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From: bd@peora.UUCP (Bernie Dougan)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Unassisted triple play WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BALL
Message-ID: <1098@peora.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 19-Jun-85 08:46:45 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 19 08:46:45 1985
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Organization: Perkin-Elmer SDC, Orlando, Fl.
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> >
> >............. How can a fielder be credited with an
> >unassisted triple play WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BALL?
>   
> Try this one on:
>   
> Bases loaded, no outs ( of course ).  The team at bat decides to try the 
> suicide squeeze.  On the pitch, all runners break.  The ball is bunted into
> the air, down the third base line.  The batter interferes with the catcher,
> who is trying to catch the ball - one out, putout credited to the catcher,
> who was the closest fielder.  Meanwhile, for some unknown reason, the runner
> ...

I think that once it has been determined that the batter interfered with
the catcher (even if that was not decided until after the play), the ball
is dead at that point, the runners must return to their base, and one
out is credited.  If this is wrong, please correct it.

>   
> Mark Tompkins
> epsilon!mb2c!mlt
>   

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     Bernie Dougan
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