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EG: R1, no outs, hit and run. A fly is batted to right-center field and R1 touches and rounds second base on his advance. An outfielder dives and catches the fly. R1 reverses direction, misses second base on his way back, and the throw to first goes wild into the dugout. R1 is awarded third. He retouches first, touches second, and proceeds to third: an appeal of second is denied. The runner touched it his final time past the base.

This makes sense, but what if the runner had gone directly back to 1B from his position between 2B and 3B, missing 2B by several body lengths? Does he still get credit for touching 2B if he does so the "last time by"?

When I was 12, I was umpiring the bases in a LL game. The BR got a hit in the gap, ran to 1B, and then ran directly to 3B, saying, "Oops!" as he crossed the mound.

I called him out, but everybody told me I should have said nothing until the defense appealed. Since the runner missed 2B by about 8 body lengths, had I made the right call?