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From: rkp@drutx.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Runner's tagging up and 4 outs.
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Date: Fri, 18-May-84 10:14:27 EDT
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I appreciate Mark's examples of runs and outs and scores and no
scores, but none were the same as the situation I posted.

One out, runners on 1st and 3rd.  Batter lifts a drive to
right-center.  The runner on third is going to tag up if caught.
The runner on first isn't paying good attention, and heads for
second.  Outfielder catches the ball (out number 2), runner on third
tags up and heads home, runner from 1st has rounded second and retraces
his steps to first.  The outfielder tries to throw out the runner
going back to 1st.  The runner MUST return to 1st since the play on
him will be a FORCE play (i.e., no tag required).  If they force
him, the run doesn't score.  If he makes it back, the run scores.
Even if the runner gets back to first and overruns the bag, he has
safely returned to 1st and now must be tagged out to get the 3rd
out, but the runner going home has obviously scored by now and the
run counts.