How's this scored?

[DG]

Originally posted by akalsey
I have a person who's insisting to me that a batter should be credited with a double if he is tagged out at third trying to stretch his hit into a triple. His argument is that he legally acquired second base before being tagged out so he should get credit for the double.

I say that's absurd, but I figured I'd gather some proof.

The guy argues with enough conviction and authority that he could probably make me question whether the sky really is blue. But he also thinks the hands are part of the bat.

In a similar sitch, if a runner misses home plate after a home run and is called out on appeal, what does the entry in the scorebook say?

Double for first question. What's absurd about it? What would you give him in the book, no hit for trying to stretch a double into a triple?

Hands are not part of the bat (yawn)....

Triple for the third question, same logic as first question.