F8 carries ball over fence

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by UmpTTS43

What would your ruling be if F2, after believing there were 3 outs, ran into the dugout with the ball only to find out that there were 2 outs?

I would hope that you would give all base runners 2 bases from the time F2 entered the dugout. This is essentially the same. BR gets 2 bases from time fielder leaves the field.

1 base. (and yes, same reasoning as the OP) Why 2?

[UmpTTS43]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

1 base. (and yes, same reasoning as the OP) Why 2?

Heck, if he didn't fall, why give any at all.

I have tried to spell out the reasoning for the two base awards given different examples. I will bow out and let others banter about. Obviously I am not the one to give you the correct ruling concerning this situation. I wait to see what the real ruling is.

If I am wrong, I will gladly acknowledge it. But I will not take "Hal's" word for it.