OT: Weirdest Baseball Play Ever?

[Doctor Worm]

It happened last Wednesday, in a AAA game between Albuquerque and Reno. Bottom of the ninth. Reno is down 4-3, bases loaded with one out. The batter slams one into the gap which goes to the wall.

So Reno wins 5-4, right? Actually they do, but it's not so simple.

The runner on third scores to make it 4-4. The runner on second heads home with the apparent winning run. However, one of his teammates is guilty of premature celebration. He leaves the dugout and runs into the baserunner, knocking him down before he touched the plate. The runner is called out because he received "assistance" from a teammate, although it was anything but. The runner on first touched second, as he should, but that's as far as he got.

So, it's still 4-4 with two outs? No, because... the center fielder, thinking the game was over, innocently tossed the ball over the fence to a fan. Wild throw which left the field of play. The runner who was on first, and had reached second, is awarded two bases. So he scores, and the game ends 5-4, just as it should have.

That play is about as weird as any I can remember.

 

[Plum Street]

That is crazy

 

[Dpgru]

Saw a weird ending in a high school game years (many) ago. Bottom of the last inning. Home team losing 2-1, runners on second and third, one out. Fly ball gets caught for the second out, both runners tag up and advance. The runner from third, however, left early. So the visiting team appeals but time had been called so they had to put the ball in play. All they had to do was step off the rubber and throw to third. The runner would have been out and the visiting team would have won 2-1 but the pitcher separated his hands before he stepped off the rubber. A balk is called, the tying run is now scored and the winning run who had tagged up and was now on third is awarded home and the home team wins 3-2 instead of losing 2-1.

 

[rubaseball78_rivals]

It happened last Wednesday, in a AAA game between Albuquerque and Reno. Bottom of the ninth. Reno is down 4-3, bases loaded with one out. The batter slams one into the gap which goes to the wall.

So Reno wins 5-4, right? Actually they do, but it's not so simple.

The runner on third scores to make it 4-4. The runner on second heads home with the apparent winning run. However, one of his teammates is guilty of premature celebration. He leaves the dugout and runs into the baserunner, knocking him down before he touched the plate. The runner is called out because he received "assistance" from a teammate, although it was anything but. The runner on first touched second, as he should, but that's as far as he got.

So, it's still 4-4 with two outs? No, because... the center fielder, thinking the game was over, innocently tossed the ball over the fence to a fan. Wild throw which left the field of play. The runner who was on first, and had reached second, is awarded two bases. So he scores, and the game ends 5-4, just as it should have.

That play is about as weird as any I can remember.

That is a weird ending.

 

[beaced_rivals]

It happened last Wednesday, in a AAA game between Albuquerque and Reno. Bottom of the ninth. Reno is down 4-3, bases loaded with one out. The batter slams one into the gap which goes to the wall.

So Reno wins 5-4, right? Actually they do, but it's not so simple.

The runner on third scores to make it 4-4. The runner on second heads home with the apparent winning run. However, one of his teammates is guilty of premature celebration. He leaves the dugout and runs into the baserunner, knocking him down before he touched the plate. The runner is called out because he received "assistance" from a teammate, although it was anything but. The runner on first touched second, as he should, but that's as far as he got.

So, it's still 4-4 with two outs? No, because... the center fielder, thinking the game was over, innocently tossed the ball over the fence to a fan. Wild throw which left the field of play. The runner who was on first, and had reached second, is awarded two bases. So he scores, and the game ends 5-4, just as it should have.

That play is about as weird as any I can remember.

Weird?Yes, but doesn't compare with what happened in a deep part of they outfield where a track practice was going on at the Sam's time as the BBL game.A hurdler with fight leg full extended was appeared in the thigh by an errant thrown javelin.At schools Stadium in Newark in 1942

 

[24Babybull]

This?

 

[beaced_rivals]

Weird?Yes, but doesn't compare with what happened in a deep part of they outfield where a track practice was going on at the Sam's time as the BBL game.A hurdler with fight leg full extended was appeared in the thigh by an errant thrown javelin.At schools Stadium in Newark in 1942

Right leg. Speared not appeared. Errantly.Not errant