, resulting in the deaths of many Indigenous people, including women and children.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: pine tar incident Target entity description: The pine tar incident was a famous 1983 Major League Baseball controversy in which George Brett’s apparent go-ahead home run was nullified due to excessive pine tar on his bat, leading to a dramatic on-field protest and a later reversal of the call.
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A.
1967 Shag Harbour incident
The 1967 Shag Harbour incident is a famous Canadian UFO case in which multiple witnesses reported a low-flying object crashing into the waters off Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia, prompting an official government investigation.
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B.
Tapani Incident
The Tapani Incident was a major 1915 anti-Japanese uprising in southern Taiwan, led by local religious and militia leaders, and is remembered as one of the most significant resistance movements during Japanese colonial rule.
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C.
Imo Incident
The Imo Incident was an 1882 mutiny of Korean soldiers in Seoul that escalated into violent unrest and foreign intervention, highlighting Korea’s internal instability and vulnerability to outside powers.
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D.
Sian Incident
The Sian Incident was a 1936 political crisis in China in which Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek was detained by his own generals, leading to a negotiated United Front between the Nationalists and Communists against Japanese aggression.
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E.
Turner's Falls massacre
The Turner's Falls massacre was a brutal 1676 attack by English colonial militia on a Native American encampment during King Philip's War, resulting in the deaths of many Indigenous people, including women and children.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball controversy
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sports rules dispute ⓘ |
| batIssue | excessive pine tar on George Brett's bat ⓘ |
| batter | George Brett ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| complaintBy | New York Yankees ⓘ |
| date | 1983-07-24 ⓘ |
| decisionMaker | American League president Lee MacPhail ⓘ |
| event | George Brett hit a two-run home run ⓘ |
| finalResult | Kansas City Royals won the game ⓘ |
| finalScore | 5–4 ⓘ |
| gameResumedAt | Yankee Stadium ⓘ |
| gameResumedInning | top of the ninth inning ⓘ |
| gameResumptionDate | 1983-08-18 ⓘ |
| gameSituation | Royals trailing 4–3 ⓘ |
| homeTeam | New York Yankees ⓘ |
| initialCall | home run ⓘ |
| initialRuling |
George Brett called out
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game declared over with Yankees leading ⓘ home run nullified ⓘ |
| inning | top of the ninth inning ⓘ |
| involvesPlayer | George Brett ⓘ |
| involvesTeam |
Kansas City Royals
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New York Yankees ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| legacy | frequently cited in discussions of MLB rules enforcement ⓘ |
| location | Yankee Stadium ⓘ |
| managerOfRoyals | Dick Howser ⓘ |
| managerOfYankees | Billy Martin ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive national sports media attention ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
became one of the most famous arguments in MLB history
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highlighted technical interpretation of equipment rules ⓘ |
| notableReaction | George Brett charged out of the dugout in anger ⓘ |
| pitcher | Goose Gossage ⓘ |
| protestBy | Kansas City Royals ⓘ |
| protestOutcome | protest upheld by American League president ⓘ |
| reversal |
George Brett's out call overturned
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home run reinstated ⓘ |
| ruleInvoked | MLB rule limiting pine tar on bats ⓘ |
| scoreAtResumption | Royals leading 5–4 ⓘ |
| season | 1983 MLB season ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| subsequentAction | Kansas City Royals filed an official protest ⓘ |
| umpireCrewChief | Tim McClelland ⓘ |
| visitingTeam | Kansas City Royals ⓘ |
| year | 1983 ⓘ |
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Subject: pine tar incident Description of subject: The pine tar incident was a famous 1983 Major League Baseball controversy in which George Brett’s apparent go-ahead home run was nullified due to excessive pine tar on his bat, leading to a dramatic on-field protest and a later reversal of the call.
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