TWO MEN ENTER
Instant Classic play just now in the LAD-NYM game. Dodgers have men on 2nd and 1st. Batter hits ball off right field wall. Former Pirates third base coach Rich Donnelly sends both runners around third and both are tagged out.
Question: If the first runner had barreled through the catcher, akin to a fullback clearing the linebacker out of the hole, and the second runner had crossed uncontested, would the run stand?
3 comments:
I don't know the answer, but I would guess if the catcher drops the ball then both runs count. If he holds onto the ball, but can't tag the second guy, they may say the second runner scored through interference.
If the first runner knocks the catcher on his backside while being tagged out then it is a live ball and the second runner may advance at his own peril. No interference unless somehow the first runner obstructs the tag on the second runner.
Since runner #1 would be between the catcher and runner #2 it would seem likely that obstruction would be called
when runner #1 is tagged out and runner #2 sneaks in a second or two later.
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