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From: jeff@dual.UUCP (Jeff Houston)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: You make the call!
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Date: Wed, 18-Jul-84 15:59:28 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 18 15:59:28 1984
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Yes, the correct call is that the runners score, the batter is credited
with a single (if he missed second).  The same call is made if the batter
manages to pass the runner who was on first before he reaches second base,
batter is out rest of runners score.  This actually occured in a major
league game about 10 years ago, a pinch hitter for the Tigers was up with
the bases loaded (I have forgotten who it was - nobody notable), anyway he
proceeded to club the ball over the fench for an apparent grand slam!  In
his enthusiasum the batter ran past the runner who had originally been on
first, the batter was called out but was credited with a 3-RBI single.

One additional neat rule in baseball, is that on all appeal plays on things
like missed bases the ball is live, and runners may advance at their own
risk.  My softball team has scored 4 runs this way: runner moves up from
second to third on sacrifice fly, fielding team appeals with throw to
second when time is in, runner on third goes home!  Not to many people
are aware of this rule but it's an easy way to score a run every so often.

To quote the immortal Bill the Cat, "GACK".

Jeff Houston
Dual Systems Corp., Berkeley, CA
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