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Originally Posted by bsaucer
Technically, it is a force out because he failed to reach second base.
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Let's work on one thing at a time.
Rule 2.00 FORCE PLAY: "A FORCE PLAY is a play in which a runner legally loses his right to occupy a base by reason of the batter becoming a runner."
The scoring rule (4.09) refers to "any runner being forced out," which means put out during a force play.
So although it is true that R1 can be forced out only until he reaches 2B, that is a
consequence of the definition of 'force play', and not the definition itself. Your statement is thus confused and an obstacle to correct understanding of 4.09.