If a baseball hits a players glove and deflects into the stands. Is it a home run?

Question

Just wondering?

Answer 1

Yes! Remember when the ball hit Jose Canseco head and bounced over the fence for a home run?

Answer 2

As long as it happens in fair territory, and the ball doesn't hit the ground first it is a HR. I remember one time seeing a Major Leaguer catch a routine fly ball, then thinking there were 3 outs, toss the ball into the stands. The out counted because he caught the ball and had possesion, but there was a runner on 1st base, who was told to go to third on the outfielder's two base throwing error. Now, if an outfielder attempts to catch a fly ball and it bounces so hard off his glove that it ends up in the stands, its a HR, even if it would not have cleared the fence had the outfielder not attempted to catch the ball. I've seen some unfortunate plays like that happen at Wrigley against the Cubbies.

Answer 3

Canseco's header is the baseball blooper of all time. Admit it, half of the laughs are from the fact of not just what happened, but to whom it happened.

But the ball popping out of the glove and over the fence happened to Dwight Evans of the Red Sox in the 1975 World Series. Nobody remembers that because there were some other notable things that happened in that Series, and Evans went on to become one of the best defensive outfielders ever. This guy hit more career home runs than his teammate Jim Rice and was a better outfielder, but, unlike Rice, nobody ever talks about him as a Hall of Fame candidate.

Answer 4

Yes. It can hit any part of the player and go over the fence for a home run. As long as the ball doesn't hit the ground, it's good.

Remember Jose Cansaco with the Rangers a while back?

Answer 5

Depends on where the fielder is at the time the ball goes over the stands, wall or fence. Couldn't hardly call a homerun if the first baseman is reaching for a ball in foul territory and it drops into the seats.
As long as the ball is in fair territory between the white lines, yes.

Answer 6

From the MLB rule e book - "6.09 The batter will become a runner while—" (d) a straightforward ball passes over a fence or into the stands at a distance from abode base of 250 feet or extra. Such hit entitles the batter to a house run while he shall have TOUCHED ALL BASES LEGALLY. a straightforward fly ball that passes out of the enjoying field at a factor decrease than 250 feet from abode base shall entitle the batter to enhance to 2d base purely;" you're able to would desire to have a pinch runner - somebody has to the touch the bases. the extra helpful question could be - how do you score that?!

Answer 7

1986 ALCS Game 5, Boston (1 win) at California (3 wins) -- in the bottom of the sixth inning, Sox CF Dave Henderson misplays a long fly by 1B Bobby Grich, and knocks if over the fence for a 2-run home run. Angels take the lead, 3-2.

Hendu made up for it later, in the ninth.

Answer 8

Everybody is right.
If the ball was first touched when it was over foul territory, then it is a foul ball. If it is a fair ball and sent over the fence in fair territory, home run. If it goes over in foul territory, double.

But there is one exception: when the ball is deflected at a point less than 250 ft from home plate it is two bases.

Answer 9

Yes.. Last year a ball hit off Willy Mo Pena's glove (Red Sox) and went over the the fence. A similar thing happened to Jose Conseco, except the ball hit off his head.

Answer 10

Absolutely. But if say it bounces off the glove into right or left field stands before the yellow foul post, then it is labeled a ground-rule double!