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Originally Posted by greymule
In the OP, the run of course does not score.
However:
R3, R1, 2 outs. Batter singles down the 3B line. R3 scores, R1 stops at 2B. The ball comes in to the mound. As F1 awaits the next batter, R2 now retreats toward 1B (perhaps thinking the ball was foul, perhaps to retrieve his hat, wrongly assuming that time had been called), and F1 throws to F4 for the reinstated force.
This third out seems to me to be a new play, occurring after the continuing action of the original play. I would not nullify the run.
I know it's so unlikely that it's probably not addressed anywhere, but in 39 years I did see it happen once (though I admit it was in softball).
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If it's a "reinstated force" then the run doesn't count. If it's not, then the run does count.
While the timing may determine which it is, there's no time frame when it's both a "reinstated force" and a timing play (to allow the run to score).