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From: man@bocar.UUCP (M Nevar)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Unassisted triple play WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BALL
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Date: Tue, 18-Jun-85 09:35:47 EDT
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>>............. How can a fielder be credited with an
>>unassisted triple play WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BALL?
>  
>Try this one on:
>  
>Meanwhile, for some unknown reason, the runner
>is coming down the line in fair territory, and gets hit with the ball.  Two
>outs, and the putout is again credited to the catcher, who was the closest
>fielder.  The ball then rolls into the infield.  The runners from first and
>second are now rounding third, one after the other ( this must be K.C., with 

I always thought that after a runner was hit with a batted ball, the runner
was out, the batter was credited with a single, and the ball was ruled DEAD,
play OVER.

That way the third out cannot be attempted.

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Mark Nevar