When was the last protested baseball game

The protest had an incorrect basis, such as a disagreement with an umpire's judgment, which cannot be protested. The team lodging the protest won the game, so it was never formally filed. There have been some games when the protest has been upheld, even when the umpires correctly enforced the rules. In that case, the umpires were following the existing rules to the letter when Brett's homer was negated and he was called out. However, AL President Lee MacPhail ruled that the penalty was not within the "spirit of the rules" and reversed the call.

Brett was awarded the home run and the game was resumed from that point with some interesting substitutions by Yankee manager Billy Martin. When a protest is upheld, the game is supposed to be played from the point of the protested play as corrected.

However, there have also been times when the protest has been upheld, but the game has not been resumed. By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies.

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Here are some details from the baseball-reference box score: During the middle of the fifth inning, the umpires and Cubs grounds crew were caught off guard by a sudden deluge that lasted just between 15 and 30 minutes. At the time, the upheld protest at Wrigley Field was the first since Tempus fugit.

Loading comments Share this story Twitter Facebook. The League eventually agreed that Brett did not violate the spirit of the rule, and the game was resumed with two outs in the top of the ninth, with the Royals leading Yankees Manager Billy Martin staged his own protest moving Don Mattingly to second base and Ron Guidry to center field to demonstrate his disapproval of the ruling.

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