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Originally Posted by greymule

Abel on 3B, Baker on 1B, one out. Charles lines a hit down the RF line. Abel scores, Baker misses 2B and advances to 3B. Charles is thrown out at 2B for the second out. The defense appeals Baker's miss of 2B.

Even though Charles has been put out, the force remains on Baker's miss of 2B, since Baker was forced at the time he missed the bag. Therefore, the third out is a force play and Abel's run doesn't count.

grey,

For those of us discussing this play locally that work little FED, are you aware of any OBR-based reference that supports the statement that the force still remains on R1 when the B/R is put out?


John