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Very similar play to the one I brought up in a thread several weeks ago. Butch Wynegar took a bases loaded ball four that was a wild pitch. He did not go to first and joined in the celebration at the plate. The theory was that if the B/R makes the third out at first, a run cannot score.
Back then the ump said the wild pitch took precedence over the walk so the run stood.
This play was not a force out. The runner on third was entitled to home by the bases loaded walk. Could have been another Merkel Boner though.
I think I heard Bud Black protested the decision. It sounds like they appealed to third in which case it was a timing play and the run had crossed the plate by that time. I guess it could be argued that an out could be called for abandonment and when that out could have been called before the run scored.
Last edited by Larry1953; Sat Sep 10, 2011 at 11:10pm.
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