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Ok, I will admit I'm not too sharp on the rules of the game....thought I'd throw this one out for thought....

Let's say a game is tied 4-4 and in the bottom of the ninth, bases loaded, a batter hits a ground rule double....do two runs get scored being it was a ground rule double or one score credited enough to win the game...???

One of the things that keep me awake some nights...."let's see....over 9.5....4-4 bases loaded and I need two runs to win.....single won't work cuz only one run gets scored.....home run would be great....so would a ground rule double fix my day....hmmmmm.....gotta get some sleep......just ask the boys on the forum....some are sharp as tacks, and some are as blunt as the other side of the tack, like me"...:toothless

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The game is technically over as soon as the first run crosses the plate in that situation. Only one run is scored.
 

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This was discussed here before and the answer was that only one run scores. I believe someone tried to say they had a miraculous -1.5 victory in this manner with two runs scoring on the ground rule double, but that was proven to be a mythical victory.
 

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Had the over once and lost when someone hit a grand slam in bottom of extra innings and I think he did not step on second so it was ruled a single and game finished under or something like that.... might have been the playoffs...does anyone remember what game that was?
 

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OH NO MR. BILL!!!!

Now I have to cheer for Mr. Dinger to cover the 9.5.....

To hell with the rules, that dude walking into the batter's box facing bases loaded better have a needle full of roids sticking out of each arm....:muscles:


(Thanks for the answer guys)
 

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I believe that was the game when Mike Piazza hit a walk off grand slam, but only decided he wanted to go to first base and go home. Only one run counted.

Here's another baseball question for those of you who like such things...There are two outs, the bases are loaded and the batter has a 3-2 count, so all runners break with the pitch. The batter strikes out, but the ball sails past the catcher and lodges in the umpire's mask. Before the ball is removed, three runners come around to score. Do the runs count?
 

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Ray Luca said:
Had the over once and lost when someone hit a grand slam in bottom of extra innings and I think he did not step on second so it was ruled a single and game finished under or something like that.... might have been the playoffs...does anyone remember what game that was?

that would be the (in)famous Robin Ventura Grand Slam "single" (I am 99.99% sure it was the 2000 Playoffs since the Mets were in the WS that year and basically haven't been in the playoffs since then and not much before then, too) where he hit one out in extra innings of a 3-3 game but once he touched 1st base he started celebrating as did the rest of the team and NO ONE advanced more than 1 base - so the final went down as 4-3 instead of 7-3. but for those who had the Over - while it hurt - the game was a dead Under all the way - and if you had cashed your ticket it would have been one of the luckiest covers ever. Now - for those who had NYM -1.5......
 

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If I'm the catcher I rip the ump's head off, hold it by the hair with the baseball sticking out front and place it in front of home plate, and they all get tagged out.

By God.
 

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I believe that was the game when Mike Piazza hit a walk off grand slam, but only decided he wanted to go to first base and go home. Only one run counted.

Here's another baseball question for those of you who like such things...There are two outs, the bases are loaded and the batter has a 3-2 count, so all runners break with the pitch. The batter strikes out, but the ball sails past the catcher and lodges in the umpire's mask. Before the ball is removed, three runners come around to score. Do the runs count?

my guess is only 1 scores and the rest have to go back to the base they advanced to after moving up 90 feet. remember the time a Yankees pitcher (El Duque i believe) couldn't get the ball out of his glove so he took off the glove and threw it to 1st base where the 1B caught it all for the out. hysterical
 

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Why does this all remind me of a college football game between NE and Kansas State, K State scores a td late, the crowd rushes the field, and the game is called without kicking the extra point?
 

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Winky, you are correct!

"Only one run counts. The ball is dead as soon as it lodges in the mask. The batter is awarded first base. If this occurred with first base occupied and less than two out, the batter would be automatically out."

OK, just one more since we are on the topic of scoring rules, and that'll be it. This one is multiple choice, and it is for play under professional rules...good luck and don't cheat.

Runner on first, Runner on third, one out, home team at bat, fifth inning. Squeeze play; runners stealing on the pitch. The batter attempts to bunt over the head of the charging first baseman. He pops the ball over the first baseman's head, but the pitcher makes a spectacular diving catch (taking attention away from R3). R3 touches home as the catch is made. He sees that R1 will be out easily, and he proceeds quietly to his dugout. The pitcher tosses the ball to first base for an easy retouch appeal, and R1 is the third out. The pitcher's trainer and manager sprint onto the field to check their pitcher for injury. A normal change of half-innings ensues; no one, including the plate umpire, deals with R3's failure to retouch or his run (which obviously scored before the third out-a time play). After nine innings, the scoreboard says the score is 2-2, and the visiting team eventually wins by an apparent score of 4-2 after 12 innings. In their locker room after the game, the umpires discuss the fifth inning double play, and realize that the run scored for the home team. What should they do?


a. Nothing. It is up to the home team to find the error.

b. The umpires must inform the official scorer and the two managers that the home team won the game in eight-and-a-half innings by a score of 3-2.

c. The 4-2 final score stands; the mistake was not recognized before the end of regulation play, so the extra innings must count.

d. The 4-2 final score stands; the mistake was not recognized before the umpires left the field.

e. The umpires must refer the matter to the league president, commissioner, or supervisor by telephone.

What's the call?
 

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winkyduck said:
that would be the (in)famous Robin Ventura Grand Slam "single" (I am 99.99% sure it was the 2000 Playoffs since the Mets were in the WS that year and basically haven't been in the playoffs since then and not much before then, too) where he hit one out in extra innings of a 3-3 game but once he touched 1st base he started celebrating as did the rest of the team and NO ONE advanced more than 1 base - so the final went down as 4-3 instead of 7-3. but for those who had the Over - while it hurt - the game was a dead Under all the way - and if you had cashed your ticket it would have been one of the luckiest covers ever. Now - for those who had NYM -1.5......

Yes!!! Dead under all the way never a chance until he hit that shot and then they took it away

thanks winky
 

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