What's the final score?

[mcrowder]

Originally Posted by bluezebra

Softball Canada says the game is over when the winning run scores. You may let all the runners touch home plate, but the score is still 6-5. Or are one of those umpires who makes his own rules?

Bob

No, Bob, I'm not. Why would you ask that - he asked what the ruling was for other codes, and I gave it.

I explained how, if confronted his sitch in Canada, I might explain the logic of the score being 8-5 there too, despite the oddly worded rule. But, since I have never worked Canadian rules here in Texas, I fully admit that my logic may not fly (and perhaps should have mentioned that in the first response).

Even if it turns out 6-5 is the "right" score in Canada, it's still proper to let the play finish - for exactly the reasons I said.

I WOULD like to see the exact rule stating that the game is over when the winning run scores, to see how it differs from ours, and I would be curious if there were anything equivalent to caseplays describing this in the Canadian book.

I would also note that it is not the rulebook in American softball and baseball that gives us the interp that the score in this sitch is 8-5 ... but rather professional interpretations. I even think that a couple of rulecodes (books aren't here with me right now) don't even tell us to end the game if the winning run scores during the bottom half of the inning ... we just do, solely because it makes sense to do so.

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by mcrowder

have never worked Canadian rules here in Texas

Probably the best news of the day.

We would all like all rule books to have "all doubt removed by having ... rules specifically address the "walkoff home run" scenario", and several other things; but I doubt it will happen. Personally, I believe all runners score that actually cross the plate, assuming no third out constraint, but not those who "walk-off".

[Alaska Ump]

Originally Posted by mcrowder

I would also note that it is not the rulebook in American softball and baseball that gives us the interp that the score in this sitch is 8-5 ... but rather professional interpretations.

The ASA rulebook, for one, gives explicit directions in this case. The problem is that it is in a place most umpires ignore.

The question for the OP is whether the Canadian rules have a counterpart to ASA Rule 11.4.G: "When the batter ends a game with a home run hit out of the playing field, any runners on base are entitled to score."