Baseball Final Score Question

[Razz]

Here is a theoretical situation that I have never had happen to me, but I would love to know the answer if any of you know.

The Setup - Red Sox 6, Yankees 6. Bottom of the 10th in Yankee Stadium. With men on second and third with one out, Matsui lines one down the right field line. The ball is fair, and it bounces into the seats.

Obviously with a normal double here, the final is 7-6 as soon as the first man touches the plate. What is the final if it is a ground-rule double, which is a dead ball? Do both runners automatically advance two bases, thus making the final 8-6? I am obviously asking because of runline bets.

[David]

From mlb.com official rules...

GAME ENDING HITS (f) Subject to the provisions of 10.07 (g), when the batter ends a game with a safe hit which drives in as many runs as are necessary to put his team in the lead, he shall be credited with only as many bases on his hit as are advanced by the runner who scores the winning run, and then only if the batter runs out his hit for as many bases as are advanced by the runner who scores the winning run. NOTE: Apply this rule even when the batter is theoretically entitled to more bases because of being awarded an "automatic" extra base hit under various provisions of Playing Rules 6.09 and 7.05. (g) When the batter ends a game with a home run hit out of the playing field, he and any runners on base are entitled to score.

[David]

Here are two examples of how to apply this rule...



Example: Tie game in the bottom of the ninth with a runner on third. The batter hits the ball to right field, where it bounces over the fence for a two-base award. Because the winning run advanced one
base, the batter is credited with a single, not a double.


Example: Tie game in the bottom of the ninth with a runner on second. The batter hits the ball to right field, where it bounces over the fence for a two-base award. Because the winning run advanced two bases, the batter is credited with a double provided he touches second. If he does not touch second, he is credited with a single.

[Razz]

Thank you David. Welcome to the forum.