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From: halle1@houxz.UUCP (J.HALLE)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: solution: two runners rundown proble
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Date: Thu, 10-May-84 14:12:43 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 10 14:12:43 1984
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You better get a new league comish.  The ump was right.  Merely touching the
base does not mean you own the base.  Until the runner in front of you
legally advances to the next base, he owns that base, so you cannot own it
also.  As an example, in the famous Babe Herman incident, three runners
ended up on third.  Only the first one was legally there.  The other two could
legally go back to second and first.  Of course they might be tagged out
on the way, and could have been tagged while on third (and were).

In your example, the front runner could legally go back to third.  If he did,
the back runner could legally go back to second, as that was the last base
he "owned."  If the front runner were tagged out, then third is the back guy's.

This situation is described in detail in the rulebook.  I am surprised your
protest was upheld.  Obviously it was through your lambasting and not
through careful reading.