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George Brett – Society for American Baseball Research
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Pine Tar Game: Story behind George Brett's controversial home run - Sports Illustrated
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George Brett's pine tar home run
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Royals best single-game hitting performances
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Hall of Famer George Brett on Pine Tar Game, 40 years later - ESPN
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September 30, 1992: George Brett joins 3,000-hit club with four-hit performance – Society for American Baseball Research
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Sept. 19, 1980 – In the George Brett goes 2-for-4, keeping his season batting average at .400
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Hitters continue to chase .400
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Rockies Todd Helton Top 10
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Will Rockies' Charlie Blackmon hit over .400 this season? - Los Angeles Times
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An oral history of the Pine Tar Game - Sports Illustrated
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Remembering the George Brett Pine Tar Incident, 30 Years Later, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors