On this day: July 24
POSTED: 10:23 PM PDT Jul 23, 2012
UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Jul 23, 2012
An aviation pioneer is born, a lost city is rediscovered, a famous comedy duo performs together for the first time, George Brett flips out and Apollo 11 splashes down, all on this day.
Royals Hall of Fame
1983: In what will become known as "The Pine Tar Incident," Kansas City Royal George Brett hits a game-winning two-run home run in Yankees Stadium, but the home run is nullified and the Yankees given the win after umpires rule Brett had too much pine tar on his bat. An angry Brett charges out of the dugout and is immediately ejected. The Royals protest the game and it is later replayed from the point of Brett's home run, ending in a victory for the Royals.
