|
similar situation
I don't know of a rules reference for this case but a couple of things come to mind. Was this a playoff game?
If all parties agree as to when the lights went out relative to the play, I would think it would be legitimate to have a "do over". I'm curious about where in the rules that shows up, though.
There'll be a lot of scenarios playing through everyone's minds: would the throw have retired the batter? he already grounded out, why not just assume the out would be made since the SS is an all-star former semi-pro player? what if the batter gets a hit on the do-over? what if substitutes need to be made because Joe Jock can't make it for the next game? What if Homer Hannigan, who couldn't make this game, shows up for the do-over and is inserted as a pinch-hitter for the batter who almost grounded out? What fun!
In a similar situation a few weeks ago, our lights also went out. Not as dramatic a situation as yours - we were between pitches. This was a regular season game where the visitors had just scored 11 runs in the top of the 7th to take a lead. The league ruled that the score would revert back to the previous inning [visitors down after 6] because the home team did not have the opportunity to complete their last at bat. So the 7th inning heroics were all for naught.
However, I think if that game had been a playoff game, the league would have rescheduled it ASAP to complete the game.
Ted
|