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[Bulldog]

MLB Rule Interpretation - Situation: Runners on first and second 2 outs, batter hits triple, the runner on first misses second base. Defensive team appeals and umpires agree that runner misses second and calls him out on appeal. Umpires score one run and say the appeal was made after the second run scored. Is this correct? Exactly when is a runner out on appeal?

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by Bulldog

MLB Rule Interpretation - Situation: Runners on first and second 2 outs, batter hits triple, the runner on first misses second base. Defensive team appeals and umpires agree that runner misses second and calls him out on appeal. Umpires score one run and say the appeal was made after the second run scored. Is this correct? Exactly when is a runner out on appeal?

The runner was forced to 2B therefore the third out was on a force play. No run scores.

If it was NOT at a forced base then the out happens at the time of the appeal tag and any run scoring before that tag scores.

[BSBAL18]

Rich:

"The runner was forced to 2B therefore the third out was on a force play. No run scores.

If it was NOT at a forced base then the out happens at the time of the appeal tag and any run scoring before that tag scores."

Just so i follow what you are saying, Rich. In that case, no runs score. So even though both runners have scored, play is over, when the appeal happened, that force play at 2nd became as if there was a simple groundball to second and second baseman stepped on 2nd, inning over. Correct?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by BSBAL18

Rich:

"The runner was forced to 2B therefore the third out was on a force play. No run scores.

If it was NOT at a forced base then the out happens at the time of the appeal tag and any run scoring before that tag scores."

Just so i follow what you are saying, Rich. In that case, no runs score. So even though both runners have scored, play is over, when the appeal happened, that force play at 2nd became as if there was a simple groundball to second and second baseman stepped on 2nd, inning over. Correct?

That's correct.