If it's a tie game, bottom of the ninth, bases loaded, 2 outs.
Say i hit a single and the winning run scores. Do i need to touch first or is the game automaticaly over.
2007-09-13 10:29:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
You need to touch first
2007-09-13 10:32:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You absolutely have to touch first or you can be forced out and no run would score. Even if you hit the ball over the fence you must at least touch first base or you could be put out by an appeal play. It would be a different story with one out, you could decline to touch first so long as all the other runners advanced and touched the next base, however in this case the scorer would most likely decline to award you with a hit.
2007-09-13 10:39:47 · answer #2 · answered by ligoneskiing 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have to touch first if there is two outs. The reason is that the run crossing the plate does not count if the player that hit the ball is not safe at first. Here is MLB rule 4.09
4.09
HOW A TEAM SCORES.
(a) One run shall be scored each time a runner legally advances to and touches first, second, third and home base before three men are put out to end the inning. EXCEPTION: A run is not scored if the runner advances to home base during a play in which the third out is made (1) by the batter-runner before he touches first base; (2) by any runner being forced out; or (3) by a preceding runner who is declared out because he failed to touch one of the bases.
(b) When the winning run is scored in the last half-inning of a regulation game, or in the last half of an extra inning, as the result of a base on balls, hit batter or any other play with the bases full which forces the runner on third to advance, the umpire shall not declare the game ended until the runner forced to advance from third has touched home base and the batter-runner has touched first base.
Rule 4.09(b) Comment: An exception will be if fans rush onto the field and physically prevent the runner from touching home plate or the batter from touching first base. In such cases, the umpires shall award the runner the base because of the obstruction by the fans. PENALTY: If the runner on third refuses to advance to and touch home base in a reasonable time, the umpire shall disallow the run, call out the offending player and order the game resumed. If, with two out, the batter-runner refuses to advance to and touch first base, the umpire shall disallow the run, call out the offending player, and order the game resumed. If, before two are out, the batter-runner refuses to advance to and touch first base, the run shall count, but the offending player shall be called out.
Rule 4.09 Comment: Approved Ruling: No run shall score during a play in which the third out is made by the batter-runner before he touches first base.
Briefly that states that the batter must touch first base for the run to count
2007-09-13 11:34:54 · answer #3 · answered by dennis_evans2003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you need to touch first base - otherwise, the fielders could get the ball to first base and tag it, putting you out and negating the run.
2007-09-13 10:37:37 · answer #4 · answered by JerH1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you need to touch first or they will tag first and u will be out and and the run doesnt count
2007-09-13 10:32:35 · answer #5 · answered by Jake 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You must "reach base safely".
So that means you must touch first.
2007-09-13 10:35:26 · answer #6 · answered by Fåñ╬@$¥ Š¶☼®╬$ Gû®ù 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋