Home run or double?

[Dave Reed]

CO ump,

It's not my "interpretation" of the rule, that's explicitly what the rule says. Is it what the rulemakers intended? I don't know.

[bucknutsx33]

as long as the fielder was in fair territory when he made contact with the ball and knocked it over the fence that would still be considered a 4 base award. just think about jose canseco.. the ball hit off his head and went over. Homerun.

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by bucknutsx33

as long as the fielder was in fair territory when he made contact with the ball and knocked it over the fence that would still be considered a 4 base award. just think about jose canseco.. the ball hit off his head and went over. Homerun.

The Jose bounce went over the fence in fair territory. We're discussing one that hit the fielder fair then went over in foul territory.

OBR 6.09(h) Any fair fly ball is deflected by the fielder into the stands, or over the fence into foul territory, in which case the batter shall be entitled to advance to second base; but if deflected into the stands or over the fence in fair territory, the batter shall be entitled to a home run. However, should such a fair fly be deflected at a point less than 250 feet from home plate, the batter shall be entitled to two bases only.


NCAA: 8-3-o. Each runner is entitled to two bases: (2) If a fair ball bounces or is deflected into foul territory outside the playing field and goes into the stands or spectator area; or if it goes through or under a field fence, through or under a scoreboard or through or under shrubbery or vines on the fence; or if it sticks in such fence, scoreboard, shrubbery or vines.

FED seems on the surface to not include this rule.

[soundedlikeastrike]

Fence: is used to describe the outfield fence which is located in fair territory, which if a ball goes over in flight, a deflected ball is in flight, is a HR.

So in the OP, if the ball was deflected over the outfield fence but to the right of the FP, rule it a double please.

If you take the Fed definition verbatim; a line drive deflecting off F3 and out of play in flight would be an HR! It isn't.