A player hits a long fly ball to the outfield.The outfielder leaps up to make the catch.The ball hits the wall right below the yellow line.Then it ricochets off the player and goes over the wall..what is the call.
2006-12-16 18:32:36 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
since it hit the wall and not the top, then it hit the player and went over the ruling would be a ground rule double
2006-12-16 18:36:33 · answer #1 · answered by Canadiankid 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ok, heres a reliable answer: Ground Rule Double.
Because it hit the wall, it cant be a home run. Saying it's a home run is like calling a ball caught off the wall an out. If it ricochets off the player, no wall contact, its a home run.
2006-12-17 13:47:16 · answer #2 · answered by johnnydera18 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it would be a ground rule double because the ball hit the wall before it hit the player before it went over the fence. If it had hit the player and then gone over the wall without hitting the wall or the ground it would be a home run.
2006-12-17 13:04:23 · answer #3 · answered by Rolen 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Ground Rule Double because it hit the wall first..now if it hit the player in the head and then went over, it would be a home run..
2006-12-17 10:07:39 · answer #4 · answered by Larry 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its a ground rule double. Canseco's play was ruled a HR because it never hit part of the playing field, its much like a player trying to rob a HR and it hitting his glove and still going over. However, because the ball hit off the wall in your scenario, it is a ground rule double. It bounced in the playing field by hitting off of the wall.
2006-12-18 14:15:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It would be a ground rule double. The ball hit below the yellow line, so it's not a home run, and then the player interfered with the ball, so it would be a ground rule double.
2006-12-17 02:37:46 · answer #6 · answered by GalacticaCag 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In general, as indicated by the other answers, it would be a ground rule double.
However, if the fielder should have caught the ball (in the opinion of the official scorer) and his bobbling caused the ball to go over the wall... it would still be a "double" but it would be scored as an error, not a ground rule double.
2006-12-17 03:06:02 · answer #7 · answered by sagacity_ron 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As long as it NEVER hit the ground or was some how interfered with by a fan then it is in PLAY and would be considered a Home Run. If it hit the ground or was otherwise interfered with then it is a ground rule double.
Just ask the LIAR Jose Canseco
2006-12-17 13:44:06 · answer #8 · answered by The answer man in Pa 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a ground rule double because it hit the fence before hitting the fielder. If it hit the fielder, hit the wall and went over it would be a HR. In the Canseco HR the ball only hit his head and went over.
2006-12-17 09:22:17 · answer #9 · answered by Mosh 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Ground rule double
2006-12-17 11:05:22 · answer #10 · answered by Blue Jackets all the way 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋