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Originally Posted by mcrowder
Quote me a rule that says this please. Not a rule that has similar words. The rule that tells you that "no appeals that can be honored for other runners failing to advance."
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How can you appeal a runner for missing a base they had no liability to be put out on?
The runners are forced to advance because the batter was awarded first base.
But they are not liable to be put out.
The scenario is that the runner on third scored and the batter did not go to first.
With less than two outs the batter could be appealed but the run would count. Game over. There is no potential appeal on any other runner since neither was under liabiliity to be put out, i.e. forced. The run scoring was not predicated on anything other than the batter being awarded first base and does not need the other runners to touch the next base as it would under a batted ball with the bases loaded.
With two outs the run would be nullified only if the batter failed to advance to first.