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Originally Posted by bd41flpk
Understood on the clarification on the Runners - 3rd - R1 / 2nd - R2 / 1st - R3. Also appreciate the clarification that any of these runners in the: (a) bases loaded or (b) 1st and 2nd who misses a base will be declared as the 'force out' of the 3rd out - Hence, no runs can score. Appreciate it.
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That's what we're here for.
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Originally Posted by bd41flpk
One more wrinke: (1) R1 on 3rd alone - B/R misses 2nd on a home run (not over a fence) - Results: R1 still scores since B/R is not forced @ 2nd - correct? If B/R did miss 1st, then no runs score?
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Both of those statements would be correct. B2 (the batter-runner) is always forced to advance to 1B on a fair ball, even if it's over the fence.
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Originally Posted by bd41flpk
(1) R1 on 3rd and R2 on 2nd - B/R misses 2nd on a home run (not over a fence) - Results: R1 & R2 still scores since B/R is not forced @ 2nd - correct? If B/R did miss 1st, then no runs score?
Thanks
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Correct and correct.
In the two situations you provide where the BR misses 2B, the key is rule 5-5-B-3:
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No run shall be scored if the third out of the inning is the result of... a preceding runner is declared out on an appeal play.
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You have preceding runners, and you have succeeding runners. A preceding runner is the one in front of you while you're running the bases. The succeeding runner is the one behind you. It's a reference to where they are relative to the appealed runner in the batting order.