If a baseball player hits a home run over the fence, but then dies before he can run around the bases, does the home run count? please help
2007-05-13 20:52:33 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
Yes. Because the ball is dead, a substitute can take the batter-runner's place and finish running out the four-base award.
2007-05-13 21:02:07 · answer #1 · answered by Ryan R 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
NO it does not count extensive form the regulations state that the participant ought to touch each and all of the bases for a run to rely - so if the participant dies, the run dies too. The participant ought to touch each and all of the bases and likewise touch living house plate. that's the reason once you notice a super interest end interior the playoffs on a stroll off homerun, on a similar time as each and all of the teammates are at living house plate waiting to bounce on the batter in party, the umpire is powerful there to be sure the participant touches living house plate -- while the participant touches the plate the umpire factors on the plate signifying the run scored.
2017-01-09 19:45:55 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the homerun counts. A pinch-runner is put in his place to complete the play. This happened in a minor league game back in the '50's or '60's.
At the time that happened, who got the "run scored" was undecided. The pinch-runner should have gotten credit for it as they do on all other pinch-running situations.
2007-05-13 21:30:22 · answer #3 · answered by Jay9ball 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nacnud,
What?
Yes he could be subbed for, or another runner could assist him as long as they don't pass. A preceding runner could drag the lifeless body around the diamond touching all bases.There would have to have been a runner on base for that to happen though.
Hopefully we will never see the scenario, and if we do, the game would probably not be finished at the insistance of both managers.
2007-05-14 02:33:45 · answer #4 · answered by br549 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ryan's got it. While actually dying on the basepaths has never happened in the majors, sometimes an injury will occur. Since the ball is dead and out of play, the team is entitled to all the earned bases, so a pinch-runner goes in and finishes the play.
Ah, finally found the example I was looking for -- on 14-Sept-2005, in Toronto, Red Sox 2B Graffanino homered with CF Kapler on first. Kapler got injured rounding second base (tore a tendon IIRC). The game was delayed while medical staff attended Kapler and got him off the field; Graffanino stayed between first and second (as not to pass his runner teammate); finally Machado went in as pinch-runner for Kapler, both players scored, Machado getting credited the run. Kapler was out for the rest of the season.
Top of the fifth: http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2005/B09140TOR2005.htm
2007-05-14 01:34:39 · answer #5 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Ryan R has the correct answer. I remember Dodger-Pirate game when I was a kid. Pedro Guerrero homered and it took about 2 1/2 minutes to circle the bases because of a back injury he was suffering from. Even then I looked up as rule for that and if in that situation the player who homered could not complete his trip around the bases a substitute runner may complete the trip.
2007-05-13 23:28:07 · answer #6 · answered by david w 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
They roll him out of the way, and a pinch runner is put in to finish running the bases.
2007-05-14 03:17:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, he gets the corresponding hit with what ever base he gets to. Like when Robin Ventura hit the ball over the fence and he stopped at first base when the Mets beat the Braves in the 2000 NLCS. It only counted as an RBI single.
2007-05-13 22:31:52 · answer #8 · answered by dj 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
yes it does with pinch runner.
Robin Ventura never had a pinch runner finish for him and that is why the grand slam wasn't marked as such
2007-05-14 00:11:15 · answer #9 · answered by kimba 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'd be disgusted if any part of the game counted at all - talk about disrespectful. They should just reschedule.
2007-05-13 21:00:08 · answer #10 · answered by madbaggage 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋