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Originally Posted by SAump
Reggie Jackson hit a home run while playing for the Yankees. The fans rushed the field in an attempt to mob him while he ran around the bases. He never completed his attempt to circumnavigate the bases. The league later ruled that the run did count and amended the rulebook to reflect the "fairness" principle. I doubt it was written in MLB 7.06, but it may have been written in 1976. I could be wrong about the date too.  |
And this must have been written to cover fan interference. I'm quite sure it has nothing to do with a player running into the umpire. That is called a "bad break," or as they say in golf, "a rub of the green." You just have to live with it.