2006-07-15 19:34:55 · 24 answers · asked by Federico 4 in Sports ➔ Baseball
no ground rule double.
2006-07-15 19:36:54 · answer #1 · answered by Kevin R 1 · 5⤊ 2⤋
In every park, a hit that goes out of play (into the stands or out of the park) just as a home run, but on the bounce, having touched the ground in fair territory is an automatic double as covered by "Major League Baseball rule 6.09 sections e, f, g, and h. Such hits are typically referred to as ground rule doubles, which, while not truly a ground rule, has come to be an almost universally understood misnomer and has entered into accepted usage.
Originally, all batted balls that cleared the fence after a bounce in fair territory or on a fly were counted as home runs. The rule was changed for the 1930 American League season and adopted by the National League on December 12, 1930."
2006-07-16 02:40:46 · answer #2 · answered by radical_ri 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No It Is A Ground Rule Double Any One On Base Advances 2 Bases
2006-07-16 19:28:52 · answer #3 · answered by CardsFan527 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are two way to take this question
1. If the ball is hit and bounces off the floor (in fair territory) it's a ground rule double aka the batter goes to second (if some one is at second or third they can score but if their at first they go to third)
2. If the ball bounces and hits the top of the fence and goes over that's a home run
2006-07-16 02:51:44 · answer #4 · answered by ¿The Question? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It would be a ground rule double.
A ball must land past the fence on the fly for a homerun
2006-07-16 09:21:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
IF
1. The ball hits the ground and bounces over the fence, its a ground rule double
2. The ball bounces off Jose Canseco's head and goes over the fence, its funny as hell, and a home run.
2006-07-16 02:44:53 · answer #6 · answered by mtlmike 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NONONO. It's a ground rule double, but up to the late 30's they actually did rule it a homerun. So yes, some of Babe Ruth's 714 taters are questionable.
But now it's only a ground rule double.
2006-07-16 10:09:49 · answer #7 · answered by omgoddenownerengorgenzownzownorp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As has been stated above, it's a Ground Rule Double.
The batter is automatically awarded second base.
Any baserunner that may have been on First base when the
Ground Rule Double was hit is automatically awarded Third Base
and is NOT allowed to score as he might have if the hit was a
Double that stayed inside the park.
2006-07-16 02:40:46 · answer #8 · answered by GeneL 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When a baseball bounces over the fence it is concidered a -Double-
2006-07-16 02:40:56 · answer #9 · answered by momzilla 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ground rule double
2006-07-16 02:38:19 · answer #10 · answered by toughguy2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's called a ground rule double. The runner goes to second base. : )
2006-07-16 02:38:09 · answer #11 · answered by Mary* 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋