In baseball, there is only one way (that I know of) in which a team can get a quadruple play. The fourth out must be an officially recognized out by the umpire and scorekeeper.
Has a quadruple play ever happened in MLB? Has anyone seen it happen in the minor leagues or in amateur baseball?
2007-11-26 10:30:19 · 25 answers · asked by Jeffrey K 7 in Sports ➔ Baseball
A fourth out can be recognized if it erases a run that would otherwise have scored.
Bases loaded with no outs. Fly ball to center. All runner start running without tagging up. Ball is caught. Centerfielder throws to 2nd for an out. He throws to 1st for the third out. But runner from 3rd has already touched home plate. So his run counts unless they throw to 3rd to get him out for not tagging up. This is the recognized 4th out.
2007-11-28 09:46:41 · update #1
The only "quadruple play" I have heard of is the one being pushed by my Cable Company to get me to buy more of thier services (internet, cable, home phone, wireless)
Other than that - no matter what happens the Umpire will call the play dead after the 3rd out - I am an official scorekeeper with theh local league here and in other plays where you could get 2 outs after the second out the play is always called dead once out 3 is called.
sorry - unless they change the rules... I do not believe one will ever officially happen.
2007-12-04 05:09:23 · answer #1 · answered by Elaine S 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋
No quadruple=4 where there are only 3 outs in an inning. So no it can never happen. There are times where players forget how many outs are in an inning, but it doesn't matter as long as the 3rd out is made.
Haha your situation with no outs bases loaded a line drive is caught everyone is running still wouldn't matter the first out is recorded from the time the ball is caught then thrown to second and then to first triple play. No run scores on the play. The runner has to tag up in order to score from third since the player did not the run doesn't score.
2007-11-27 17:32:27 · answer #2 · answered by Steven R 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is not possible, because the instant the third out is recorded, the inning is over, anything which happens thereafter is not counted in score, stats, etc.
I MIGHT be wrong, but to my knowledge the only way two outs can be recorded truely simultaneously would be if a ball was caught while the fielder was standing on the bag and the runner was not. This can never happen for the 3rd+4th out of a single play because obviously it would have to be the first two (because it must be played off a hit). However, I could see this happening as the 3rd and 4th outs of an INNING. I wonder how they would rule that...
2007-11-26 11:35:35 · answer #3 · answered by MLBfreek35 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here we go with the mythical fourth out.
No, there is no such thing as a quadruple play.
You're thinking of the "apparent fourth out," which can occur when the defense appeals a base running infraction.
For a triple play example, say we have the bases loaded with nobody out. The batter hits a fly ball deep to right field. The runner on third leaves early and appears to score on the putout by the right fielder. The runner from second tags up and tries for third. The right fielder throws him out at third for the second out. While the defense was playing on the runner from second, the runner from first tries to take second. But the defense gets him out at second.
The defense can wipe the apparent run off the board by appealing the base running infraction by the runner from third. The out on the appeal is the third out.
2007-11-26 15:55:31 · answer #4 · answered by Ryan R 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
You can't get a quadruple play.
If a batter swings and misses at a 3rd strike and the catcher drops the ball with first base unoccupied (and there are no outs in this scenario), the strikeout itself is not recorded as an "out"...the only way to get an "out" on that play is to throw the runner out at first, or tag him before he gets to first base.
In that case, the pitcher does get credit for a strikeout, but it is not counted toward one of the three required "outs" to retire the side. This is the reason why a number of pitchers have been able to record four strikeouts in an inning throughout major league history...because the dropped third strike is not counted as one of the 3 required outs, therefore the pitcher gets an additional opportunity to record a strikeout, and many pitchers have, in fact, struck out four batters in an inning.
The inning ends as soon as the third out is made. It's just like someone said earlier, if there are two outs (but the infielders are unaware of that) and they execute a "double play", only the first half of the double play (i.e. the "third out") counts in the stats...the "fourth out" is simply disregarded.
If an out is charged to the offense in the act of running the bases while a triple play is executed (e.g. for running out of the baseline, or for interference), only three of the outs will count...basically the 3 which occurred first.
2007-11-26 12:04:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you know anything about baseball? There are three outs per half inning. After the third out, the half inning is over. There's no such thing as a quadruple play because of this.
Was this a serious question or are you looking for people in the baseball section who don't know what they're talking about to answer this by saying, "Wow, interesting. I've never seen one," or something the like? That'd be a funny joke.
2007-11-27 02:14:07 · answer #6 · answered by alibauer 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Technically, there can only be three outs in an inning. While the rules allow the umpires to sometimes recognize a 4th out, doing so negates one of the earlier outs and, thus, there can be no such thing as a quadruple play.
2007-11-26 12:07:35 · answer #7 · answered by JerH1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I saw this happen when the Boston Celtics were playing the Indianapolis Colts. It was tied at 14 in the 3rd period, the Colts won it on a penalty kick in overtime.
Really the only way I know of in which a "quadruple play" can happen is if you are watching the game high as a kite.
2007-11-27 16:36:50 · answer #8 · answered by triplezero19 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If a batter strikes out and the catcher misses the ball, he can run to first. If he makes to the base then the other team would still have three outs to make, but that doesnt count as a quadruple play
2007-11-26 11:08:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
there is largely one actual "4 out inning" danger, and an charm is needed for this to take place. The shielding group has to charm a runner leaving a base early on a fly ball to stay away from a run from scoring after the 0.33 out occurs. working example, a million out, runners on 1st and third, fly ball hit to left field. Leftfielder catches it for the 2nd out, runner from first tags and is thrown out at 2nd, yet after the runner from third crosses the plate. protection can charm the runner leaving third early, and if the umpire upholds the charm, the runner from 0.33 is noted as out, making 4 outs. dropping the 0.33 strike counts as a strikeout for the pitcher, yet no longer an out, so there could be no danger of a quadruple play.
2016-09-30 05:03:02 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋