Appeal play & proper ruling

[lawump]

Originally Posted by [email protected]

I'm going to argue a second possible appeal--in returning to third, he did not touch the plate. So even if he got to third before the ball went dead, wouldn't you allow an appeal at home for failing to retouch it on the way back?

In OBR...NO...as long as he touched home plate after being told to score after the ball went into DBT. OBR has the "last time by" doctrine. As long as he touched the plate (or any base) on his "last time by" he is not liable to being called "out" on appeal for missing it on a previous time by.

[bossman72]

Originally Posted by lawump

In OBR...NO...as long as he touched home plate after being told to score after the ball went into DBT. OBR has the "last time by" doctrine. As long as he touched the plate (or any base) on his "last time by" he is not liable to being called "out" on appeal for missing it on a previous time by.

But say he left third early, touched home, walked toward the dugout, then bypassed home as he returned to third and stayed there (no play, no ball thrown out of play). Would he be out if they appealed home?

[lawump]

Originally Posted by bossman72

But say he left third early, touched home, walked toward the dugout, then bypassed home as he returned to third and stayed there (no play, no ball thrown out of play). Would he be out if they appealed home?

Yes.

[bossman72]

Ok that's what I thought. Just needed confirmation. Thanks