e ▁hit ▁ 3 0 ▁home ▁runs ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁His ▁lifetime ▁field ing ▁percentage ▁was ▁. 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁ ▁Bry e ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁biggest ▁controvers ies ▁in ▁baseball ▁on ▁the ▁final ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁season . ▁Kansas ▁City ' s ▁George ▁Bre tt ▁and ▁Hal ▁Mc R ae ▁were ▁in ▁a ▁near ▁dead lock ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁League ▁batt ing ▁championship . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁final ▁at - bat , ▁Bre tt ▁hit ▁a ▁routine ▁fly - ball ▁to ▁left ▁field , ▁that ▁Bry e ▁failed ▁to ▁catch , ▁and ▁it ▁fell ▁for ▁a ▁hit . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁accus ations ▁that ▁Bry e ▁played ▁it ▁badly , ▁to ▁den y ▁Mc R ae , ▁an ▁African ▁American , ▁the ▁batt ing ▁championship . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁never ▁conclus ively ▁established ▁that ▁Bry e ▁intention ally ▁failed ▁to ▁ret ire ▁Bre tt . ▁ ▁Statistics ▁Career ▁Statistics : ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁, ▁or ▁Ret ros heet ▁Pel ota ▁Bin aria ▁( V enez uel an ▁Winter ▁League ) ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Base ball ▁players ▁from ▁California ▁Category : C arden ales ▁de ▁L ara ▁players ▁Category : Char lot te ▁Hor net s ▁( base ball ) ▁players ▁Category : F lor ida ▁Inst ruction al ▁League ▁Tw ins ▁players ▁Category : G ulf ▁Coast ▁Tw ins