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[wadeintothem]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Yes, the team can play shorthanded, but that doesn't score the run.

Because if there is no sub, the running assignment cannot be completed. By rule, to score a run, a player must touch all the bases even in the case of an injured player.

No sympathy here. This is a case of the team not having enough players or the coach not managing the line-up properly.

.. and a stupid runner..

[debeau]

OK
ISF rule set .
runner scores
Dead ball immediatly you think injury is bad enough .
Give injured player the base (not bases ) they would have got if they had not been injured .
Substitution then must run all awarded bases .
If there are no subs , then a forfeit (no shorthanded play in ISF)
Personally I would be looking for blood , may even tell coach to scratch the player so we can use a replacement player who can be a previous sub .
NOTE This is all ISF

[celebur]

Originally Posted by debeau

Dead ball immediatly you think injury is bad enough .

Wasn't the ball already dead as soon as it left the playing field?

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by celebur

Wasn't the ball already dead as soon as it left the playing field?

Assuming it left the field of play. OP doesn't really say, though I guess you could presume it did.

[debeau]

Good obvious point .
So forget calling deadball just do everything after that

[celebur]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Assuming it left the field of play. OP doesn't really say, though I guess you could presume it did.

The OP does say that the batter hits a home run. That means it either went out of play over fair territory, or it was an inside-the-park HR. Seeing as BR only made it to 2B before breaking a leg, I think it's safe to assume that the ball did leave the field of play.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by celebur

The OP does say that the batter hits a home run. That means it either went out of play over fair territory, or it was an inside-the-park HR. Seeing as BR only made it to 2B before breaking a leg, I think it's safe to assume that the ball did leave the field of play.

Or it was on an open field.

[celebur]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Or it was on an open field.

True, but that still wouldn't be a home run. . .yet.