Award of "home run"

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by bsaucer

In OBR 6.09(h) if a fair fly ball deflects off an outfielder's glove into the stands in fair territory, a "home run" is awarded to the batter. If it were me, I'd award the four bases, and let the score keeper decide if it's a "home run" or an error, etc...

Just a thought...

It's HR by rule. Nothing to decide.

7.05 Each runner including the batter-runner may, without liability to be put out,
advance—
(a) To home base, scoring a run, if a fair ball goes out of the playing field in flight and
he touched all bases legally;

2.00 IN FLIGHT describes a batted, thrown, or pitched ball which has not yet touched
the ground or some object other than a fielder.

10.06 (e) When a batter-runner is awarded two bases, three bases or a home run under the provisions of Rules 7.05 or 7.06(a), the official scorer shall credit the batter-runner
with a two-base hit, a three-base hit or a home run, as the case may be.


A deflected fly ball that goes over the fence is still in flight so it's a HR.