Missed Bases


6a. Bases loaded with 2 outs, the batter hits a home run, but the runner that started at 2nd base misses home. A legal appeal is made by the defense at the end of the playing action.

Call
The runner that started at 3rd scores, the runner that started at 2nd but missed home is the 3rd out of the inning. No further runs can score: 9-1-1c.


6b. Runner on 1st and 3rd, both runners stealing on the pitch, with one out. The batter high pops the ball up and it is caught by the right fielder. The runner that started at 3rd does not tag-up, but touches home and heads to the dugout, After catching the pop-up, the right fielder throws to 1st and doubles up the runner who started at 1st and had not tagged up and is standing on 2nd. No appeal is made.

Call
The third out (runner at first who was doubled up) is a timing play, not a force out as many may think. The runner at 3rd scored before the 3rd out of the inning. Since there was no appeal that he left 3rd early, he scores.

6c. The batter hits a home run, but misses 3rd and no appeal is made.

Call

Since there was no appeal, the home run counts.

BONUS

 
Part A: Runners on 1st and 2nd with one out, the batter hits a home run, but the runner that started at 1st missed 3rd and the batter that hit the home run missed 1st. The defense appeals the missed base at 1st, then the missed base at 3rd. How many runs score?

Call
One run! The batter missing 1st is the second out of the inning, the runner that started at 2nd scores, and the runner that missed 3rd is the third out of the inning.

Part B: What if the defense appeals the runner at 3rd, then the runner at 1st?

Call
No runs score, the order of the appeal is important. In this case, the missed base at 3rd is the second out of the inning. The missed base at first is the third out of the inning so no runs score when the batter fails to reach first base.