Game winning plays

[UmpJM]

Originally Posted by socalblue1

Rich,

OBR clearly cares less so long as R3 legally advances and touches HP. No appeals, no abandonment. If you just can't get your head around that fine. Be prepared to grab the dirty end with both hands.

socalblue1,

OBR clearly couldn't care less as long as R3 legally touches home AND the BR legally touches 1B.

Originally Posted by MLBUM

Official Baseball Rule 4.09(b) provides that when the winning run is scored in the last halfinning of a regulation game (or in the last half of an extra inning) as the result of a base on balls, hit batter or any other play with the bases full that forces the runner on third to advance, the umpire shall not declare the game ended until the runner forced to advance from third has touched home base and the batter-runner has touched first base.

Per 4.09(a) Exception 1, if the BR fails to meet his obligation, the run does NOT score.

If you can't get your head around that, be prepared to grab the dirty end with both hands at the protest hearing.

JM